In BNAmericas of Santiago Andrew Rogers reported that US-based networking company Cisco sees strong growth opportunities in Colombia, and is aiming to double its revenues in the country within the next three years, according to the company’s newly appointed general manager for Colombia, Christian Onetto. 

PáginaSIETE of La Paz was proud to report that the Bolivian economy grew 6.8% in 2013. 

El Espectador of Bogotá reported that drought in Brazil has driven up the price of coffee, soybeans, and sugar. 

The Buenos Aires Herald reported that in her first public appearance in the province of Buenos Aires since her surgery, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner called for the contribution of economic players to help those who still have less.

Panamá América of Panama City reported that the IMF deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara pointed to the “risk” for the economies of several Latin American countries that depend on raw materials. 

Luis Mealla wrote in La Razón of La Paz that the governments of Bolivia and Peru are preparing a new strategic agreement that will include the ability to export Bolivian gas to overseas markets through the Peruvian port Ilo, a possibility already explored ten years ago. 

In El Nuevo Diario of Managua Óscar Sánchez wrote that Nicaraguan families will continue to pay more than usual for perishable and staple grains. 

The Buenos Aires Herald reported that following a video conference from Government House, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner slammed the “speculative sectors” who “want to see us flying through the air,” and urged local politicians to help in the implementation of the Precios Cuidados program.

El Tiempo of Bogotá reported that consumer prices in Venezuela continued to increase despite promises by the government that it could control their escalation. 

DominicanToday of Santo Domingo reported that the Dominican government has assured the Human Rights Council in Geneva that the Constitutional Court ruling doesn’t strip Dominican nationality from those who have it ,and reiterated that it will seek legislation which makes the offspring of undocumented immigrants eligible for naturalization, thus debunking accusations of creating “stateless” people.