The heirs of the family that has run the tequila giant José Cuervo for 250 years have made plans to transform its dilapidated Mexican city into an elegant tourist destination featuring five star hotels and a cultural center.  The attraction of the city, as its name–Tequila– suggests, is evident, but the local narco powers are

The general manager of the Reserve Bank, Enrique Ramírez Paniagua, stressed that this institution has made available, to the producers and to agricultural exporters, some novel credit programs, consulting and technical support to improve their infrastructure, and the availability of working capital.

The supermarket chain plans to open 15 to 20 stores throughout Chile with a new distribution center in San Bernardo.

Biotechnology ventures are forging new paths in Costa Rica with some innovative and highly sophisticated products.

Not only is the celebration of Carnival in 2016 in Barranquilla filled with rhythms, colors and dances, but it is also accompanied by a considerable economic boost, thanks to some savvy development in the city. 

Corn yields in the central region of Argentina are, for the most part, very good. 

In 2016, the global economy will remain characterized by a “new abnormality” in terms of product, economic policies, inflation rates, key assets and financial markets, according to an analysis published by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The climate of economic boom is concentrated in large export companies, while state bureaucracy generates bribes and corruption.

The Petrobras scandal was named the second largest corruption case in the world by popular vote of the NGO Transparency International. With 11,900 votes, the Brazilian state oil company ranked just behind the former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who received 13,210 votes for the alleged diversion of resources to his private account.

That was the direction of the conversation held between economist Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo and the Minister of Finance, Nelson Barbosa, in São Paulo.