El Financiero of Costa Rica reported that Massachusetts Institute of Technology is looking for innovative Central Americans.  They seek individuals under 35 years of age who have created an innovative technological solution to a problem that will have a social impact.  

La Tribuna of Tegucigalpa noted that Paraguay has joined the list of countries pursuing public-private partnerships to jump start infrastructure development, a mechanism in vogue in Latin America to overcome “bottlenecks” in the construction of roads, airports, and power grids. 

Dinero Magazine of Bogotá reported that Latin America is in the sights of big oil companies.  This renewed interest in the region comes despite “the difficult internal situations” of many countries. 

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.