Dominican Today of Santo Domingo reported that a recent World Bank study indicated that the Dominican Republic is still grappling with obstacles to conducting business, and

The Buenos Aires Herald reported that a fire ravaged Copersucar’s sugar terminal in Brazil, paralyzing operations of the world’s biggest sugar trader and putting 10 million tons of export capacity offline for six months or more. 

Prensa Libre of Guatemala City happily stated that Guatemala has become the world’s largest producer of palm oil, over Malaysia and Indonesia, although its cultivation in the country only began in the late 1980s. 

Mercopress of Montevideo reported that Brazil’s currency, the real, declined after Moody’s Investors Service cited rising debt and weak growth in lowering its outlook on the country’s credit rating from positive to stable. 

Benjamin Druttman reported in The Santiago Times that Chile and India plan to cooperate in boosting renewable energy which, it is hoped, will strengthen the relationship between the two countries, and lead to future projects as Chile looks to diversify. 

La Nación of San José, Costa Rica reported that Nicaraguan Vice Minister of Energy and Mines, Lorena Lanza said that Nicaragua hopes the U.S. consortium Noble Energy Limited will find oil in the Caribbean.

In El Espectador of Bogotá Eduardo Sarmiento looked at the imbalances in the Colombian economy.  

Panamá América of Panama City and Prensa Libre of Guatemala City reported that the ban on selling imported clothing in Cuba has sparked controversy as well as visible discomfort among private traders who engaged in the business for several years

El Comerico of Lima reported that between January and August of this year, exports of Peruvian fruit reached a total of 76 markets and totaled 702.9 million dollars,

In BNAmericas of Santiago James Fredrick says Latin America pays some of the highest LNG prices in the