Saudi Arabia’s oil minister Ali al-Naimi discussed cooperation between the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other oil producers to stabilize the global oil market with his Venezuelan counterpart.

Mauricio Macri’s administration seeks to accelerate negotiations with Europe, a process 20 years in the making. However, under the cloak of supposed advantages of free commerce resides a threat towards the local technological development, leaving some to wonder if this is a new Trojan Horse.  

The presidents of Ecuador and Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, respectively, will review bilateral relations about possible investments of the Euroasiatic nation in Ecuador.

If president Horacio Cartes is looking to improve Paraguay’s image, it is not working. His name has been tied to tobacco smuggling in an investigation published in an international magazine.

The president of Cuba, Raúl Castro, made a state visit to France, the first European trip a Cuban president has done in two decades, while the Cuban economy is undergoing a process of openness. 

A Canadian corporation, Cooke Aquaculture, is apparently interested in taking over Uruguay’s main fish industry company, FRIPUR, which is under administration and liquidation and ended all operations almost six months ago. 

Ecuador and the Chinese consortium Andes Petroleum signed a contract to explore and exploit the two blocs in Pastaza, to the south of the country, which will require an initial investment of 72 million dollars.

The United Nations General Assembly has identified Venezuela among nine countries that are not allowed to vote in the current 70th Session because of arrears in paying their dues.

Pope Francis has approved a decree recognizing a miracle by José Gabriel Brochero, leading the way to the Argentine priest’s canonization.