The recent floating of Uruguay fintech dLocal on the Nasdaq made waves internationally when a near 48% jump in the share price on first day trading saw the company valued at almost $9 billion, becoming the South American country’s first unicorn in the process. Yet dLocal looks to be just one of many Uruguay fintech …
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Brazilian agriculture exports reached $13.94 billion in May (all figures in USD), representing a 33.7% increase on the same month last year and the biggest boost on record since 1997. Much of that rise was driven by an uptick in commodity prices, with the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry reporting that the price index had risen 24.6%, …
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Colombian authorities are seeking fresh investment for the famed Colombia emeralds mining industry, amid a spike in the value of exports and plans to significantly increase revenues in the near future. Via an online event on June 9, the country’s National Mining Agency (ANM) announced a series of business rounds with prospective investors and buyers …
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The legal and accounting teams at Biz Latin Hub’s offices in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Peru report the following regulatory updates for May 2021 that could affect your business interests. At Biz Latin Hub our multilingual teams of back-office specialists based throughout Latin America and the Caribbean offer legal, accounting, recruitment and …
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The Chile economy is set to be the first major economy in Latin America to return to pre-pandemic strength, with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita predicted to recover by the end of 2021. That is according to the latest forecasts from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) — an intergovernmental economic organization …
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