by Paul Brown | Jul 1, 2026 | Hispano-Luso Report
This week, Petrobras overtook Mercado Libre to become the most valuable publicly traded company in Latin America, with its market capitalisation jumping from roughly US$75 billion to more than US$101 billion. Itaú Unibanco also leapfrogged Mercado Libre in the...
by Paul Brown | Jun 29, 2026 | Hispano-Luso Report
Hispano-Luso Report — from the Spanish- and Portuguese-language press, before it reaches the English-language news On Friday, Argentina signed up to Pax Silica, a US-led alliance of 35 countries built to secure the raw materials, energy and semiconductors that...
by Paul Brown | Jun 26, 2026 | Hispano-Luso Report
Hispano-Luso Report Google is expanding its engineering centre presence in Brazil, chief executive Sundar Pichai told the Brazilian business magazine Exame this week — and in the same exclusive interview he singled the country out in the company’s global...
by Paul Brown | Jun 24, 2026 | Hispano-Luso Report
Latin America Foreign Investment 2025: Why the Outbound Figure Matters Most Latin America foreign investment held firm in 2025. Foreign direct investment into Latin America and the Caribbean reached US$194 billion, a 1.7% rise and a third consecutive year of growth,...
by Paul Brown | Jun 22, 2026 | Hispano-Luso Report
El Salvador Shipping Route: Global Carrier ONE Opens Direct Line from Los Angeles A major new El Salvador shipping route has opened, connecting the Central American country directly to the United States and signalling growing international confidence in its ports. A...
by Paul Brown | Jun 20, 2026 | Hispano-Luso Report
A major new Argentina lithium investment is taking shape in the northern province of Salta, where Chinese miner Ganfeng Lithium and its Swiss-based partner Lithium Argentina are searching for a third backer to help fund their flagship project. A US$3 billion project...
