Countries/Regions

Chile's central bank said inflation will...

José Sérgio Gabrielli, the new president of Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company, says what will remain the same and what will change under his command.

Mexican companies talk a good game, but in most sectors only two or three companies still dominate their business. But Mexico is revitalizing its anti-trust efforts.

LatinFinance has compiled its second annual ranking of the 50 most powerful and influential people in Latin America and the Caribbean, spanning business, politics, government, academia and even pop culture.

Brazilian lawmakers overrode President Luiz Inacio...

Vast oil wealth has made Trinidad & Tobago the Caribbean's financial center, but limited opportunities at home are driving banks offshore.

Mexico's financial markets are growing, and experts say not even the run-up to next year's presidential election will disrupt confidence.

Brazil's equity and bond markets are recovering at an impressive rate, but growth can't continue much longer without some serious reforms.

A decade after the Tequila Crisis, Mexico's banks are lending again and the capital markets are blossoming. Future development will depend on next year's elections.

The past two years have seen two presidents run out of office in Bolivia. Will next year bring the overthrow of another?

Wall Street's bulge-bracket firms stampeded out of Brazil three years ago. Now they are fighting to get back into the game again.

Trans-Pacific trade has overwhelmed US ports. Shippers looking for alternative routes to the US market are beginning to look at Mexico.

Mexico's national oil company loses money hand over fist and is leveraged to the hilt. It needs major reform urgently.

With the bottom falling out of agricultural markets, Caribbean governments are now being forced to diversify their economies and get serious about economic integration.

The Caribbean is selling itself to sports fans, starting with cricket. Governments are already spending millions to prepare for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Soaring oil and gas prices are pounding Caribbean economies. But Trinidad & Tobago, the region's largest producer of gas and oil, is flying high.

Spanish power company Endesa plans to...