In Venezuela, top diplomat steps into the void while cancer forces lower profile for Chavez

After nearly a year of cancer treatment that has forced President Hugo Chavez to step back from the spotlight, a burly former bus driver with a dark mustache and affable smile is emerging more than ever as the president's stand-in.

Peru Min: No Talks Held With Newmont Over Minas Conga

Peru Min: No Talks Held With Newmont Over Minas Conga

The Graystone Company Announces $2,000,000 Financing Deal for Its Operations in Peru

LIMA, Peru -- The Graystone Company (OTCQB:GYSTD.PK - News), announced today that it has completed initial discussions for a financing transaction of up to $2,000,000. The Company is in the process of completing ...

Repsol sues Argentina over YPF takeover

Spanish oil giant Repsol said Wednesday it had filed a class action lawsuit in a New York court against Argentina after the country nationalised the company's local unit YPF.

Argentina's old-school economics

Resource nationalism was supposed to be a throwback, a discredited school of economics that failed the governments that embraced it.

Should Argentina remain a member of the G20?

Argentina's history is a continuous series of economic and political crises and they'll probably face another before the decade is out, but they still deserve a seat at the G20, writes a guest blogger.

Spain's Repsol sues Argentina over YPF takeover

Spain's Repsol energy firm says it has sued Argentina over its takeover of the company's majority stake in the YPF oil and gas producer.

Spain's Repsol sues Argentina over YPF takeover

Spain's Repsol energy firm says it has sued Argentina over its takeover of the company's majority stake in the YPF oil and gas producer.

Peru Emerging As World's No.1 Exporter Of Fruits, Vegetables

LIMA, May 16 (BERNAMA-NNN- ANDINA) - Peru will become the largest exporter of fruits and vegetables in the world, underpinned by rising global demand and increased sales, the country's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) said yesterday.

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff Faces Defining Decision Over Forest Bill

The bill awaiting action by President Dilma Rousseff would effectively give amnesty to landowners who illegally deforested areas before 2008.