Wood Mackenzie raises Latin America storage forecast to 34 GW by 2035

Wood Mackenzie expects energy storage deployment in Latin America to accelerate sharply over the next decade. In its new “Latin America Energy Storage Outlook 2026” report, the consultancy forecasts cumulative capacity to increase from 2.5 GW in 2025 to 34 …

In U.S.-China Rivalry, U.N. Urges Latin America to Avoid Choosing Sides

1. A United Nations committee report, released by ECLAC on August 4, urges Latin America and the Caribbean to resist choosing sides in the U.S.-China rivalry. [para. 1][para. 2] It explicitly warns against rigid alignment and advises the region to leverage …

Stablecoins Were Supposed to Strengthen the Dollar but Bridge Founder Zach Abrams Sees Latin America and Asia Driving a ...

Zach Abrams, co-founder of stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, says the company’s biggest surprise after launching was how quickly demand emerged outside the United States. Abrams initially expected Bridge to build primarily for the American market. …

Our new age of atrocity echoes the darkest days of political persecution in Latin America

Día de Detenido-Desaparecido — Day of the Detained-Disappeared — occurs Aug. 30. It was introduced in 1981 by the Latin American Federation of Associations of Relatives of Disappeared-Detained Persons (FEDEFAM) and later adopted and formalized by the …

Chattigo sells US-based Capacity in a US$60 million exit after a decade automating customer service in Latin America

Chattigo, the Chilean startup founded in 2015 by Ernesto Doudchitzky, Iván Vivas and María Vivas, completed its acquisition by Capacity, a US artificial intelligence support platform based in St. Louis, Missouri. The companies closed the operation in May …

Hot-air balloons soar over Ecuador’s 'Middle of the World,' and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Thu, August 27, 2026 at 8:06 PM UTC Aug. 21 - 27, 2026 Hot-air balloons rise over Ecuador’s “Middle of the World,” while archaeologists uncover the remains of a 16th-century hospital in Lima. This gallery was curated by photojournalist Matías Delacroix, …

Global66 exceeds US$3.5 billion traded and doubles its volume in Latin America

The Chilean fintech Global66 founded by Tomas Bercovich closes the first half of 2026 with more than US$3.5 billion mobilized in the eight countries where it operates, doubling the volume registered during the same period in 2025. The company also exceeded …

Hot-air balloons soar over Ecuador’s “Middle of the World,” and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Hot-air balloons soar over Ecuador’s “Middle of the World,” and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

Aug. 21 - 27, 2026 Hot-air balloons rise over Ecuador’s “Middle of the World,” while archaeologists uncover the remains of a 16th-century hospital in Lima. This gallery was curated by photojournalist Matías Delacroix, based in Panama City. Copyright 2026 …

Could US bullying push Latin America towards China’s transition pipeline?

In early August, Donald Trump’s state department posted a five-minute film on social media. The clip details what the US foreign policy office calls one of the “boldest diplomatic statements in American history” – the 1823 Monroe doctrine. The Monroe …