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Colombia: Air passengers exceeded 56.5 million in 2024, 14.3% more than in the previous year

The arrival of different airlines such as JetSmart, Emirates, Gol, Edelweiss, and the growth of companies such as Latam Airlines, Avianca, Delta and Iberia, is one of the factors that drove this growth.

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Chile authorizes new plants to export Colombian beef

Colombian beef shipments to Chile are expected to increase from 400 to 700 tons per month.

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Uber Law in Chile: Transport apps will go to the Comptroller's Office for the regulation and point to criticism

Uber, Cabify and Didi claim that the Ministry of Transport did not include many of the recommendations that had already been discussed, and that this would exceed its powers.

Fuente: Agencia Andina
Arrival of international tourists to Peru increased by 29% by the end of 2024

This figure represents an additional flow of 732,000 visitors compared to 2023.

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Rio Tinto to form new lithium unit after Arcadium acquisition

Rio Tinto Lithium will take over Rio's $2.5 billion Rincon project in Argentina, but not its controversial Jadar lithium project in Serbia.

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Peru: Indecopi investigates alleged dumping case in imports of steel tubes from China

Corporación Aceros Arequipa, Tubos y Perfiles Metálicos and Precor submitted a request to the agency arguing that imports of this product would have caused significant damage to the national industry.

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Uruguay leads the list of countries with the most electric vehicles per capita in South America

According to a survey conducted by the Latin American Energy Organization, there are 17.4 electric vehicles per 10,000 inhabitants in the country, more than in Brazil and Argentina.

Fuente: Azul Linhas Aéreas
Brazilian airlines Azul and Gol to merge after agreement with Grupo Abra

If the merger is implemented, Azul and Gol will maintain their operating certificates segregated under a single resulting listed entity.

Fuente: Pizza Hut
Telepizza and Pizza Hut will close operations in Chile, although without specifying deadlines

In a statement, the Food Delivery Brands group said that it made “every effort possible to sustain the company’s operations.”

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Codelco: Will the Chilean state-owned company be able to increase copper production in 2025?

Although the mining company closed 2024 with a slight rebound, it is still uncertain whether it will be able to maintain the accelerated pace it set in the last part of the year, given the long-term problems it has been dragging on.

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Peru: Government and LAP postpone start of operations of the new Jorge Chávez Airport until March 30

The President of the Council of Ministers, Gustavo Adrianzén, acknowledged delays in the work and assured that the new terminal will only be inaugurated "when we have absolute certainty that all practices, ties, airport security and operations are 100% certified."

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Chile: Sale of Australis salmon farm reportedly caused millions in losses to Chinese company Joyvio

The Joyvio group filed a complaint for fraud after paying US$ 921 million for a company that, it claims, had an artificially inflated valuation due to unsustainable overproduction of salmon.

Fuente: El Universo
ATMs for buying and selling bitcoin gain presence in Ecuador

However, in the Andean country, cryptocurrencies are not legally recognized as legal tender, nor as a means of payment.

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Cencosud will invest US$ 610 million and open 12 new stores in the US in 2025

The plan also includes the opening of 24 new supermarkets in the different countries where it operates, a new Home Improvement store and the expansion and remodeling of 7 shopping centers.

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WOM Colombia is acquired by SUR Holdings and is saved from bankruptcy

In this way, the fourth largest telecommunications company in the Andean country will continue to operate.

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Chilean cherry industry predicts that prices "will not rebound" to 2024 levels

With the Chinese New Year approaching, concerns are emerging about the impact of falling prices in China, stating that “what we did not expect is that the prices of cherries that have already been sold in China have been obtained (…) 50% lower than what we had obtained the previous year. And that is serious.”

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Colombia: Brookfield expresses to the Government its "deep concern" over the new measures for the energy sector

The Canadian multinational owns Isagen, a major energy generation company in Colombia.

Fuente: Nubox
Chile: These are the changes that will be applied to attendance control in companies starting in 2025

In April, the Labour Department will introduce a series of measures to prevent non-compliance with working hours, overtime payments and identity fraud in the workplace.

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AWS launches first cloud region in Mexico and announces investment of more than US$ 5 billion

The firm estimates that the construction and operation of the new region will add approximately US$10 billion to Mexico's GDP.

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Global66: remittances from Peru to Spain increased by more than 100% in 2024

The main reasons for sending money include saving, family support and financing studies, as well as all the expenses that come with living in a European country such as rent, transportation, food, etc.