COLOMBIA | DIAN collects $2.43B in first installment of wealth tax, missing the government’s $4.15B target by $1.72B.

(El Colombiano)

ARGENTINA | Grain transporters block access to Quequén port, leaving 17 ships waiting to load 347.6K tons of grain and causing $280M in losses

(La Nación)

COLOMBIA | Banca de Inversión Bancolombia mobilized $5.06B in financing for 37 projects in 2025, with 36% of capital allocated to infrastructure and real estate sectors.

(La República)

🌎 92% of Mexico's 2025 venture capital came from foreign investors.

LatAm has world-class local VC firms. So why won't the region bet on itself?

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PERU | Sunat evaluates imposing taxes on online purchases under $200, currently exempt under the Importar Fácil regime due to rising e-commerce volume.

(El Comercio)

COLOMBIA | Comptroller General identifies $17.25M in unaccounted public funds across two scholarship programs in Magdalena and Chocó, citing a lack of documentation for projects dating back to 2013.

(El Colombiano)

ECUADOR | National Assembly approved the SECA trade agreement with South Korea, granting immediate 0% tariffs to 98.8% of Ecuadorian exports and opening access to a market of 51 million consumers.

(El Comercio)

BRAZIL | Luciano Moreira, leader of the World Mosquito Program's Wolbachia rollout, named to TIME100 Most Influential People 2026 after launching the world's largest Wolbachia mosquito biofactory

(TIME)

MEXICO | Oxio consortium buys Telefónica's Latin America unit for $450M, targeting 40M potential new prepaid users via fintech bundles to challenge Slim's América Móvil and Walmex's Bait

(Bloomberg)

PERU | Presidential results delayed to mid-May as electoral authority reviews 1M challenged ballots from April 12 vote, with Sánchez 14K votes ahead of López Aliaga for runoff spot

(Bloomberg)

COLOMBIA | Foreign direct investment totaled $2.13B in Q1 2026, a 9.1% decline from the same period last year and the lowest first-quarter result since 2021.

(La República)

MEXICO | Tren Maya revenue reached $32M in 2025 against $247M in costs, a 87% gap, as project pivots to commercial ventures

(El Economista)

COSTA RICA | Tourism investment fell 37% in 2025, overall FDI held flat at $5.12B

(La Nación)

MEXICO | President Sheinbaum named to Time 100 Most Influential People of 2026

(Time)

CHILE | Freeport-McMoRan files environmental permit for a $7.5B expansion of the El Abra copper mine, which would make it the largest mining investment project since at least 1992.

(La Tercera)

🇧🇴 Bolivia has been creating jobs faster than Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina since 2016 — and it's not even close.

At 4%+ annual growth, it even outpaces Indonesia.

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CHILE | Comité de Ministros to review four investment projects totaling $345M on April 27, including the $43.2M NX Uno de Peine potash plant and $30M Bahía de Quintero green hydrogen facility

(La Tercera)

ECUADOR | Country risk index falls to 409 points, the lowest level since October 2014 and a decrease of nearly 1,500 points compared to the 1,900-point peak recorded in April 2025.

(El Comercio)

ECUADOR | Government withholds $134M in Sinohydro guarantees until Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant passes operational verification. Powerchina is scheduled to assume management of the facility in July.

(El Universo)

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An upgrade to investment grade by Moody's, a new alliance with Nasdaq, and record bond issuances are putting this small economy on the radar of global investors.

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The Paraguayan stock exchange has nearly tripled its trading volume since 2022, surpassing $8 billion last year... and that's just the beginning.

🇵🇾 📈

The Bolsa de Valores de Asunción is 35 years old, booming, and most investors have never heard of it...

here's our full breakdown of Paraguay's stock exchange and why it matters ⤵︎

BRAZIL | Petrobras eyes return to fuel retail after its non-compete with Vibra Energia expires in 2029, reversing a 2019 divestment that shed 27% of the distribution market

(Exame)

MEXICO | Companies raised $13.2B through the Mexican Stock Exchange in Q1 2026, up 85% from a year ago, as banks pull back on lending

(El Economista)

CHILE | Ministry of Housing cuts $210M in construction loans to meet government-mandated 3% budget reduction, citing existing financial deficits from the previous administration

(La Tercera)

COLOMBIA | FedEx announces it will transfer to clients its share of the $166B in U.S. tariff refunds following a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated duties imposed by former President Trump.

(El Colombiano)

COLOMBIA | Carlos Mario Giraldo resigns as CEO of Grupo Éxito effective June 30, 2026, ending an 18-year tenure during which the retailer multiplied 2025 net profits tenfold to $148M.

(El Colombiano)

COLOMBIA | Addi secures $150M credit line from JP Morgan and Fasanara Capital, bringing total debt commitments to nearly $700M as its loan portfolio grows 100% year-on-year

(La República)

COLOMBIA | Interest payments on public debt will hit a record $22.5B in 2027, up $5.4B from 2026, the largest single-year increase on record

(La República)

🇦🇷 Argentina owes over $40B to foreign creditors and remains the IMF's largest debtor. So why is the World Bank helping it borrow another $2B?

☀️ That and 6 more stories in this week's Domingo Brief

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