MONTEVIDEO – November 03, 2026 -- The United Nations Global Compact launched the Latin America Business Leaders Coalition (LBLC), a CEO-led regional platform with eight founding companies, at its second Latin America and the Caribbean Leaders Forum in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Amsterdam – November 03, 2026 -- Fourthline and Veridas closed their merger on 3 November 2026, creating an identity verification group with forecast 2026 combined revenue above EUR 50 million and financing of up to EUR 65 million. The deal was first announced on 16 July 2026 and completed after all closing conditions were met.

Toronto – November 02, 2026 -- Orvana Minerals Corp.'s Bolivian subsidiary Empresa Minera Paitití (EMIPA) was outside the financial covenant thresholds on its Bolivian bonds at September 30, 2026, and is now in a cure period running through December 8, 2026. At the same time, the Don Mario plant is lifting oxide throughput, with a target of about 1,400 tonnes per day in November.

Buenos Aires – November 02, 2026 -- Pampa Energía's third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders reached US$129 million, six times the Q3 2025 level, as lower deferred income tax expense and improved operating margins outweighed reduced FX gains.

Oakland – November 02, 2026 -- Fair Trade USA has received a $600,000 grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) to build an AI-powered tool that gives farmers climate, market and outcome data for investment planning. The funding runs from September 2026 through September 2027.

Caracas – October 31, 2026 -- North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) will raise its in-country Venezuelan fleet to 41 of the 60 rigs it announced earlier this month, as production reached 223,509 barrels of oil equivalent per day on October 19, up from about 200,000 in August.

Toronto – October 31, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX, NYSE American: HSLV) presented its development plan for the Corani Silver Project to Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori and Minister of Energy and Mines Guillermo Shinno Huamaní in Lima on October 6, 2026. The meeting took place at the Palacio de Gobierno.

Amsterdam – October 29, 2026 -- Lapsi Health, the Dutch clinical AI company behind the Keikku platform, has appointed Fabia Tetteroo-Bueno, former Senior Vice President and General Manager of Philips Latin America, to its Board of Directors. She will guide Lapsi's strategy and partnerships as Keikku scales across the region.

Catamarca – October 29, 2026 -- Rio Tinto has formally opened its Fénix 1B expansion and Sal de Vida operation in Argentina's Catamarca province after a combined investment of around $1.4 billion, adding 25,000 tonnes of annual lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) capacity once fully ramped up.

Lisbon – October 29, 2026 -- Movantis, whose network moves more than $60 billion a year, is adding the Stellar blockchain as a digital settlement rail, with USDC settlement for US-to-El Salvador payments as the first planned use case. The company announced the integration at Meridian 2026, the Stellar Development Foundation's annual conference.