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Bloomberg
19 hours ago
- General
- Bloomberg
Mexico's Judicial Reform Is Now In the Hands of Confused Voters
It's an election unlike any other in Mexico. No sports stadiums packed with the party faithful. The smiling faces of normally omnipresent candidates almost completely absent on TV or glitzy posters. But the stakes couldn't be higher. On Sunday, Mexicans will begin electing judges from among thousands of largely unknown candidates in a vote critics slam as a radical experiment that will mark the end of an independent judiciary.
Reuters
a day ago
- Business
- Reuters
BBVA to invest $5.2 billion in Mexico through 2030
MEXICO CITY, May 27 (Reuters) - Spanish bank BBVA ( opens new tab plans to invest more than 100 billion pesos ($5.19 billion) in Mexico through 2030, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The investment is part of BBVA's long-term bet on the Latin American nation, the firm added. "The 100 billion pesos that we are announcing is not only an investment," BBVA chair Carlos Torres Vila said in the announcement. "It's a commitment to the more than 30 million customers we serve in the country." BBVA added that it was looking to further strengthen its corporate banking presence in the nation and boost customer service. ($1 = 19.2575 Mexican pesos)
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Chile's Leftist Presidential Hopefuls Spar Over SQM-Codelco Deal
Chile's left-leaning presidential contenders clashed over a landmark deal signed last year between lithium supplier SQM and state-owned Codelco, highlighting differences ahead of the sector's primary vote. 'I am not willing to have the Chilean government form an alliance with SQM,' Jeannette Jara, who most recently served as President Gabriel Boric's labor minister, said in an ADN radio debate Monday.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Statkraft to sell Enerfín Colombia to Ecopetrol
Statkraft has signed an agreement to sell Enerfín Colombia, its renewables portfolio in Colombia, to Ecopetrol.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Maduro Sweeps Venezuelan Regional Vote Marked by Low Turnout
Venezuela's ruling party swept regional and parliamentary elections in a landslide Sunday, tightening President Nicolás Maduro's grip on power after a low-turnout vote marred by widespread opposition abstention and international criticism. State media declared victories for key Maduro allies, including his wife Cilia Flores and party chief Jorge Rodríguez. The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won control of 23 out of 24 governorships, according to preliminary results from the National Electoral Council.
