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The joint venture between Delta and LATAM airlines has been in the works since 2020, after Delta managed to break LATAM's long-standing business partnership with American Airlines in order to strengthen its presence in Latin American markets.

Like several other companies in Colombia, Khiron (TSX.V: KHRNF) cultivates and processes cannabis at its agricultural facilities in Ibagué, Tolima. But Khiron takes the unique approach of launching and operating a chain of integrative medical clinics under its Zerenia brand,...

Colombian technology unicorn Rappi and low-cost carrier Viva Air have announced a deal that will allow Rappi users to purchase flights directly from the Rappi app to Viva’s domestic and international destinations.

While the homicide rate in Colombia fell again in 2020, the nation struggled to confront a number of other security threats. The 12,018 homicides recorded across the country last year marked a murder rate of 24.3 per 100,000 people, down just over six percent from the total...

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington is forecasting nearly 388,300 people will die from COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean nations by October 1. Brazil is expected to exceed 166,000 deaths and Mexico 88,000. Six other...

The number of defaults in 2020 is on pace to exceed that of 2019 with indications there will be more to follow, given 6 group-level defaults YTD compared with 6 in all of 2019, and the high number of ratings at ‘CCC’ or below categories.

According to Fitch Ratings, Latin America sovereigns' weak public finances make them particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus crisis by limiting both their counter-cyclical policy flexibility and their ability to support post-crisis economic recoveries. The pronounced negative...

Khiron Life Sciences this week announced that it has received manufacturing quotas from the Colombian TQG that authorize the company to manufacture high-THC whole plant extract for both export and domestic purposes.

Sovereign and corporate issuers in Latin America will be adversely affected by slower Chinese demand and commodity price weakness caused by coronavirus due to high commodity export dependence and direct trade exposure to China, says Fitch Ratings.

Rebus, a Colombian event and ticketing platform launched in 2017 and led by co-founder Juliana Villalba Torres, has raised $415,000 in seed funding from several angel investors, including Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Enlaces, Quake Capital, Avalancha Ventures and several...