News of fuel

Food and fuel price rises put pressure on August inflation figure

03-09-2022 15:34 Most analysts and consultancy firms expect price rises totalled at least 6% last month, with some anticipating a monthly rate that’s closer to 7%.

Guatemala president warns millions could die as visits Ukraine

26-07-2022 16:34 Guatemalan president warns of potential deaths from “food crisis” caused by Russian invasion, in Ukraine visit.

Brazil annual inflation rate rises to 11.89%

11-07-2022 17:01 June brings accelerated inflation to Brazil, driven mainly by increased food costs, as Jair Bolsonaro’s re-election looms.

Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators'

29-06-2022 13:22 Negotiations to end more than two weeks of disruptive living cost protests by indigenous Ecuadoreans were dealt a blow Tuesday when the killing of a soldier prompted the government to suspend participation.

Indigenous protester dies at anti-government demos in Ecuador

22-06-2022 11:01 Indigenous protester dies in clashes with law enforcement officers as demonstrations against the Ecuadorean government head into tenth day.

Jubilant Gustavo Petro elected Colombia's first leftist president

20-06-2022 14:35 Ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro elected Colombia's first ever left-wing president after defeating millionaire businessman rival Rodolfo Hernández in run-off.

Colombia’s number one banker has no fear of leftist front-runner

19-05-2022 08:00 Luis Carlos Sarmiento Gutiérrez would figure to be one of the people fretting the most about the looming election of the first left-wing leader in Colombia’s modern history. But, at least publicly, he betrays little angst about the outcome of the vote this month. 

Diesel shortages wreak havoc as top soy exporter starts harvest

07-04-2022 21:31 Argentina is grappling with shortages of diesel fuel that powers tractors and trucks just as the soybean and corn harvests pick up.

Argentina bets on natural gas despite climate commitments

01-11-2021 08:00 Alberto Fernández’s government wants to significantly expand Argentina’s pipeline network after sharp growth in natural gas production in Vaca Muerta.

by Javier Lewkowicz, Diálogo Chino

Protesting Ecuadoreans block roads as fuel price crisis escalates

27-10-2021 15:55 Thousands of Ecuadoreans take to the streets throughout the country, blocking roads in protests called by indigenous organisations as nation's crisis escalates.