Rahul Gandhi hails Bajaj, Hero, TVS in Colombia, says “Indian companies can win with innovation, not cronyism”

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a visit to Colombia, hailed the performance of Indian automobile brands Bajaj, Hero and TVS, saying that through “innovation” rather than “cronyism,” these...

Colombia is high on Trump's troublemaker list - but coca farmers will keep producing to match US demand

2 October 2025, 13:05 | Updated: 3 October 2025, 06:54 "Listen man, we're a narco state, it's just how it is, if you want to see drug deals, I'll show you drug deals - it's Colombia." Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. I'd...

Argentina's bonds rise in wobbly session as investors eye US support pledge

Argentina's international dollar bonds rose in a volatile session on Thursday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is "not putting money into Argentina" shortly after saying that upcoming in-person discussions in Washington...

Argentina's Milei suffers veto overrides again

Argentina's President Javier Milei, alongside Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, presents a new Penal Code at the Federal Penitentiary Complex I in Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Argentina Oct 2, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia...

Business News | Black Box Partners with Wind River to Accelerate Edge and Cloud Innovation Globally

PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 3: Black Box® (BSE: 500463) (NSE: BBOX), a leading provider of digital infrastructure solutions, today announced a global strategic partnership with Wind River, an Aptiv company and global leader in...

Business News | UST Earns Three CandE Awards for Candidate Experience Excellence in North America, EMEA, and APAC

PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 3: UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has been recognized as a CandE Benchmark Research Award Winner for candidate experience excellence in the North America;...

Brazil Breaks From Global Euphoria As Fiscal Jitters Hit The Ibovespa

Brazil’s stock market fell while the rest of the world cheered. The Ibovespa slipped 1.08% to 143,949.64 on Thursday and the real weakened to about R$5.34 per dollar, even as Wall Street and Europe set fresh records and Asia finished broadly...

Business News | India's Unsaturated Domestic Market Offers Huge Opportunities for Investment: 15th Finance Commission Chief NK Singh

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Highlighting India's growing economic potential, the 15th Finance Commission Chairman NK Singh stated that the country's large unsaturated domestic market offers significant opportunities for private investment,...

Brazil set to enact reforms on taxes

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's lower house has approved exempting up to about $940 a month from income taxes, which would more than double the current exemption and meet a key priority of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 2022 election campaign....

Colombia Terminates Credit Line Arrangement with IMF

Fri 03 Oct 2025 | 05:39 AM Colombia has officially terminated its two-year Flexible Credit Line (FCL) arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), effective October 1, in a move seen as a vote of confidence in the country’s economic...

Business Factory: the meeting point where innovation, creativity and ingenuity meet

17 To strengthen the competitiveness of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Yucatan, the Yucatán Business Factory was inaugurated. This initiative, launched by GS1 Mexico in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Labor (SETY),...

Caribbean Travelers Face Sharp Hike in U.S. Visa and Travel Fees

New “Visa Integrity Fee” triples costs for regional families; critics warn of chilling effect on tourism, diaspora ties WASHINGTON, D.C. — Caribbean nationals heading to the United States will now face a substantially higher price tag for entry,...

Business : Trump Visit Tied To ASEAN Summit, Not Bilateral Invite From Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s invitation to United States (US) President Donald Trump to attend the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October should be viewed as part of ASEAN’s broader engagement strategy, rather than...

Brazilian students ask Lula to break ties with Israel

In Brasília, Thursday’s protest, organized by the National Union of Students and other social movements, took place in front of the Palácio do Itamaraty, the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “We want the Brazilian government to act...

Azzet Unpacked: Reverse engineering the week in business

All the top moves, shakes, and red-hot takes from Azzet's editorial team are right here in your weekly business wrap every Friday (3 October, 2025). Silicon Valley's valuation fever The AI arms race reached a new valuation milestone this week as...

Venezuela Launches Mandatory October ‘Christmas’ Season with Fireworks over Torture Complex

Venezuela’s socialist regime kicked off its mandatory 2025 “Christmas season” on Wednesday with a fireworks show launched from the Helicoide (“The Helix”), its largest and most infamous torture center. Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro has...

Popeyes Famous Louisiana Chicken expands operations in Mexico

20 The expansion is expected to create thousands of new local jobs and introduce the signature Popeyes Chicken Sandwich, which has become a global sensation, to new guests in Mexico. Popeyes announced new development agreements with regional...

Wingo’s mystery flight from Colombia touches down in MoBay

WESTERN BUREAU: Cheers erupted inside the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday morning as more than 370 Colombians disembarked from a “mystery flight” only to discover that their surprise destination was Jamaica....

Investors test Bessent’s promise to rescue Argentina’s economy

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's record as a powerful pacifier of unruly markets is now being put to the test in Argentina, where investors are questioning the value of his pledge of support last week for President Javier Milei. Barely a week...

CropChem Unveils Brazil’s First Dual-Action Acaricide-Insecticide

Introducing an unprecedented mixture to the Brazilian market, CropChem has launched Perseus Duo, an acaricide and insecticide that combines Spirodiclofen (400 g a.i./L) and Abamectin (70 g a.i./L). With this innovation, farmers now have access to...