AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDigital Security: A Mastercard study says fraud and cybersecurity fears are slowing digital growth among Latin American and Caribbean small businesses. AI & Mining: Argentina’s Giraffe Bio raised $6.4 million to use biotechnology and AI to improve copper extraction; meanwhile, more Latin American engineers are earning Claude certifications as demand for AI deployment skills grows. Disaster Science: Chile has launched GeoSismos, a platform bringing together more than a decade of seismic data to study earthquake activity. Clean Energy: El Salvador announced plans for 400 megawatts of solar power and 1 gigawatt-hour of battery storage. Biodiversity Finance: A new GEF- and IDB-backed initiative aims to use blended finance to attract private investment for conservation and restoration projects across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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