Francisco Aldaya (EN)

Francisco Aldaya (EN)

Senior Editor for Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Uruguay

Argentine journalist with 10 years of experience. Francisco previously covered the Latin American financial sector at S&P Global Market Intelligence, economy and politics at the Buenos Aires Herald daily, and has also written for the Buenos Aires Times.

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Exclusive: Meta’s Latest Layoffs to Include Staff In Argentina

The company’s CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg confirmed another round of layoffs this week affecting 10,000 employees, after having made 13% of the company’s total staff redundant in November

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‘Massa Is Not Messi’; Argentina’s Bond Buyback An Unlikely Win, Goldman Sachs Says

Alberto Ramos, the US investment bank’s head of macroeconomic research for Latin America, tells Bloomberg Línea that Argentina’s economy minister is unlikely to score a win with his bond buyback plan

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Volkswagen to Begin Manufacturing Buses, Trucks In Argentina

The German carmaker will begin building vehicles in Córdoba province from 2024

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Chile’s Falabella Foresees E-Commerce Taking Bigger Share of Overall Sales

Gaston Bottazzini, department store chain Falabella’s CEO, tells Bloomberg Línea about the company’s plans to diversify its revenue streams, the regional business outlook and IKEA’s growth plans in South America

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US Dollar Still King in Uruguay, Despite Having Latin America’s Strongest Currency

The Uruguayan peso has gained 8% against the US dollar so far this year, although most people looking to save still do so in dollars

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MercadoLibre to Expand LatAm EV Fleet, Launch Crypto Payments in Mexico

In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Línea, executive vice president of e-commerce Ariel Szarfsztejn talks about the e-commerce giant’s “aggressive” growth strategy

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Binance Unveils Pre-Paid Crypto Card for Latin America

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume transacted has launched a pre-paid card in Argentina, in an alliance with Mastercard

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How Uruguay Became a Cluster of ‘High Quality’ Startups, Talent

Paulo Passoni, an investor and former Softbank executive, talks to Bloomberg Línea about how the South American country is attracting the best companies, and the best talent, in Latin America

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This Argentine Startup Applies Gaming to Corporate Training and Marketing

At the age of 16, Tomás Giovanetti founded TGA, a startup that applies gaming to corporate marketing and training, and aims to close its first financing round this year

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Revolut Snaps Up Tech Talent Laid Off By Brazilian Unicorns

In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Línea, Glauber Mota, the British fintech’s CEO for Brazil, talks about the company’s expansion plans in Latin America

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BlackRock: Commodities, Energy Are LatAm’s Most Attractive Sectors for Investment

Axel Christensen, director of investment strategy for Latin America of the world’s largest fund manager, spoke to Bloomberg Línea about the region’s allure

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British Fintech Revolut Eyes Expansion Into Argentina

Having hired country managers in Brazil and Mexico, the company with a $33 billion valuation has begun moves into Argentina and has a waiting list of users. Bloomberg Línea finds out more

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Startups

Talent Is the ‘Digital Soybean’ In Argentina and Uruguay, Aleph’s CEO Says

Gastón Taratura, who is preparing an IPO for the edtech unicorn, is EY Argentina’s entrepreneur of the year, and is also a partner of MercadoLibre, Twitter and TikTok

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Diageo Thirsty for LatAm Market Share Growth Amid ‘Tequila Sunrise’ in Brazil, Colombia

The British beverage giant’s regional director Álvaro Cárdenas tells Bloomberg Línea about its expansion plans and how it has increased profits

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Uruguayan Fintech Datanomik Launches With $6M Injection

Segio Fogel, co-founder of dLocal, the country’s first unicorn, launched the startup with Gonzalo Strauss

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Averting Poverty Is Getting Harder in Argentina

Between January and February the price of basic foodstuffs rose by 13.5%, and the CPI by 8.8%

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Every Citizen a Potential Customer for LatAm Delivery Giant PedidosYa

CEO Esteban Gutiérrez talks to Bloomberg Línea about the company’s strategy that sets it apart from its main competitors, Rappi and UberEats

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Argentine Vintners Toast Record Exports, Bemoan Lack of State Support

Exports totaled $817 million in 2021, with 14 of the country’s 23 provinces producing wine, but government support for the industry is lacking

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‘We’re Not Revealing Our Secret Recipe’, Tether’s CTO Says

In an exclusive interview, the chief technology officer of USDT, the world’s most widely used stablecoin, says the company has been ‘extremely transparent’

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