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Colombia considers tax for foreign e-commerce sites like Amazon

Contxto – The likes of Amazon and Alibaba probably frowned at the Colombian government’s recent announcement of a tax proposal...

December 13, 2019

Buenos Aires Collection Agency to tax digital payment platforms like Mercado Pago and Todo Pago

Contxto – Not even Mercado Pago or Todo Pago users are immune to Argentine authorities’ ever-evolving rules and stipulations.  Over...

December 12, 2019

What you need to know about Mexico’s inbound drone regulation

Contxto – Flying into the Mexican rulebook is NOM-107 which will regulate the use of drones in Mexican skies. This...

December 10, 2019

Loggi must formalize work relations with couriers, and pay over US$7.2 million in fines

Contxto – The verdict is in; the Brazilian logistics unicorn Loggi must begin formalizing work relations with its personnel. At...

December 9, 2019

Colombian ride-hailing Digi+ leapfrogs regulation by working with cab drivers

Contxto – Colombian ride-hailing startup Digi+ is expanding its merry way through Bogotá and has ambitions for 2020 and beyond. ...

November 29, 2019

Mendelics debuts at-home DNA test in Brazil, meuDNA, potentially opening a Pandora’s genome

Contxto – From Portuguese to Japanese to Amerindian to African ancestry, Brazil is known, alongside South Africa, as a rainbow...

November 29, 2019

Nestlé and Angel Ventures are hungry for foodtech, launch US$100 million fund

Contxto – Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico aspire to be a fearsome foursome for their entrepreneurs through their regional trade...

November 28, 2019

Ainnovar, the University of Chile’s incubator, offers good money… with a few hoops to jump through

Contxto – High-impact, early-stage Chilean startups specializing in biotech, science, communication, and information technology have until December 8 to apply...

November 28, 2019

Startup Perú begins hunt for 8th generation innovators

Contxto – The Innóvate Perú Summit closed on a very positive note last Friday. It called for its 8th generation...

November 27, 2019

Chile’s CORFO and ERA Global to launch soft landing for ambitious startups

Contxto – CORFO has cropped up on this site every once in a while. However, for those not in the...

November 27, 2019