AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCoffee & Retail: Apple expands Tap to Pay on iPhone to Honduras and other Latin American markets, letting merchants take contactless payments without extra hardware. Food & Trade: Mexico opens a 10,000-head live cattle import quota that includes Honduras among approved suppliers, aiming to stabilize supply and prices. Security & Logistics: Vancouver police report their largest cocaine seizure—328.55 kg worth about $5.8M—found hidden in a t-shirt shipment traced back to a container originating in Honduras. Digital Economy: Chainalysis says Venezuela’s crypto activity more than doubled to $39.1B, with Honduras up sharply in the region—highlighting how payments and capital flows are shifting across Latin America. Industry Tech & Cyber: ESET reports China-aligned FamousSparrow expanding in Latin America with a new SparroWocky backdoor targeting governments. Energy/Finance (Regional): Aura Minerals secures a $200M syndicated loan to fund growth in the Americas, including Guatemala’s Era Dorada gold project.
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