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1. Halliburton writes off investment in crisis-hit Venezuela

Crude production in the country has dropped to less than half its level in 1998

2. Americas find common cause in attack on Maduro

Trump is the first US president to miss Americas Summit in its 24-year history

3. Trump has no business in South America

Defeat in Panama leaves the Trump Organization with just one project in South America

4. Megadeal puts Brazil back on M&A bankers’ radar

Resurgence seen continuing despite uncertainty over October presidential election

5. Investing in Mendoza

As Mendoza hosts the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank, FT writers analyse one of Argentina’s most dynamic provincial economies, including its energy, tourism, agriculture and — in the land of Malbec — its wine

6. IDB chief Luis Alberto Moreno: ‘We must improve society as a whole’

With Mendoza hosting this week’s Inter-American Development Bank meeting, the FT put questions to its president

7. Argentina: Mendoza mining must dig deep to win public over

People fear damage to water and the environment and that regulation would be lacking

8. Argentina: Mendoza eye surgeon’s services prove top attraction

Family business thrives in ‘town without traffic’ and is renowned for innovation

9. Mendoza business climate gives Argentina the energy edge

From shale gas to renewables, the province aims to be a net exporter

10. Argentina: Mendoza complements better wine with fine food

Having driven up quality, wineries are moving into gastro-tourism

11. Brazil looks to data for solutions to rising crime

Start-ups offer software that help businesses cope with country’s security problems

12. São Paulo: Creating the Future

São Paulo, the most global of Brazilian cities, has a character that it owes as much to its historical roots as to its cosmopolitan business profile

13. Mexico raises close to $100bn in oil sector investment

Shell secures nine contracts in largest tender since reforms in 2013

14. Brazil’s future is driven by women

In a country rife with sexual harassment, new all-female taxi services are a hit

15. Smuggled cattle and petrol join exodus from Venezuela

Criminal gangs seize opportunity posed by hyperinflation and a plunging bolívar

16. Boeing-Embraer deal talks fly into political headwinds

US jet maker may struggle to persuade Brasília to part with a national champion

17. Lawsuit shows China losing patience with Venezuela

Subsidiary of state-owned Sinopec files case against PDVSA over unpaid debt

18. MercadoLibre’s Marcos Galperín on Latin America’s ecommerce boom

The dotcom entrepreneur who built Argentina’s largest company is now eyeing the banks

19. Trump’s Cuba clampdown criticised for not going far enough

Despite new rules against companies with military ties, Havana says it is still open for business

20. Pemex boss discovers a reason to be cheerful

José Antonio González hopes a new oil find will help company turn the corner

21. Election tests Macri’s promise to make Argentina ‘normal’ again

Legislative poll will be a referendum on the reformist president

22. Investors in Brazil exude complacency despite political risks

One of the best-performing emerging markets faces unpredictable presidential election

23. Brazil’s Oiapoque: a bridge too far

Built to stimulate trade, the long-delayed link to French territory stands near-idle, a symbol of ill-disciplined spending on infrastructure projects

24. Irma lays waste to Cuba’s dreams of prosperity

Storm risks snuffing out tourism on island already bordering on recession

25. Rio accused of paying bribes to host 2016 Olympics

Prosecutors say ex-governor arranged for $2m to be paid to IOC member for vote