AtkinsRéalis reported that revenue declined 2.2% in the region, while the war in the Middle East is holding back growth.

The entities involved

• Latin America →

  region of the Americas where Romance languages are primarily spoken

  • Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the region, faces financial difficulties due to debt, high interest rates, and a ground-collapse disaster in Latin America.10:49
  • Cocaine trade routes are shifting within Latin America.08:00
• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • The Middle East conflict is driving up prices, while Mark Carney criticized the US approach to trade talks regarding new tariffs on Canadian products.13:22
  • Tensions related to the Middle East conflict are raising fuel prices and economic pressure, prompting citation of a World Bank report on poverty measures.12:46
• AtkinsRéalis →

  Canada-based engineering company

  Nothing else this week.

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