Dario Cutin

📱 Connecting more people, powering opportunities IDB Invest has joined the GSMA Handset Affordability Coalition, a global initiative dedicated to making smartphones more accessible for low-income populations in emerging markets. This partnership reinforces our commitment to expanding connectivity and accelerating digital transformation across #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean. Learn more about this initiative ➡️https://bit.ly/4nZrhAJ

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We just presented our Q4 2025 earnings relase. As stated by Marcelo Benitez , “ The fourth quarter marked another record‑setting period for Millicom and a powerful close to what has been the strongest year in our company’s history. Our strategy delivered accelerating topline momentum, with service revenue growing organically 5.2% year‑on‑year to reach an all‑time high of $1.5 billion. This performance reflects our continued disciplined execution of our commercial strategy, particularly the ongoing migration from prepaid to postpaid and our focus on driving fixed‑mobile convergence as well as the successful integration of our expanded footprint in Ecuador and Uruguay. Our operational excellence also translated into exceptional profitability. Through rigorous cost discipline and industry‑leading efficiency, we delivered our highest‑ever quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $778 million and a record EFCF of $278 million. These achievements capped off a landmark year for Millicom. In 2025, we generated $916 million in EFCF, surpassing our full‑year target, while maintaining leverage below 2.5x, even after the perimeter expansions in Uruguay and Ecuador. Just as importantly, we executed several major strategic milestones that further strengthened the company. We completed the Lati tower sale, for a total consideration of approximately $975 million, reached a settlement with the DOJ, and advanced a number of other legacy cleanup efforts, all of which position Millicom for greater agility and clarity moving forward. As we look ahead, Millicom enters 2026 in its strongest position yet, both operationally and financially. Our balance sheet is more robust, our commercial strategy is delivering consistent results, and our regional footprint is generating increasing opportunities for scale and innovation. With this foundation, we have built exceptional momentum and are ready to embark on another transformative year for Millicom." More below on our press release.

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At this year's Visa Payments Forum around 700 clients from Latin America and the Caribbean had the chance to hear from Visa experts and guest speakers about how the future of payments is already here. In this video, Romina Seltzer, Ana Maria Rojas and Leonardo J. Collado share key takeaways from their participation in the event. #VPF2025

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An extraordinary panel of female communications leaders shared powerful stories and hard-won lessons from the front lines of crisis communications at the Public Relations Global Network conference in Mexico City. Laura Tamayo Laris (Bayer) reminded us that in chaos, the communicator must be the calmest voice in the room. Paola Fontanelli (Pfizer) spoke candidly about pushing back against misinformation—even when it’s politically uncomfortable. Lorena Villarreal (Danone) rejected the outdated notion of heroic leadership, advocating instead for inclusive, team-driven crisis response. A common thread throughout the conversation: true leadership in crisis isn’t about control—it’s about calm, collaboration, courage, and care. #CrisisCommunications #Leadership #WomenInPR #CorporateCommunications

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How does Latin America fare with the newly "reorganized" US tariffs? We asked several experts including the great Ernesto Revilla of Citi. More here: https://lnkd.in/eUVAQPz2

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My story for Thomson Reuters Foundation Can Latin America build a better GPT — at least for Latin America? That’s the bet behind Latam-GPT, a new large language model trained on millions of regionally sourced documents, being developed by more than 30 institutions across Latin America. Launching in September, it aims to outperform models like ChatGPT and Gemini when it comes to Latam-specific content, from history and geography to culture and language. For developers behind the project, global AI models remain too English-dominant, too Global North-centric, and often lack the precision or cultural relevance needed in Latin America — especially for public services, education, and civic applications. For this reason, they are feeding the LLM with "concentrated knowledge" on Latin America. "Global models aim to cover all the world's knowledge. We're focused on a niche where we can actually outperform them," Carlos Aspillaga Valdes, an engineer at the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial in Chile, told me in an interview. 📎 Read the full story https://lnkd.in/dAnxxWxW #LatamGPT #AI #DigitalSovereignty #TechForLatinAmerica #OpenSource #ContextNewsroom

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