Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Ecuador orders investment fund administrators to raise capital buffers
Ecuador’s financial regulator has mandated higher capital requirements for 119 investment funds and trust administrators, a move e…
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ANTT Clears Auction of Brazil’s 733-Kilometre Minas-Rio Rail Corridor
Brazil’s land transport regulator has approved the auction of a key freight railway, setting a precedent for transitioning existin…
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Uruguay Wants a Beef Market in Vietnam as Mercosur Opens Trade Talks
URUGUAY · TRADE Key Facts —What happened: Mercosur and Vietnam held their first in-person round of trade talks, led on …
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Rio Santos Dumont Airport Reopens After Jet Skid Disrupts Key Domestic Shuttle
A business jet skidding off the runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont Airport halted operations for hours, highlighting the operational fr…
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Itaú BBA Cuts Chile’s CMPC to a New Floor Over Its US.6 Billion Natureza Megaproject
CHILE · MARKETS Key Facts —What happened: Itaú BBA cut its CMPC price target to 1,030 pesos (US$1.12), the lowest …
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Mercado Libre to Triple Its Logistics Network in Chile by 2027
CHILE · BUSINESS Key Facts —What happened: Mercado Libre will triple its logistics capacity in Chile, from 140,000 to 4…
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Strait of Hormuz Declared Open After US Mine-Clearing: What It Means for Latin America
GLOBAL BACKDROP · ENERGY & FREIGHT Key Facts —What happened: US Central Command said on 27 August it cleared all Ir…
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Mexico Unites Treasury, Financial Intelligence and Pemex Against Fuel Theft
MEXICO · ENERGY Key Facts —What happened: Mexico’s finance ministry, its financial intelligence unit and Pemex si…
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Petropar’s US$24.3 Million Aviation Fuel Tender Draws Fire Over a Hidden Partner in Paraguay
PARAGUAY · ENERGY Key Facts —What happened: Paraguay’s state oil firm Petropar is tendering aviation fuel supply …
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Mexico’s Grupo Salinas Says It Paid US$18.8 Billion in Taxes and Declares Feud Closed
MEXICO · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: Grupo Salinas published tax authority receipts showing 319 billion pesos (…
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El Salvador Exports Rise as Remittances Lose Pace and the 44-Hour Week Goes Under Review
EL SALVADOR · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: El Salvador’s exports reached US$4,036.7 million in January to Ju…
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Paraguay Warned Its Power Could Run Short by 2030 as It Chases Doubled Exports to the US
PARAGUAY · ECONOMY Key Facts —The warning: Industry leaders say Paraguay could face power shortages, even rolling black…
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Brazil’s Ambipar Faces New Creditor Appeal to Suspend September 1 Debt Vote
BRAZIL · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: Local creditors filed a new appeal to suspend Ambipar’s debt-plan me…
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Caribbean Islands Refuse to Scrap Golden Passports as the EU Threatens Visa-Free Travel
CARIBBEAN · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened: The EU told five Caribbean states in late June to shut their golden pass…
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Brazil Prosecutors Oppose Court Approval of Retailer GPA’s Debt Recovery Plan
BRAZIL · COMPANIES Key Facts —What happened: São Paulo state prosecutors asked a court not to approve GPA’s …
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Cuba Takes Its Hunger Blockade Claim to the UN Security Council
CUBA · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —What happened: Cuba told the UN Security Council on 25 August that US sanctions are drivi…
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Honduras Courts US Investment for Ports and Energy as Remittances Reach US$7.7 Billion
HONDURAS · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: President Nasry Asfura signed a US agreement on 5 March 2026 funding a stu…
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Brazil Taps Senator Cid Gomes to Steer Redata Data Center Tax Bill to a Vote
BRAZIL · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —What happened: Senate chief Davi Alcolumbre named Cid Gomes rapporteur of Brazil’s…
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Guyana Approves a US$1.65 Billion Budget and Widens Its Energy Bet With Solar and a Trinidad Gas Partner
GUYANA · ECONOMY Key Facts —What happened: Guyana approved a US$1.65 billion budget for fiscal 2027, according to offic…
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Brazil’s Congress Races to Kill the ‘Blusinhas Tax’ on Cheap Online Shopping
BRAZIL · TAX · CONGRESS Key Facts —What happened: Brazil’s Congress installed the joint committee that will …
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Argentina’s Neuquen Maps 750 Kilometres of Roads to Take Vaca Muerta West to Chile
ARGENTINA · ENERGY Key Facts —What happened: Argentina’s Neuquén province took a 750-kilometre road plan to Chile…
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Peru’s Informal Miners Blockade the South’s Lifeline Highway as Arequipa Tensions Flare
PERU · MINING Key Facts —What happened: Informal miners blocked Peru’s Pan-American Highway South in the Arequipa…
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Canada Is Now the Fastest-Growing Source of Tourists to Costa Rica in 2026
Canadian arrivals to Costa Rica rose 25.1% through July 2026 — the fastest growth of any market — as Guanacaste Airport posts reco…
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Colombia’s Caribbean Governors Unite on Trains, Ports, Cheaper Energy and More Autonomy
COLOMBIA · REGIONS Key Facts —What happened: Colombia’s Caribbean governors and mayors agreed to push one joint r…