Emerging Markets

Argentina Country Risk Falls to 506 as Bad Debts Climb

Argentina country risk fell to 506 basis points on Friday, even as bad debts climb. Supermarket sales are down and arrears hit 17.…

The Rio Times · 22 Aug 2026 · Brazil

Cerro Verde Offers Arequipa More Than US$3.4 Billion

Cerro Verde has pledged over US$3.4 billion to Arequipa, including water and sanitation projects. The deal with Sedapar runs throu…

The Rio Times · 22 Aug 2026 · Brazil

Asia Intelligence Brief August 21, 2026: The Month That Has Two Numbers

Rio Times · Asia Intelligence Brief August 21, 2026 Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 21, 2026 The Month That Has Two Numbe…

German Manufacturing Surges on Defence Orders as Services Sector Contracts

August purchasing managers surveys reveal German factory growth is heavily reliant on defence spending and precautionary stockpili…

Ecuador and South Korea Advance Energy and Mining Deals Under New Trade Pact

Ecuador and South Korea are advancing investment talks in energy and mining, leveraging a newly approved trade agreement that will…

Mexico Data Centre Investment Projected to Reach US$20.6 Billion by 2031

The Mexican Data Center Association forecasts US$20.63 billion in direct infrastructure spending over the next six years, signalin…

Pegatron to invest $330 million in new Mexico plant for electromobility and data centers

The Taiwanese contract manufacturer is expanding its Mexican footprint with a major investment in advanced electronics, signaling …

US Grants National Airlines Authority to Resume Venezuela Air Services

The US Department of Transportation has authorized National Airlines to operate flights to Venezuela, marking a tentative reopenin…

One in Eight Argentine Families Is Behind on a Loan

Argentina · ECONOMY Key Facts —The system figure Arrears across the private non-financial sector stood at 7.6% in June,…

Brazil Shed 45,900 Retail Jobs in Six Months

Brazil · ECONOMY Key Facts —The number Retail trade eliminated 45,900 formal jobs between January and June, on Caged re…

Petrobras Opens Talks for Four Offshore Blocks in Ghana

Brazil · ENERGY Key Facts —What happened Petrobras said on 21 August that Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Tr…

Correios Asks 7,000 Staff to Leave as Losses Mount

Brazil · BUSINESS Key Facts —The target Correios has opened a new voluntary redundancy programme. Press reports put the…

Peru Moves to Keep Julio Velarde at the Central Bank

Peru · ECONOMY Key Facts —The decision Supreme Resolution 258-2026-PCM, published in El Peruano on 21 August, designate…

Camila Bring Their Farewell Tour to Puebla in December

Camila play Puebla on 17 December 2026 as part of their Adiós World Tour. Tickets are available via eTicket México, with day-of-ev…

Bolivia’s Congress Says It Removed the Economy Minister. The Government Says the Vote Does Not Count

Bolivia · POLITICS Key Facts —The vote The Plurinational Legislative Assembly censured economy minister José Gabri…

The Panama Canal Is Capping How Many Ships It Takes a Day. Two Weeks Ago It Said It Would Not

Panama · SHIPPING Key Facts —The cap Advisory A-29-2026, issued 20 August, limits daily transits to 34 vessels for book…

Foreigners Pulled a Record Week Out of Brazil’s Stock Market. They Are Still Net Buyers for the Year

Brazil · MARKETS Key Facts —The record Foreign investors took a net R$12.6 billion — about US$2.4 billion —…

Milei Wants to Rewrite What Argentina’s Central Bank Is For. The Vote Is Wednesday

Argentina · ECONOMY Key Facts —The vote The Chamber of Deputies is scheduled to take up the reform of the central bank&…

Gastrofest Runs for 18 Days in Bogota, With 60 Restaurants Taking Part

Gastrofest 2026 runs from 3 to 20 September in Bogota, with up to 60 restaurants across three routes. Dishes cost about US$4, and …

Seprod Profit Rose 16% Even as Its Revenue Slipped

Seprod profit rose 16% to 688 million Jamaican dollars in Q2 2026, even as revenue slipped 3%. Disciplined expense management drov…

Guardian Says It Has Settled Close to 80% of Its Hurricane Melissa Claims

Guardian Holdings reports settling close to 80% of its Hurricane Melissa claims in Jamaica, while the wider market faces underinsu…

Brazilian Investment in Uruguay Has Nearly Doubled to US$4.4 Billion

Brazilian investment in Uruguay has nearly doubled to US$4.4 billion, according to Uruguay XXI. The stock rose from US$2.5 billion…

Panama Moves to Close Banco Hipotecario Nacional After Its Loan Book Failed

Panama's government approved a draft law to progressively close the Banco Hipotecario Nacional after 94% of its loan book became n…

Dominican Republic Investment Hit a Record US$5.03 Billion in 2025

Dominican Republic investment reached a record US$5.03 billion in 2025, an 11.3% increase from the previous year. Tourism and ener…