Emerging Markets

Prosecutors Give Brazil’s Environment Agency Five Days on Amazon Oil

Federal prosecutors gave Ibama five days to justify three more Petrobras wells at the mouth of the Amazon, days after hydrocarbons…

Mali Industrial Gold Output Jumps 30 Percent in First Half of 2026

Mali gold output from industrial mines hit 23.5 tonnes in the first half of 2026, up about 30 percent and worth roughly US$3.5 bil…

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Brazil pre-market setup for Aug 19: Copom Selic bets, B3 radar and the levels to watch before the bell. See what drives the Iboves…

Oil Wrap: Iran Supply Fears Lift Crude; YPF Slips

WTI and Brent hit three-week highs as Iran vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Petrobras dips, YPF retreats after Monday's s…

Lithium Wrap: Lithium Miners Fall 2.9% as Futures Fade

LIT ETF dropped to US$74.02 and Albemarle slipped to US$132.71 in Tuesday's session, even as China's spot carbonate benchmark edge…

Steel Wrap: Gerdau and Ternium Fall as Global Producers Retreat

Latin American steel shares fell Tuesday as tariff shields were offset by weak demand. Gerdau and Ternium dropped, CSN ticked up, …

Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Slips as Ore Edges Higher

Vale's US shares fell 0.51% to US$13.68 on Tuesday while the seaborne iron ore benchmark rose 0.35%. We explain the divergence and…

Zinc Slips and Latin American Miners Nexa and Buenaventura Follow

Zinc eased on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, as tight LME stocks met softer risk appetite. Nexa Resources and Buenaventura shares fell …

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Venezuela Signs US Oil Deals as Half Its Crude Heads North

Venezuela signed a Hunt Oil production contract and an SLB reservoir deal, as a US official put shipments north of 500,000 barrels…

Folha Names São Paulo’s Best Restaurants and Bars for 2026

Folha handed out its 2026 São Paulo dining awards on Monday: 43 winners chosen by a jury of 45, and 20 more chosen by the city in …

Don Julio, the Buenos Aires Parrilla Ranked First for Steak

Don Julio in Palermo has been named the world's best steak restaurant three years running. What it costs, how to book, and what to…

A Belo Horizonte Coffee School Reopens Today, Three Times Bigger

Academia do Café reopens in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday in a house three times larger, with a new kitchen and a menu starting at abo…

Where Your Salary Goes Furthest: Buenos Aires, Montevideo or Santiago

A staffing firm has just compared what a salary buys in the three southern-cone capitals. The answer is useful — but only once you…

Chinese Cars in Mexico Hit 17% of Sales Despite a 50% Tariff

Chinese brands took 17% of Mexico's new-vehicle market in the first half of 2026 despite a 50% import tariff, while a shorter work…

Argentina Imports of Consumer Goods Hit a Record US$5.4 Billion

Consumer-goods imports reached a record US$5.36 billion in the first half of 2026, with a strong peso and thousands of new importe…

A State Pension Fund Takes Balwin Private in the Latest JSE Exit

Balwin Properties shareholders voted to go private in a deal led by South Africa's state pension manager, at a price well below th…

Nigerian Defence Startup Terra Industries Raises $52 Million Seed Round

Nigeria · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —Total seed funding: Terra Industries has raised US$52 million across three staged finan…

US Report Flags Tanzania Fiscal Transparency Gaps Despite Some Progress

Tanzania · FINANCE Key Facts —US assessment: Tanzania does not meet minimum fiscal transparency requirements in the 202…

Moroccan Phosphate Reaches a US Port for the First Time in Five Years

About 54,000 tonnes of Moroccan triple superphosphate docked at New Orleans, the first such cargo since 2021, under a temporary em…

Kinshasa Orders a Full Review of Its Shared Oil Zone With Angola

The DR Congo cabinet has asked for an in-depth report on the offshore zone it shares with Angola, and on an unresolved question of…

South Africa Business Confidence Rises in July as Inflation Stays High

South Africa · MARKETS Key Facts —Confidence index: The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry business confide…

Cabo Verde Airlines cuts US flights during Rhode Island airport works

Cape Verde · BUSINESS Key Facts —Temporary reduction: Cabo Verde Airlines will operate one weekly flight, on Fridays, b…

Mexico AI Servers Drive a US$82.9 Billion Export Surge as Car Exports Stall

Mexico's computer and server exports hit US$82.9 billion in the first half of 2026, up 172.1%, as AI hardware overtakes cars in th…

Argentina Opens 15 New Drilling Blocks in Vaca Muerta Shale

Neuquén province has put 15 unconventional exploration blocks in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale basin up for bid, with sealed offer…