Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Mexico investment resilience: what the May data shows
Three fresh numbers are being used to argue Mexico is shrugging off the tariff gloom. Two of them hold up, one needs a correction,…
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Nigerian Stock Turnover Jumps as the Market Falls 1.2%
Nigeria · MARKETS Key Facts —Nigerian stock turnover: N176.058 billion, about US$129 million at N1,364.83 per dollar on…
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NiRA Proposes Cheaper .ng Domains and Trademark Alerts
Nigeria · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —Proposed SME support: NiRA is exploring discounted bundles and vouchers. Both would cut…
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Safiétou Niang Sarr Reported to Leave BRM for Afrika Banque
Senegal · FINANCE Key Facts —Reported departure: Financial Afrik reported on 16 August 2026 that Safiétou Niang Sarr le…
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Honduras ICSID Return: What It Means for Investors
Honduras is back inside the World Bank's investment arbitration court, two years after walking out. Here is what the return actual…
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Venezuela Economic Emergency Decree: What It Does
Venezuela's acting president has signed a 60-day state of economic emergency, the fifth such decree since April 2025. The governme…
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Kenya Gold Bill Stalls at Committee Stage Since 2025
Kenya · MINING Key Facts —The bill: The Gold Processing Bill, 2023 is National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2023. It is item…
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Tunisia’s Grain Harvest Rebounds as Dams Refill
Tunisia · AGRICULTURE Key Facts —Recovery status: Tunisia is in its second year of recovery, with the 2025 cereal harve…
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Ekurhuleni Toilet Tenders Paid US$99m to Limpopo Firms
South Africa · POLITICS Key Facts —Contract value: The City of Ekurhuleni awarded a mobile chemical toilet tender worth…
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Argentina LNG Export Deal With Germany Is Now Binding
Argentina has signed its first long-term LNG export contract, a binding deal with Germany's state-owned SEFE. Vaca Muerta gas star…
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Argentina Public Works Funds: US$3 Billion Held Back
Argentine trust funds fed by earmarked taxes have piled up roughly US$3 billion they did not spend. A criminal complaint and a fis…
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US Discussed New Sanctions on Moraes, FT Reports
The Financial Times reported on 16 August 2026 that the US government has discussed new sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court justi…
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Only 7 of 16 SADC States Ratify Free Movement Pact
SADC leaders meet in Durban under a critical-minerals theme. The bloc's own free movement protocol has not entered into force in t…
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Egypt’s US$8bn IMF Programme Ends 15 December
The IMF board cleared Egypt's seventh review on 30 July, releasing about US$1.8bn. The arrangement itself expires on 15 December 2…
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Niger Signs US$1.9bn Refinery It Cannot Yet Fund
Niger signed a US$1.9bn concession for a 100,000-barrel-a-day refinery at Dosso. The partner now has four months to mobilise the m…
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China Now Supplies a Quarter of Kenya’s Imports
China supplied 25.3% of Kenya's imports in the first five months of 2026, a record. The explanation being offered for it does not …
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US-Mexico drone agreement: what Sedena actually signed
Mexico and the United States signed a non-binding declaration of intent on 11 August 2026, pre-clearing Sedena to shop on a Pentag…
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Casas Bahia Judicial Recovery Filing Confirmed
Grupo Casas Bahia filed a petition for recuperação judicial on Sunday, days after a record quarterly loss. The size of the debt go…
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NUPRC Consults Producers and Refiners on Crude Swap to Cut Domestic Haulage Costs
Nigeria · ENERGY Key Facts —Proposed mechanism: The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is consul…
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South African Post Office Awaits Court Ruling on Rescue Exit With US$235 Million Gap
South Africa · COMPANIES Key Facts —Business rescue start: The Gauteng High Court placed the South African Post Office …
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Tanzania Readies MV Liemba for 1 September Relaunch After US$12.9 Million Overhaul
Tanzania · INFRASTRUCTURE Key Facts —Relaunch date: Commercial operations on Lake Tanganyika resume on 1 September 2026…
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Kenya’s Court of Appeal Gives KRA 60 Days on US$7.7 Million Dubai Firm Tax Objection
Kenya · TAX Key Facts —Court ruling: Kenya’s Court of Appeal ordered the Kenya Revenue Authority to issue a subst…
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LatAm Pre-Open — Monday, August 17, 2026
Latin America pre-open: a soft dollar and firm oil greet traders, while Brazil’s real stays heavy after a record foreign exit. Key…
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Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, August 17, 2026
Copom bets and a morning data rush set the B3 open. The Focus survey, IGP-10 and IBC-Br will test how shallow Brazil's easing real…