Emerging Markets

Somdia Sells SOSUCAM Stake to Cameroonian Consortium With US$243 Million Plan

Cameroon · DEALS Key Facts —The seller: Somdia, the agro-industrial arm of France’s Castel family group, is selli…

Constitutional Court Blocks Shell’s Wild Coast Offshore Exploration Plan

South Africa · ENERGY Key Facts —Court ruling: The Constitutional Court ruled on 14 August 2026 that Shell’s Wild Coast…

China Pledges US$28 Million Grant to Nigeria as Ties Deepen

Nigeria · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —Grant amount: China will provide RMB 200 million (about US$28 million) in grant assist…

Absa Sells Two Kenyan Insurers to Mudavadi-Linked Investment Firm

Kenya · FINANCE Key Facts —Seller and stake: Absa Group Limited is selling its entire 63.32% shareholding in First Assu…

Kenya Treasury Projects Wider US$8.9 Billion Budget Deficit

Kenya · ECONOMY Key Facts —Deficit size: Kenya’s Treasury projects a fiscal deficit of about KSh1.15 trillion (ab…

Latin American Pulse for Saturday, August 15, 2026

Latin American Pulse on 14 Aug 2026: Colombia mourns 281 quake victims, Brazil feels market strain, and Argentina bets big on Vaca…

Kenya Shut Its Soda Ash Mine. Tanzania Is Selling the Replacement

Tanzania has opened the Engaruka soda ash project to investors with a September deadline, days after Kenya suspended Tata Chemical…

Drones Hit Libya’s Biggest Working Refinery as Oil Output Nears a 13-Year High

At least five drone strikes hit Libya's Zawiya oil complex, collapsing a petrol tank and prompting the state oil company to warn i…

Ghana Has Lost 8,900 Hectares of Forest to Illegal Mining

Forestry Commission satellite data show about 8,900 hectares of Ghana's forest reserves affected by illegal mining, as Cabinet mov…

West Africa Wants to Stop Pricing Its Petrol Off Europe

Nigeria's downstream regulator has made the case for a West African refined-fuel price benchmark, though no agreement was signed a…

Buenos Aires Long Weekend: Shows, Gastronomy and Culture, August 15-17

Soda Stereo, Ruben Blades and La Konga at Movistar Arena, Verdi's 'Otello' at the Teatro Colon, free national art and two great Su…

Maroon 5, Rawayana and ACE: Quito Concerts in August 2026

ACE plays this weekend, Rawayana bring the party on 27 August, and Maroon 5 headlines a new festival on 29 August. Here is your pr…

Foo Fighters Play Buenos Aires in 2027: Dates, Tickets and How to Buy

Foo Fighters return to Buenos Aires on 25 February 2027 at Estadio River Plate. Here are the dates, ticket prices in pesos and dol…

Banorte ÉPICO 2026: Monterrey’s Two-Day Gastronomic Festival

Banorte ÉPICO returns to Monterrey for a second edition on 2–3 October 2026. Here is what the gastronomic festival is, where it ha…

Puebla Restaurants: Where to Eat for Every Craving in 2026

Four Puebla restaurants worth knowing, from a landmark mole house to street-corner tacos al pastor, with neighborhoods, what to or…

SP Gastronomia 2026 Brings 20-Plus Restaurants and Live Shows to São Paulo

SP Gastronomia 2026 fills Parque Villa-Lobos over two August weekends with more than 20 restaurants, food trucks and nightly conce…

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Panama vs Costa Rica: Is Panama the New Costa Rica for Retirees in 2026?

A practical 2026 head-to-head on retiring in Panama or Costa Rica: visas, taxes, costs, property and healthcare compared. The post…

AES Andes Completes US$1.3 Billion Solar-Storage Hub in Chile

AES Andes has completed a US$1.3 billion solar-and-battery hub in Chile's Atacama Desert, bundling 692 MW of solar with 510 MW of …

Pixbet Accused of Using Tax IDs of 549 Dead People, Federal Police Say

Brazil's Federal Police say betting brand Pixbet used the tax IDs of 549 deceased people to disguise illegal money transfers abroa…

Guatemala Tourism Draws 1.6 Million Visitors in First Half of 2026

Guatemala welcomed 1,625,849 non-resident visitors in the first half of 2026, a modest 1% rise, as the government pushes toward a …

El Salvador and Belize Sign Partial-Scope Trade Deal Covering 400 Tariff Lines

El Salvador and Belize have signed a Partial Scope Agreement covering around 400 tariff lines, a targeted goods deal that widens S…

Sem Refino: Federal Police Search Ex-Governor Cláudio Castro Again in Rio Fuel-Fraud Case

Brazil's Federal Police launched a second phase of Operation Sem Refino, again searching former Rio governor Cláudio Castro over a…

Brazil’s Fiscal Watchdog Warns the Fiscal Target Is Being Softened

Brazil's Senate-linked IFI says the government meets its fiscal target formally, through exclusions and the weakest legal result, …

Brazil Unemployment Fell in 13 of 27 States as the National Rate Held at 5.4%

IBGE's state breakdown showed Brazil's jobless rate fell in 13 of 27 federative units in the quarter to June 2026, with the nation…