Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Mexico Q1 FDI Rises 10.4% to $23.6bn as Nearshoring Defies Trade Tension
Mexico's first-quarter foreign direct investment climbed 10.4% to $23.591 billion, proving that corporate nearshoring commitments …
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Bolivia’s Currency Experiment: The Dollar Rate Slides Again
Bolivia ended a 15-year fixed exchange rate in June. Under the new managed regime, the official dollar rate has been sliding daily…
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Noboa Takes Ecuador’s Shopping List to China
Ecuador's President Noboa took a state visit to China spanning trade, mining investment and financing, and a bid to lift China's f…
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Kast Unveils a 30-Measure Plan to Fight Organized Crime in Chile
Chile's presidential frontrunner José Antonio Kast unveiled ACOT, a package of more than 30 measures against organized crime, from…
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Chile Green-Lights US$2.9 Billion in New Investment Projects in July
Chile's environmental regulator approved 22 investment projects worth US$2,887 million in July, led by mining and energy, includin…
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Copper’s Record Run Hands Chile a Windfall as Cochilco Lifts Its Forecast
Chile's Cochilco raised its 2026 copper price forecast to US$5.95 a pound as prices hit records, a windfall for a country whose bu…
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Uruguay Bets on Green Power to Win an AI Data Centre
Uruguay's state telecom Antel will build a US$70 million AI data centre in Canelones, betting its near-100% renewable electricity …
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Bogotá Philharmonic Plays a Free Concert on August 13
Bogotá · Music Key Facts Date & time Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. Venue Auditorio Mario Laserna, Universidad de los…
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Argentina Moves to Bar Its Own Officials From the ‘Inocencia Fiscal II’ Tax Deal
Argentina's 'Inocencia Fiscal II' bill aims to coax hidden 'mattress dollars' into the open, and the government now wants to bar o…
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Argentina Wins Back EU Market Access for Its Poultry
Argentina regains EU market access for poultry from August 17 after a February bird-flu ban, reopening a growing export ahead of a…
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Los Azules Could Make Argentina a Copper Player at Last
Los Azules, a US$2.7 billion copper project in San Juan backed by Stellantis and Rio Tinto's Nuton, could finally make Argentina a…
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Argentina LNG Nears the Moment of Truth on a US$20 Billion Bet
Argentina LNG, a roughly US$20 billion plan to turn Vaca Muerta gas into exports, is nearing a final investment decision by end-20…
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Zoé Brings Its Concert to Cinemex Screens Across Mexico
Mexico · Music Key Facts Premiere date September 17, 2026, exclusively at Cinemex locations across Mexico. Ticket sales Begin Augu…
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A Free Peruvian Coffee Festival Brings Eight Regions to Lima
Lima · Food & Drink Dates: Thursday, August 27 through Sunday, August 30, 2026. Venue: Pasaje Los Pintores, Parque Kenned…
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Medellín Hosts a Charity Concert Donation Drive
Medellín · Music Key Facts Event name “Colombia, Medellín te quiere” — a charity concert and donation drive. Date & time Satur…
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Vitru Posts 31.5% Jump in Adjusted Q2 Profit
Brazilian digital educator Vitru grew second-quarter adjusted profit by nearly a third, outpacing the broader market, though a sta…
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Banco Pine Q2 Profit Doubles to US$32.6 Million
Banco Pine's Q2 2026 net profit nearly doubled to R$165.7 million, driven by credit growth and higher margins, while credit provis…
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Bradesco launches corporate crypto custody as Brazil rules tighten
Brazil's largest private bank is offering digital asset safekeeping for institutions, a move timed to capitalize on new central ba…
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StoneX to Buy Brazil's Banco Travelex to Expand FX Reach
StoneX Group is acquiring Banco Travelex to offer direct local banking and payment services to corporate clients in Brazil, reduci…
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Brazil June Services Volume Flat, Signaling Q2 Cooldown
Brazil's June services volume stagnated, reinforcing a Q2 slowdown and supporting the Central Bank's rate cut to 14.00%. The post …
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Brazil Agribusiness Insolvency Filings Jump 22% on Serasa Data
Serasa Experian reported a 21.9% rise in agribusiness insolvency filings in Q1 2026, with rural producers leading the increase. Th…
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Brazil’s National Logistics Plan Bets US$240 Billion on Getting the Country Moving
Brazil's new National Logistics Plan charts US$240 billion of transport investment through 2050, aiming to shift cargo off trucks …
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How Colombia’s De la Espriella Is Staffing His New Government
Colombia's President De la Espriella is staffing his new government by decree, naming a tax chief at DIAN and directors for the pr…
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Grupo Frontera to Play a Free Concert in Downtown Guadalajara on September 15
Guadalajara · Music Key Facts Free show Grupo Frontera plays a free concert in downtown Guadalajara. Exact date Tuesday, September…