Emerging Markets

Colombia Security: Hardline Era Begins Amid Southwest Violence

A car bomb in Cauca, a drone attack in Tolima, and a decisive military operation mark Colombia's new hardline era. Here's what it …

Keiko Fujimori Government Starts Strong: 60% Approval, Pro-Market Team

Keiko Fujimori's new government starts with 60% approval and a pro-market finance team. Elmer Cuba's productivity push targets 4% …

Senegal wheat imports near one million tonnes as supplier race intensifies

Senegal · TRADE Key Facts —Import volume: Senegal imported 904,947 tonnes of soft wheat in 2024, according to the Natio…

CFA Franc Zone Cotton Output Drops for Second Straight Season in 2025/2026

CFA Zone · AGRICULTURE Key Facts —Second consecutive drop: The United States Department of Agriculture projects CFA fra…

Seriti and Etana deal shows South Africa’s electricity market transformation

South Africa · ENERGY Key Facts —First operating phase: Seriti Green’s Ummbila Emoyeni wind project began commercial op…

Nigeria Turns to Asia for Post-Harvest Loss Solutions

Nigeria · AGRICULTURE Key Facts —Annual losses: Nigeria loses an estimated ₦3.5 trillion worth of agricultural output a…

Guinea Bans Raw Gold Exports, Demands Local Refining

Guinea · MINING Key Facts —Export ban: President Mamadi Doumbouya announced in June 2026 that Guinea bans raw gold expo…

Tanzania-India trade hits $9 billion as strategic partnership deepens

Tanzania · TRADE Key Facts —Bilateral trade: Tanzania-India trade reached $9.02 billion in the 2025–26 financial year, …

Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, August 10, 2026

Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati with a knee injury, Brazil's Bia Ferreira wins World Boxing Cup gold, and Swiatek takes th…

Bitcoin Steady at US$64,845 as Brazil Targets Crypto Fraud

Bitcoin settled at US$64,845 on Sunday as a contested fork stalled. Brazil advanced rules to freeze suspicious transfers, while th…

Copper Drops 2.1% on China Jitters; Miners Diverge

The copper-tracking CPER fund fell 2.11% Friday, while Southern Copper jumped 3.12% and Freeport-McMoRan added 2.11%. Worries over…

Lithium Wrap: Albemarle Jumps 4.5%, SQM Dips as LIT ETF Climbs

Lithium producers diverged Friday: Albemarle surged 4.54% while SQM slipped 0.69% as the LIT ETF gained 2.21%. A tech-led Nasdaq r…

Iron Ore Wrap Aug 7: Vale Slips, CSN Sinks 5.2%

Vale's US shares dipped 0.07% as China steel demand worries overshadowed a Brazil rate cut. CSN Mineração tumbled 5.22% on Friday.…

Zinc Wrap Aug 7: Nexa Falls, Buenaventura Jumps

Zinc proxies diverged on Friday, August 7: Nexa Resources slipped 1.40% to US$14.10 while Buenaventura surged 4.88% to US$34.15. S…

Latin America Steel Wrap: Ternium Surges, Gerdau Dips

Ternium jumps 3.87% as steel tariffs bite, while Gerdau drops 1.98%. A concise, plain-English read on Latin American steel stocks …

Colombia’s 2027 Budget Reaches Congress With a US$9.5bn Gap

Colombia's 2027 national budget arrives with a COP 575.6 trillion total and a COP 30.2 trillion financing gap. Congress must fix t…

US Restarts Avocado Checks in Michoacan After Security Deal

The US has partially resumed avocado inspections in Michoacán after a three-day security suspension, restoring a trade worth billi…

São Paulo Confirms Second Wild Bird Flu Case of 2026

São Paulo confirmed its second avian influenza case of 2026 in a wild irerê duck at Ibirapuera park, but officials say it's isolat…

Panama Canal Deepens Draft to 48 Feet, Boosting Cargo Limits

The Panama Canal is raising its maximum draft to 48 feet from August 26, thanks to recovering Gatun Lake levels. Here's what it me…

South African Clothing Factories Lose Workers as Migrant Exodus Hits Newcastle

South Africa · ECONOMY Key Facts —Workforce losses: Three Newcastle factory owners told Reuters they lost between 12 an…

ATIDI Targets US$2 Billion Capital to Scale African Investment

Pan-African · FINANCE Key Facts —Capital target: ATIDI aims to double its capital to $2 billion over roughly two years,…

Seven Huambo Municipalities to Join Angola’s Public Electricity Grid

Angola · INFRASTRUCTURE Key Facts —New connections: Seven municipalities in Huambo province — Alto Hama, Londuimbali, L…

West African Banking Reform Creates a Two-Speed Integration in UMOA

Senegal · FINANCE Key Facts —New banking law: The Uniform Banking Law was adopted by UMOA finance ministers on 16 June …

Banco Falabella Launches a Zero-Fee Online Account in Chile

Digital Banking Key Facts —The account. Banco Falabella is promoting a current account with zero monthly maintenance, opened…