Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Gold and Silver Slip as US Inflation Runs Warm
Gold futures eased on Wednesday while silver held firmer, as firmer US inflation and real yields pressured non-yielding havens. La…
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Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Thursday, August 27, 2026
Brazil's B3 opens with Copom bets, PNAD jobs data, and USD/BRL levels in focus. Live setup for foreign investors positioning befor…
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LatAm Pre-Open — Thursday, August 27, 2026
LatAm pre-open: the dollar firms as Brazil payrolls, Mexico trade and Chile jobs land. Read the regional tape before the bell on A…
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Bitcoin at US$79,027, Solana Jumps 5.76%: Crypto Wrap
Bitcoin settled at US$79,027, while Solana gained 5.76% and Ethereum rose 2.58%. A hot US inflation print and stablecoin dominance…
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Oddone Sees Uruguay Fiscal Outlook Improving, 2.1% Growth in 2027
Uruguay's economy minister projected fiscal improvement and faster growth for 2027, leaning on new budget revenue tools and a July…
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Dominican Republic Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
President Luis Abinader announced the adoption at the Sixth Latin American Forum against Antisemitism in Santo Domingo and pledged…
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ECLAC: Panama Canal Economy Still the Engine as Growth Seen at 4.4%
The UN economic commission projects Panama will grow 4.4% in 2026 and 4.6% in 2027, roughly double the Latin American average, wit…
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El Salvador Food Inflation Falls to Region’s Second-Lowest in July
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices in El Salvador rose 2.49 per cent in the year to July, down from 3.02 per cent in June, the…
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Guatemala Maps 924 Vulnerable Settlements as Enade Targets Homicides
Guatemala's RAI registry has mapped 924 informal settlements in nine of ten urban nodes, and the Enade business summit proposed cu…
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US Backs Honduras Energy Reform as Liberal Deputies Split on Bill
US chargée d'affaires Colleen Hoey met Congress president Tomás Zambrano to reaffirm backing for the Honduras energy reform, as th…
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IFX Data Centers Get US$400 Million AI Upgrade Across the Region
IFX unveiled a new corporate identity and a plan to invest more than US$400 million in 2026-2027 to expand AI-ready data centers, …
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Haddad Doubts Enel Will Keep Its São Paulo Power Concession
Fernando Haddad, former finance minister and the PT candidate for São Paulo governor, said he doubts the federal government will r…
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Japanese Delegation Tours Paraguay Tannery Eyeing Leather Investment
A Japanese business delegation visited the Cencoprod Ltda. Paraguay tannery in Villa Hayes to explore investment in leather and an…
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Honduras CNBS Warns Public as Investment Fraud Schemes Proliferate
Honduras's banking regulator, the Honduras CNBS, issued a public alert on 25 August 2026 over proliferating fraudulent investment …
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Ex-Minister’s Prodeina Wins US$4.65 Million in School Food Contracts
Prodeina, a company founded by former agriculture minister Pablo Anliker, took 31 percent of El Salvador's US$15 million school fo…
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Petropar Fuel Price Hike Adds 300 Guaraníes per Liter Across All Fuels
Paraguay's state oil company Petropar raised every fuel price by 300 guaraníes per liter from 17 August 2026, blaming costly inter…
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Costa Rica Tariff of 12.5 Percent Holds Despite Friendly US Policy
A 12.5 percent US tariff has been in force on Costa Rican goods since 24 July 2026, imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of …
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Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort Opens After US$38 Million Transformation
The Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico, opened as a full-service Marriott after a US$38 million, nearly thr…
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Ambipar’s US$2 Billion Debt Vote Fails on Quorum, Reset for September 1
The creditors' meeting on Ambipar's judicial recovery plan was not installed for lack of quorum despite 95% of the unsecured class…
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Fitch Raises Brava Energia to BB After Ecopetrol’s US$1.2 Billion Takeover
Fitch raised Brava Energia to BB from BB-, and its national rating to AA+(bra), after Ecopetrol completed its US$1.2 billion takeo…
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Dark Horse: Dino Lets Federal Police Mine São Paulo Fraud Probe Files
Justice Flávio Dino authorized Brazil's Federal Police to use evidence seized in a São Paulo operation against the producer of Dar…
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Latin America Roundup: Puerto Rico Resort, Costa Rica Tariffs, Paraguay
This week's Latin America roundup: a US$38 million Marriott transformation in Puerto Rico, 12.5 percent US tariffs on Costa Rica, …
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Brazil: Dark Horse Probe Widens, Brava Upgraded, Ambipar Vote Delayed
Brazil's Supreme Court widened federal access to evidence on Dark Horse, the Bolsonaro film; Fitch lifted Brava to BB after Ecopet…
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Ecuador: Fruta del Norte Expansion to Reach 7,000 Tonnes a Day
Canada's Lundin Gold will lift processing at its Fruta del Norte gold mine to 7,000 tonnes a day within a year, backing record exp…