Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Moody’s turns positive on Nigeria as reserves strengthen, affirms B3 rating
Moody’s has revised Nigeria’s sovereign outlook to “positive” from “stable”, citing stronger foreign exchange reserves and better-…
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How to make the media talk about your brand
Getting people to talk about your brand can significantly enhance your brand’s visibility, establish authority, and boost sales. L…
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Lagos hospitality firm Grubspot prioritizes margins over top-line growth
Lagos-based catering and food brand Grubspot is transitioning from a founder-dependent startup to a systems-driven enterprise, hig…
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Royale Artelier scales cross-border operations following founder's UK relocation
Nigerian fashion enterprise Royale Artelier is scaling its international operations and transitioning from bespoke tailoring to bu…
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Nigerian tier-two banks improve margins as bad loans rise
Half-year results show Nigeria’s mid-tier lenders are driving down operating costs and boosting profitability, but patchy disclosu…
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US secures majority control of Venezuelan crude output in new joint venture
Washington has secured a 55 percent stake in the output of a newly formed Venezuelan oil venture, a move that significantly expand…
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Ghana developer Devtraco Plus targets Nigerian capital for Accra real estate
Ghanaian developer Devtraco Plus has launched a campaign to attract high-net-worth Nigerian investors to Accra's property market, …
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Temiloluwa Bayode: How a Nigerian PR expert is building an eight-figure creative business
In Nigeria’s growing creative economy, public relations is increasingly moving beyond publicity and media coverage into bran…
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How Akeula Omogbolahan is changing the face of tailoring business in Nigeria
A new generation of Nigerian fashion entrepreneurs is emerging from a changing tailoring industry, and at the centre of that read …
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US Secures Majority Control of 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil Reserves
The agreement promises to more than double US petroleum reserves and inject $100 billion into Venezuela, though private investors …
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Xenophobia: SA-based Nigerian lawyer commends FG’s evacuation efforts, urges further action
  A South Africa-based Nigerian lawyer, Ugochukwu Anyiam, has called on the Federal Government to intensity efforts to evacua…
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WhatsApp to start charging businesses for customer replies from October
Businesses that rely on WhatsApp to communicate with customers will face a new operating cost from October 1, 2026, as read more W…
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EFCC extradites two Nigerians to US over alleged sextortion of teenagers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigerians, Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and …
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The US waives beef tariffs for Brazil and Paraguay, but not for Argentina and Uruguay
US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on August 26 temporarily waiving tariffs on imports of up to 300,000 tonnes of lea…
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Tinubu orders forensic audit of IPPIS, federal agencies over ‘fake’ entities
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee an…
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Vatican warns states struggle to regulate concentrated artificial intelligence power
Pope Leo XIV’s warning about the concentration of artificial intelligence in the hands of a few major players signals growing inst…
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Saudi Arabia limits new businesses to recruit only 5 expats in foreign hiring crackdown
….businesses operational for more than two years can hire 50 foreign workers Saudi Arabian authorities have introduced a vis…
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Nigeria allocates N365 million to fund and commercialize academic research
The Nigerian government has launched a N365 million national research prize that rewards commercial viability alongside academic r…
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Canada raises study permit funds requirement to C$23,448 from September 1
Canada will increase the financial requirement for international students applying for study permits from September 1, 2026, with …
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Nigerian equities rally continues with N1.38 trillion gains as FTSE Russell lift sentiment
The Nigerian equities market extended its rebound on Friday, August 28, 2026, delivering its strongest single-session gain in thre…
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Ecuador orders investment fund administrators to raise capital buffers
Ecuador’s financial regulator has mandated higher capital requirements for 119 investment funds and trust administrators, a move e…
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ANTT Clears Auction of Brazil’s 733-Kilometre Minas-Rio Rail Corridor
Brazil’s land transport regulator has approved the auction of a key freight railway, setting a precedent for transitioning existin…
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Uruguay Wants a Beef Market in Vietnam as Mercosur Opens Trade Talks
URUGUAY · TRADE Key Facts —What happened: Mercosur and Vietnam held their first in-person round of trade talks, led on …
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Rio Santos Dumont Airport Reopens After Jet Skid Disrupts Key Domestic Shuttle
A business jet skidding off the runway at Rio’s Santos Dumont Airport halted operations for hours, highlighting the operational fr…