Emerging Markets

Tranzmit, Yellow Card target faster USA-Nigeria payments with stablecoin settlement

Tranzmit Payment Services, the payments subsidiary of U.S.-based Tranzmit Corporation, has integrated Yellow Card’s Payments API t…

FG, Adamawa strengthen partnership to grow livestock industry

The Federal Government and Adamawa State Government have pledged to deepen their partnership in the livestock sector with a focus …

Brazil Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.3% as Jobs Hit a Record

Brazil's jobless rate fell to 5.3% in the three months through July, with employment at a record 103.3 million. XP has already tri…

Brazil’s Votorantim Hands Nexa Control to Sweden’s Boliden

Votorantim has agreed to give up control of zinc producer Nexa Resources. It takes Boliden stock rather than cash, and keeps no di…

Venezuela Ranks Second in US Crude Oil Imports for 18 Straight Weeks

Venezuelan crude oil has ranked second among US suppliers for 18 straight weeks. The volumes, the buyers and the licences behind t…

Argentina Debt Relief Bills Blocked in Chamber of Deputies

Argentine deputies fell short of the majority needed to debate household debt bills on August 26. Industry then warned that 12 per…

Brazil’s current account deficit widens to US$8.11 billion in July

Brazil's current account deficit widened to US$8.11 billion in July, more than forecast. The central bank also sold US$1 billion s…

Nigeria’s fiber market takes off as FTTx subscribers rise 80,000 in three months

Nigeria’s fiber broadband market is accelerating, with Fiber-to-the-X (FTTx) subscriptions rising by about 77,985 in three months,…

LAWMA seals market, targets 24 facilities in Lekki axis over waste violations

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has identified 24 markets, commercial and institutional facilities across the Ajah-Le…

Anchoria Capital Group Secures SEC Nod to Operate as HoldCo, Opens Abuja Office

Anchoria Capital Group (ACG) has secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to function as a non-operating…

MTN, Dubai tycoon strike deal to build $6bn AI data centre network across Africa

MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecom operator, is partnering with Dubai-based investor Tarek Al Ashram to develop a 150-megawatt AI…

What a decade of fund returns tells young Nigerians about starting early

Close to 74% of Nigeria’s population is under 24, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a statistic that says…

Lagos businesses get new power option as Elektron readies 40mw plant

Elektron Energy is preparing to switch on a 40-megawatt power plant in Victoria Island, giving businesses in one of Lagos’s …

FCMB supports peak performer leadership summit for 1,000 young Nigerians

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) supported and participated in The Peak Performer Emerging Leaders’ Summit 2026, which brought toge…

Sahara Power bets $12m on Lagos grid with new 12mw plant

…Plant to come online first quarter 2027 Sahara Power Enterprise Group, Africa’s largest privately held power company, broke…

MoMo PSB appoints former Flutterwave COO Bode Abifarin as CEO

MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB), the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, has appointed Bode Abifarin as its Managing Director …

SunTrust Bank deepens technology investment as it celebrates decade of operations

SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited has marked its 10th anniversary with renewed optimism for the future following the successful comple…

Mumuzinho Tops Belo Horizonte’s Weekend With a Downtown Samba Night

Mumuzinho headlines Belo Horizonte's weekend at Espaço Popular on August 28, leading a cultural agenda that includes Chico Lobo an…

U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica Says Tourist Visa Appointments Continue Unchanged

The U.S. Embassy in San José clarified that tourist and business visa appointments are unaffected by the worldwide pause on immigr…

Colombia’s Restaurant Scene Widens Its Footprint on 50 Best Discovery

Colombia counts 22 restaurants on 50 Best Discovery, with chef Catalina Vélez's Domingo in Cali among the newest additions to the …

Mexico City’s Medieval Festival Expo Fills a September Weekend in La Condesa

The Expo Festival Medieval returns to Mexico City on September 26–27 at the Hotel Andaz in La Condesa, with jousting, markets, wor…

Rwanda maintains hawkish stance, raises rates to near 17-year high

Rwanda’s central bank has raised its key interest rate to 8.75 percent, its highest level since 2009, as policymakers step read mo…

Panama Ranks First Worldwide for Expats as New Research Backs Moving Now

Panama tops the InterNations Expat Insider 2026 ranking of 31 destinations, leading on working abroad and personal finance, as new…

NLNG Train 7 to raise Nigeria’s cooking gas capacity by 50%

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Train 7 project will add 50 percent to Nigeria’s cooking gas capacity when completed, according rea…