Emerging Markets

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…

Costa Rica Opens Legal Status Window for Thousands of Long-Resident Migrants

From September 1, Costa Rica's DGME accepts applications for a two-year renewable status for Nicaraguans, Cubans, Venezuelans and …

Buenos Aires Times · 2d ago · Argentina

'Mature' Franco Colapinto extends contact with Alpine through 2027

Argentina drier, first national to race in Formula One since Gaston Mazzacane at the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix, says he feels "ve…

Nigeria’s $5 billion swap: What it is, what it costs, and what Abuja isn’t saying

BusinessDay carried a story on August 24 raising fresh questions about the $5 billion Total Return Swap (TRS) the National Assembl…

Billionaire Dangote family office set for 2027 expansion as investment hub

The family office of Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, is preparing for a major expansion in 2027 as it takes shape as an in…

CBN’s OMO reopening tests the price of government domestic borrowing

Nigeria’s growing reliance on domestic borrowing to finance government spending has reduced its exposure to foreign-currency…

MTN Group appoints Ikenna Ikeme as Executive for Group Regulatory Affairs

MTN Group has announced the appointment of Ikenna Ikeme, the current General Manager of Regulatory Affairs at MTN Nigeria, as Exec…

Fintech firm demands CBN, IGP’s intervention over N750m frozen funds

Kudiwave Technologies Limited has demanded the immediate intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Kayode Egbetokun, I…

Shareholders fault MediPlan as REPRU misses recapitalisation target

Shareholders of Royal Exchange Plc have frowned at the inability of MediPlan Healthcare Limited to recapitalise Royal Exchange Pr…

Chile Finishes Its Index Overhaul and Hands the Keys to MSCI

The nuam index convergence is complete on paper, and MSCI takes over Chile's two headline stock indices on 1 September 2026. The p…

Panama Unveils Nation Brand to Draw Tourists and Investors

The Panama nation brand was presented on August 26 as Panamá, Anfitrión del Mundo. Promtur budgeted US$6.5 million over two years …

Afri Invoice woos Monnify, Flutterwave, Interswitch investors for Africa e-invoicing push

Afri Invoice Nigeria Limited has opened a strategic investment round as it seeks to attract investors who backed some of read more…

Panama Free Zone Investment Shifts to Tech, Services, Property

Panama free zone investment is tilting toward services and high technology. The latest approvals show what the Ley 32 regime is no…

Brazil’s Supreme Court Halts Bahia Shift of BRB Judicial Deposits

Justice Luiz Fux barred Bahia's court from shifting judicial deposits away from BRB for 90 days. He cited a serious systemic risk …

Costa Rica Signs Emergency Decree for Nine Rain-Hit Cantons

Executive Decree 45910-MP names nine cantons on the Caribbean slope and northern plains. The Costa Rica emergency decree opens the…

Costa Rica Reserves 10% of Subsidised Homes for Police Officers

A cooperation agreement between three state bodies reserves up to 10 percent of social housing slots for active officers. The Cost…

Cisneros Group’s US$ 1 Billion Venezuela Fund Steers Clear of Oil

A fund called Intrépida targets US$ 1 billion to invest in Venezuela. Two thirds is already committed, and hydrocarbons and mining…

SUNU Assurances clears recapitalisation hurdle, targets growth as insurance revenue surges 41%

SUNU Assurances Nigeria Plc has successfully cleared the insurance industry’s recapitalisation hurdle, strengthening its capital b…

NERC says Nigeria’s power tariff was Africa’s cheapest in 2025

Nigeria recorded the lowest average electricity tariff among 14 selected African countries in 2025, with an average allowed end-us…

Venezuela Bets Oil Investment on Light Crude, Not the Orinoco

Venezuela is famous for extra-heavy oil, yet its energy ministry now says exploration effort is going to lighter barrels. The reas…

El Salvador Executed Just 27.98% of Public Investment by June

El Salvador public investment executed US$786.52 million of a US$2,815.47 million annual programme by the end of June 2026. The sh…

OPay plans NGX listing as $4bn US IPO ambitions gather pace

OPay, one of Nigeria’s largest fintech companies, is planning to list its shares on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), potentially givin…

Pecém Terminal Reshapes Fuel Supply in Brazil’s Northeast

Grupo Dislub Equador is finishing a US$124 million fuel terminal at the Pecém port complex in Ceará. It aims to cover a fifth of N…

Interswitch reinforces infrastructure-led approach to Africa’s fintech growth

Interswitch Group has reinforced its commitment to building the infrastructure required to enable sustainable financial innovation…