Emerging Markets

CBN cuts one-year T-bill rate by 44bps as N3.63 trillion bids chase N500 billion offer

At the primary market auction on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cut the one-year stop rate by 44 ba…

Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds

Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that i…

West Africa records highest air travel tax burden in Africa at $110 per passenger

West Africa has the highest average tax on air passengers in Africa, with travellers paying about $110 per departure, according to…

Lagos developers lament rising costs, warn buyers and tenants will pay more

Real estate developers, investment analysts and a quantity surveyor have said that rising land prices, construction materials, lab…

BREAKING: OPay plans listing on Nigerian Exchange

Fintech giant OPay is planning to list its shares on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Nairametrics has learnt, in what could become on…

Malami unveils 600-member ADC campaign council in Kebbi, calls for unity

Abubakar Malami, SAN, the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has inaugurated the Director-General …

Colombia’s Peso Slides Past 3,100 per Dollar: What It Means for Expats

Money: Colombia Key Facts —The TRM fixing in force on Thursday 27 August is 3,118.24 pesos per dollar, up 1.19 percent from Wednes…

LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Thursday, August 27, 2026

The Short Version In short: Your LatAm expat and nomad daily guide for Thursday, August 27. Buenos Aires’s city airport reop…

Your Brazilian Power Bill Just Dropped: The Itaipú Bonus Explained

Money: Brazil Key Facts —Brazil’s mid-month inflation gauge, the IPCA-15, fell 0.40 percent in August, the first monthly def…

MTN seeks Nigerian buyers for 30% IHS stake worth up to $1.1 billion

MTN Group is seeking local investors to acquire a 30% stake in IHS Nigeria as part of conditions attached to its acquisition of IH…

FG laments Benin-Asaba road gridlock, to terminate contract over inefficiency

David Umahi, Minister of Works, has appealed to the concessionaire handling the Benin-Asaba road to immediately write to the Feder…

Nigeria’s corporate rewards economy hits N150bn as non-cash incentives surge

Nigeria’s corporate rewards economy has moved more than N150 billion in non-cash reward value over the past decade, with activity …

South Africa’s tourist arrival surges 17% in July despite xenophobia attacks

The number of foreign arrivals at South Africa’s ports rose 17.3% month on month to more than 1.27-million in July, read more Sout…

Nigeria’s 2026 Decommissioning and Abandonment Regulations: What upstream operators, investors and lenders need to know

Introduction Decommissioning and abandonment are related but distinct end-of-life obligations in upstream petroleum operations. De…

FTSE Russell may reclassify Nigeria back to Frontier Market

FTSE Russell may reclassify Nigeria back to “Frontier Market” status. The likelihood of this reclassification of the n…

FAAN clears Bolt to resume e-hailing services at airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has cleared Bolt to resume e-hailing services at FAAN-managed airports following …

BREAKING: FTSE Russell to proceed with Nigeria’s reclassification to Frontier Market status

Global index provider FTSE Russell is set to proceed with the reclassification of Nigeria from “Unclassified” to “Frontier Market”…

Morgan Stanley Sees Argentina as the Next Mining Frontier

Morgan Stanley says the Argentina mining investment case has changed, with more than US$50 billion of projects identified. Courts,…

Haddad Makes Brazil’s Tax Reform a São Paulo Campaign Fight

Haddad used a radio interview in Ourinhos to make Brazil's tax reform a campaign issue. His targets were Flávio Bolsonaro and Tarc…

Argentina LNG Project Reaches Río Negro’s Coastal Towns

YPF and Río Negro took the Argentina LNG project to Sierra Grande and San Antonio Oeste this week. Local firms were told what the …

Argentina Bank Delinquency Is the Highest in Latin America

Household loan arrears in Argentina stood at 12.8% in June 2026. That is more than double a year earlier and the highest ratio in …

Brazil Sets 1 September Vote on Blusinhas Tax Measure

Senate President Davi Alcolumbre pledged a committee vote on 1 September. The rule lapses on 8 September, restoring a 20 percent d…

Brazil Senate Set to Vote Redata Data Center Tax Bill by September 4

Brazil's Senate has scheduled the Redata data center tax bill for its August 31 to September 4 voting week. The regime offers five…

Lula Presses Brazil’s Senate on the Critical Minerals Bill

Brazil's Senate has sat on a critical minerals law since May. Lula met congressional leaders on August 26 and got it onto the agen…