Emerging Markets

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, …

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…

Meta agrees to pay up to $18bn in settlement over social media harms to children

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle a landmark multistate lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram read mo…

FG, Amaechi back call for greater investment in women’s health

The Federal Government and Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers State Governor, have thrown their weight behind calls for increased inves…

BREAKING: CSCS to slash retail lien fees, scrap family transfer charges in fresh pricing review

Nigeria's Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) is set to roll out a fresh round of pricing changes that will cut lien fees fo…

CSCS to slash retail lien fees, scrap family transfer charges in fresh pricing review

Nigeria's Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) is set to roll out a fresh round of pricing changes that will cut lien fees fo…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

FAAN denies banning Uber, Bolt amid claims of airport taxi monopoly

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has denied banning Uber, Bolt and other e-hailing platforms from operating at its…

Why Africa’s entrepreneurs struggle to turn ideas into wealth – Stakeholders

Africa’s entrepreneurs are struggling to turn viable business ideas into due to lack of reliable mechanisms connecting people with…

RAMCO is the best thing to happen to Nigeria’s electricity sector — Fayose

…REA MD says RAMCO will unlock fresh capital for sustainable renewable assets …FG targets up to 6,500MW generation by …

FG seeks stronger university-NASENI partnership to commercialise research

The Federal Government has called for stronger collaboration between Nigerian universities and the National Agency for Science and…

FG to end wasteful foreign scholarships, unveils N365m prize for tertiary research

The Federal Government has announced plans to end what it described as wasteful foreign scholarship arrangements and redirect publ…

Alleged Crypto Fraud: Court grants man N500 million bail in AUD$8.4m, US$3.6m case

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted N500 million bail to Usie Otukpa Osang in an AUD$8,427,330.83 and US$3,639,46…

Africa to add 3 million health workers by 2035 amid 6 million shortage risk

African health ministers have endorsed the Africa Health Workforce Agenda 2026–2035, committing to plan, educate, employ and retai…

Talstack expands HR technology offering with time off module

Talstack is expanding with the introduction of Time Off, a leave management module built to help organisations manage leave reques…

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, …