Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Brazil: Dark Horse Probe Widens, Brava Upgraded, Ambipar Vote Delayed
Brazil's Supreme Court widened federal access to evidence on Dark Horse, the Bolsonaro film; Fitch lifted Brava to BB after Ecopet…
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Ecuador: Fruta del Norte Expansion to Reach 7,000 Tonnes a Day
Canada's Lundin Gold will lift processing at its Fruta del Norte gold mine to 7,000 tonnes a day within a year, backing record exp…
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Uruguay Central Bank Orders Banks to Warn Savers on Dollar Deposits
From October 1, Uruguayan banks must hand dollar savers a signed warning about exchange-rate risk — a push that lands as meat expo…
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Brazil’s Electoral Court Tightens Internet and AI Rules for 2026 Vote
The TSE's Resolution 23.755 now governs a campaign already on the air: an absolute deepfake ban, mandatory AI labels, a blackout o…
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Argentina approves US$365 million RIGI project to expand Mega gas complex
The government has approved a new US$365 million investment under the RIGI for Compañía Mega's gas liquids expansion in Neuquén an…
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Guyana grid expansion accelerates as power demand races toward 2030
Guyana is pouring record sums into its electricity grid as demand surges, with more than US$235 million in modernisation contracts…
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Chile’s First Private CEOL: US$70 Million Lithium-From-Waste Project
Chile has signed the state's first special lithium operating contract (CEOL) with an exclusively private company, Quiborax. The US…
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Chile Court Deals Kast 9-1 Defeat Over Free Disaster Reconnections
Chile's Constitutional Court on August 25 rejected, by nine votes to one, the Kast government's attempt to strike down a rule guar…
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Banxico Corrects Economy Ministry: Mexican FDI Fell 7.9% in H1 2026
Banxico's balance-of-payments report revised first-half 2026 foreign direct investment to a 7.9% annual fall, undercutting the rec…
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Why Africa doesn’t need to build frontier AI models first—Experts
Mustafa Ehsan has spent the past year turning something as unglamorous as a spreadsheet into an argument about where AI economics …
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Brazil Posts Deeper IPCA-15 Deflation as Itaipú Bonus Cuts Power Bills
Brazil's mid-month inflation fell 0.40% in August 2026, deeper than expected, as a US$170 million Itaipú dam bonus slashed electri…
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Two Workers Killed in YPF Vaca Muerta Accident at Rincón del Mangrullo
Two workers died after a severe decompression at YPF's Rincón del Mangrullo gas plant in Vaca Muerta, the second serious safety sc…
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Alert Group PBT jumps 128% as deposits surge 475% to N94.82 billion
Alert Group has more than doubled its profit before tax to N1.31 billion in the first half of 2026, representing a 127.8% year-on-…
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Comercio Partners Report: 10 Years of Money Market and Living Costs Part 6
In this part six of the Comercio Partners’ ‘10 Years of Money Market and Living Costs’ report, the focus shifts to the long-term s…
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Milei’s magic fades on Argentina’s slowing economic recovery
President Javier Milei’s Economists and analysts say economic revival is sputtering, with the recovery not only fading but becomin…
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EFCC offers whistleblowers 5% reward to uncover stolen Nigerian assets abroad
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on whistleblowers with information on Nigerian assets allegedly sto…
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DSS probes NFF over N17bn intervention fund
The Department of State Services has commenced investigations into the utilisation of the N17 billion intervention fund released b…
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Kingibe accuses Wike of taking FCT loans without National Assembly approval
Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has accused Nyesom Wike, FCT minister, of securing loans …
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Meta agrees to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle teen social media harm case
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a landmark lawsuit brought by multiple US states over allegations t…
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Ghana rejects MTN’s GHS20 million donation for xenophobia victims
The Government of Ghana has declined an offer from MTN Ghana to donate GHS20 million for Ghanaian victims of xenophobic attacks in…
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ThriveAgric records successful oversubscribed debut with ₦5.3 Billion commercial paper issuance
ThriveAgric, a leading technology-driven agricultural company has formally announced the successful debut of its commercial paper …
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Johnvents group publishes inaugural sustainability report, reinforcing commitment to responsible growth
Johnvents Group, a multinational agribusiness and manufacturing company operating across Africa, Asia and the UAE, today announced…
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VFD Microfinance Bank appoints Nonso Okoye as Managing Director
VFD Microfinance Bank has appointed seasoned banker Nonso Kenneth Okoye as its Managing Director. The post VFD Microfinance Bank a…
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Four Colombian Chefs Reach S.Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Final
Gastronomy & Talent Key Facts Finalists. Daniela Díaz Fuertes, Diana Pérez, Heisy Córdoba and Diego Ramírez reached the region…