Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Codelco and Pucobre Seal US$870 Million Tovaku Copper Alliance
Chile's state copper giant Codelco and mid-tier miner Pucobre have formed Minera Puntilla to develop the US$870 million Tovaku pro…
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AI, citizen monitors raise stakes for INEC ahead of 2027 presidential election
Artificial intelligence and citizen-led election monitoring are poised to fundamentally change the dynamics of Nigeria’s 2027 pres…
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Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands; Deadline: 06-Oct-2026
The Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands offers exceptional future leaders from the Falkland Islands the opportunity to pursue a…
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State police will address gaps in Nigeria’s centralised policing system – Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has said that the Federal Government’s proposed state police reform ai…
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PM Burnham on taxes, “I won't be unrealistic, and people need to understand that”
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested tax rises could be on the cards in the coming Autumn Budget, warning “I won’t be unreali…
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Crude oil sheds nearly $9 as Iran, Oman work to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The price of Brent crude has fallen by nearly $9 per barrel in the past seven days, representing a decline of about 9.6%, as renew…
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Bolivia deploys troops against blockades over a decree its own government wants repealed
Bolivia's government deployed military and police units on Tuesday in the municipality of Yapacaní, in Santa Cruz department, ahea…
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Peru Export Record Fuels Tech, AI and Automation Supplier Boom
Peru exported US$45.13 billion between January and May 2026, up 37 per cent, and the boom is opening a large market for technology…
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Latin America News Roundup: Canal Engine, Nicaragua Reform, IHRA
ECLAC says the Panama Canal is still carrying the country's growth, projected at 4.4 per cent in 2026. In Nicaragua, evangelical p…
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Central America Business: IFX Bets US$400 Million on AI Data Centres
Data-centre operator IFX announced more than US$400 million in Latin American investment and a new corporate identity. The United …
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Chinese car brands squeeze Nissan, GM and Volkswagen in Mexico
Chinese car brands are taking ground from Nissan, General Motors and Volkswagen in Mexico, even after a 50% import tariff. The shi…
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Brazil shorts: Embraer’s self-landing jet, Haddad on Enel, security PEC
Brazil shorts for Wednesday: Embraer's Phenom 300EV became the first light jet certified with an emergency autoland system. Fernan…
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Guaraní surge pits Paraguay’s exporters against the central bank
Paraguay's exporters' chamber has turned on the central bank over a dollar down nearly 20% in a year. On the same day, doctors ext…
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Venezuela’s Chavismo Blocks Dollarization Push as Power Cuts Bite
Venezuela's chavista-led National Assembly has moved to shut down a legislative push to dollarize the economy, stripping deputy An…
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Caiado Asks Supreme Court to Lift Secrecy on Master, INSS Probes
Ronaldo Caiado used a nationally televised interview to appeal to Brazil's Supreme Court to lift the secrecy shielding the Banco M…
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Brazil Opens US$1.36 Billion Credit for Tariff-Hit Exporters
Brazil will channel US$1.36 billion in new financing to exporters hit by US tariffs under the Brasil Soberano plan. The provisiona…
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Brazil’s CVM Orders Oncoclínicas Tender Offer for Minorities
Brazil's securities regulator has ordered shareholder Centaurus to launch a tender offer for Oncoclínicas minority shares, in a ca…
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SureGifts Launches ‘Beyond Cash’ report as Nigeria’s corporate rewards economy hits ₦150 Billion
Twice as much reward value has been issued since the start of 2024 as during the entire preceding decade, while 79.1% of redemptio…
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Naira trades at N1,838/£1 against British pound as traders await US inflation data
Nigerian Naira shed slight value against the British Pound in the Nigerian market (both NFEM and parallel). The post Naira trades …
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Caputo to Unveil Economic Measures as Argentina Faces Arrears Crisis
Economy Minister Luis Caputo holds a press conference at 10:00 on Wednesday 26 August 2026 at the Palacio de Hacienda to announce …
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Brazil Overtakes Mexico as Latin America’s Top FDI Destination in 2026
Brazil received US$46.99 billion of foreign direct investment in the first half of 2026, about US$12 billion more than Mexico's re…
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Oil Slides as Iran-Oman Talks Fuel Hopes of Strait of Hormuz Reopening
Oil prices fell for a second straight session on Wednesday 26 August 2026 as Iran and Oman discussed a temporary joint shipping co…
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Chile GDP Flat in Second Quarter, Joint-Weakest in the OECD
Chile's economy stagnated in the second quarter of 2026, posting zero growth and a year-on-year contraction. The figures landed in…
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Bolivia Swears In New Economy Minister as YPFB Owes US$1.056bn to Traders
President Rodrigo Paz swore in Christian Morales Burgos as Bolivia's new economy minister and told him to keep negotiating with th…