Emerging Markets

Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals

The number of Argentine residents leaving the country in July fell 21.2% year on year, to 1.22 million people, according to the in…

MercoPress · 4d ago · Brazil

Buenos Aires Times · 4d ago · Argentina

Argentina’s ‘lost decade’ – formal private employment still at 2016 levels

Companies have cut back on their hiring and the search for staff has fallen to its lowest levels in the past year; Surveys warn ab…

Music veteran Dolly Parton dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the American country music star whose career spanned nearly six decades across music, film, television and business,…

Dolly Parton: Country legend who turned rags into gold, dies at 80

Dolly Parton, who turned rags into a coat of many colours and wore it to the stars, has died in read more Dolly Parton: Country le…

Dominican Republic Tourism Push: Fitpar Honor and Luxury Hotels

The Dominican Republic will be guest-partner country of honor at FITPAR 2026 in Asunción on 16-18 October. The role comes as the c…

El Salvador Submarine Cable Consultancy Tender Opens With CAF

CAF opened a tender for technical, economic, financial and regulatory studies supporting SIGET, with bids due 4 September 2026. Th…

Chevron Panama Solar Project Breaks Ground at Colón Fuel Terminal

Chevron laid the first stone for a 4.03 MWp solar plant at its Bahía Las Minas fuel terminal in Colón on 20 August 2026. Built wit…

Panama Hotel Investment: Mercan Unveils US$200 Million in Projects

Portugal's Mercan Group launched two Panama City developments worth over US$200 million, its first hotel venture in the country. S…

Paraguay Sets Labor Equity Roadmap with 2030 Targets

The Ministry of Labor presented the Estrategia Nacional Tripartita de Equidad Laboral 2026-2030 on 24 August 2026, the country's f…

Paraguay Faces Fiscal Crossroads as Deficit Cap Slips to 2028

Paraguay projects deficits of 3.2% of GDP in 2026 and up to 3.9% in 2027, returning to the 1.5% legal cap only in 2028. Economist …

Paraguay Exports Reach 43 New Destinations in Seven Months

Paraguay sent 75 products to 43 new destinations between January and July 2026, and eight products entered world markets for the f…

Corpus Christi Dam Floated at US$5 Billion for Paraná River

A representative of the Comisión Mixta del Río Paraná floated a US$5 billion price tag for the binational Corpus Christi dam, with…

Uruguay Beef Europe Sales at 10-Year High as EU Suspends Brazil

The EU confirmed it will suspend Brazilian beef, offal, fish and honey imports from 3 September 2026 over antimicrobial growth-pro…

MTN Group eyes banking licences as lending becomes its next big bet

Africa’s largest telecoms operator, MTN Group, is exploring banking licences in select markets as it considers expanding its lendi…

FG trains 500 women, youths in Ogun to boost vegetable production

The Federal Government has trained 500 women and youths in Ogun State on modern vegetable production techniques as part of read mo…

Tax Ombud’s drive to increase compliance gets NBA support

Nigerian lawyers have reaffirmed the pivotal role of taxation as a major source of government revenue for infrastructure developme…

Moniepoint pulls plug on MonieWorld after 14 months, refocuses on Nigeria, Kenya

Moniepoint is winding down MonieWorld, its UK-based remittance business, just 14 months after launch, in a strategic retreat from …

Moniepoint winds down UK remittance business MonieWorld

Moniepoint Inc. has announced plans to transition its UK-based remittance business, MonieWorld, as the fintech group redirects cap…

How Carlos Baleba’s arrival could transform Man United’s midfield

Manchester United have completed the signing of Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba from Brighton in a deal worth £70 million, addin…

Customs names Olusola Salako Acting Controller of Lilypond Export Command

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command, has named Deputy Comptroller Olusola Salako as its Acting Customs Area…

Telecoms giant MTN eyes banking licences as it pushes deeper into lending

Africa’s largest telecoms operator MTN Group is exploring banking licences in select markets as the company looks to expand …

Victoria Island to deliver 602 new homes in 2026 amid rising Lagos rents

Victoria Island is expected to deliver more than 602 residential units in 2026 as developers continue to expand housing supply acr…

Universal Insurance drags NAICOM to court, secures leave to challenge licence revocation

Universal Insurance Plc has commenced legal action against the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) following the revocation of …

Nigeria, Ghana drive MTN’s cash flow rebound as funds return to Johannesburg

MTN Group sees financial recovery as Nigeria and Ghana emerge as major contributors to the South African telecom giant’s cash read…