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Nigeria's new Personal Pension Plan targets informal sector capital
The National Pension Commission has introduced a voluntary Personal Pension Plan to capture savings from Nigeria's vast informal w…
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BusinessDay 26th Aug 2026
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WORLD IN BRIEF:Canada hits US with 50% tariffs, China rejects Iran sanctions, Tanzania VP resigns and other stories
Canada retaliates with 50% tariffs as US trade war escalates Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent read mor…
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Reforms fail to lift Nigeria’s manufacturing beyond 9% GDP in 10 years
Nigeria’s manufacturing sector has remained trapped in single-digit contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Produc…
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Techint Executive Confirms Near $1 Million Cash Payment to Former Argentine Official
A former administrative director of the Techint Group testified that he delivered nearly $1 million in cash to a government offici…
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New assessment rules: FG mandates digital CA portals for WAEC, NECO
The federal government has rolled out uniform continuous assessment (CA) guidelines that compel the West African Examinations Coun…
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Rodríguez Says Venezuela Exchange Rate Gap Fell to 12.3 Percent
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said the Venezuela exchange rate gap fell to 12.3 percent and oil output exceeded 1.23 million ba…
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Brazil Police Raid Municipal Offices in Banco Master Pension Probe
Federal Police raided Campo Grande's municipal pension institute, a city secretariat and suspects' homes over roughly US$233,000 i…
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Bolivia Ends Diesel Subsidy for Large Consumers as YPFB Admits Crisis
YPFB admitted a structural crisis as Bolivia ended the diesel subsidy for large consumers, roughly doubling the price to about US$…
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BTG Pactual Gets Green Light to Trade Natural Gas in Colombia
BTG Pactual confirmed on 24 August 2026 that it received authorization to trade natural gas in Colombia. The same week, Minerva In…
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Colombia Quake Insurance Claims Triple as Court Weighs Pension Reform
Fasecolda reported 36,415 claims from the 10 August 2026 earthquake, with an estimated settlement cost of about US$394 million. Cl…
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YPF Seeks Record US$16 Billion Loan as Milei Faces Congress Test
YPF tapped JP Morgan to raise up to US$16 billion for Phase 3 of Argentina LNG, a record project finance deal. The same week, the …
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Foreign Investors Return to B3 as Squadra Flags Hapvida Mistake
Foreign investors put US$331 million into B3 equities on 21 August 2026 as the Ibovespa rose 1.85 percent. The same week, Squadra …
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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…