Emerging Markets

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, …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…