Emerging Markets

Halliburton secures key Suriname well contract as $10.5bn project advances

Halliburton has won a landmark drilling contract for TotalEnergies’ $10.5 billion GranMorgu development, cementing the oilfield se…

HIF Chile e-fuel certification paves way for $1.3bn scale-up

HIF Global has secured the renewal of a critical EU certification for its Chilean e-fuels plant, de-risking its offtake model and …

$900M pumped-storage project enters Chile environmental review

A Chilean-French consortium has submitted a $900 million pumped-hydro project to address northern Chile's solar curtailment crisis…

Chile poised for 3% growth in 2027 on reform, copper

Bank of America expects Chile's economy to accelerate to 3% growth in 2027, as a corporate tax overhaul and elevated copper prices…

Chile AI adoption could push GDP growth to 5% by 2030

Automation and generative AI could add up to 2.5 percentage points to Chile’s annual productivity growth by 2030, but realizing th…

Argentina draws $33bn pipeline on 30-year tax guarantees

President Javier Milei’s dismantling of capital controls and introduction of 30-year fiscal guarantees are drawing a surge of fore…

Argentina needs tax, FX reforms to lock in investment rebound

Macroeconomic stabilization has driven Argentina's investment share of GDP above the Latin American average, but IERAL warns that …

Nigeria Shariah fund assets jump 74% on strong H1 returns

Net asset values of Nigerian Shariah-compliant mutual funds surged 74% to N138.26 billion in the first half of 2026, signalling gr…

Nigerian Wealth Transfer Shifts Towards Trust Structures

Growing adoption of trust-based estate planning in Nigeria is aiming to reduce the heavy toll of inheritance disputes on family bu…

Osun governor seeks foreign sanctions on rivals

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has requested visa bans and economic sanctions against rival politicians for allegedly incitin…

MSC adds $3,000 surcharge on India-Nigeria shipping route

A new peak season surcharge from the world's largest container line threatens to significantly raise costs for pharmaceutical and …

Nigerian court issues warrant in alleged N400m fake agency scam

A Nigerian court has issued an arrest warrant for the head of an alleged fake government agency, exposing institutional vulnerabil…

Ghana's cedi rally unravels as commodity tailwinds fade

Ghana’s cedi is surrendering its 2025 gains—a historic 40-50% surge fueled by record gold prices and IMF discipline—warning fronti…

Morocco Bets $1.2bn Dakhla Port on Sahel Trade Rerouting

Morocco is advancing a $1.2 billion deep-water port in Western Sahara that could reroute Sahel exports away from West Africa and a…

Ethiopia ends 50-year gap with new stock exchange

The launch of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange marks the country's shift from a state-dominated economy to a private-sector-led m…

Angola Allows Yuan Bank Reserves to Ease Dollar Pressure

Angola has permitted commercial banks to use the Chinese yuan for mandatory reserve requirements, a regulatory shift designed to c…

South Africa's Deportation Drive Strains Key Labour Markets

South Africa's record deportation surge is shifting enforcement costs onto employers and threatening labour shortages in agricultu…

Regency Alliance Insurance targets 7.4bn shares in private placement

Regency Alliance Insurance Plc is issuing 7.37 billion ordinary shares to strategic investors to meet new regulatory capital requi…

Nigeria Taps Investment Executive Mutallab to Lead Export Zones

President Bola Tinubu has appointed investment executive Muhammad Hadi Mutallab to lead Nigeria's export processing zones, signali…

Airtel Africa tops NGX as N21.8tn valuation cements market lead

Airtel Africa has overtaken all listed companies on the Nigerian Exchange to become its most valuable stock, driven by a 156 perce…

Buffett cuts Gates Foundation from $6B donation, sets 2034 exit timeline

Warren Buffett is redirecting $6 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares to his children's foundations instead of the Gates Foundatio…

Hidden security costs distort Nigeria's Plateau supply chains

A structural security premium is quietly inflating lead times and costs for agribusinesses in Nigeria's Plateau State, creating a …

Nigerian customs seizes N26.5bn cannabis at Apapa port

A major drug seizure at Nigeria’s busiest port highlights stricter enforcement that could raise compliance costs and clearance tim…

Nigeria pushes ECOWAS tax coordination to curb revenue leaks

Nigeria is urging West African states to harmonize tax administration and adopt performance scorecards, a move aimed at stopping c…