Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Healthcare in Argentina for Foreign Residents 2026
Practical 2026 guide to healthcare in Argentina for foreign residents, expats and nomads: public vs private, new insurance rules, …
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Brazil Court Majority Backs Foreign Profits Tax in Vale Case
Six justices have backed taxing profits that Brazilian groups earn through subsidiaries abroad. The foreign profits tax vote close…
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Benin, Togo, Niger owe Nigeria $11.16 million in 2025 electricity bills
Benin, Togo and Niger owed Nigeria $11.16 million in electricity bills at the end of 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity R…
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Tinubu’s reforms favour local manufacturers, squeeze import dependent firms, experts say
President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are creating a widening divide in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, with companies that rel…
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BOI’s N250bn bond opens new chapter for development finance in Nigeria
The Bank of Industry’s N250 billion maiden domestic bond is more than a successful capital-market debut. Its oversubscription with…
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Ecuador Arrests 43 in Los Choneros and Los Lobos Raids, Flags 127 Phantom Banks
Ecuadorian police arrested 43 alleged members of Los Choneros and Los Lobos on 26 August 2026, seizing US$1 million and a tonne of…
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The Dominican Republic Recalibrates With Washington on Tariffs, Rice and Telecom
President Abinader wants a reciprocal-tariff deal with the United States as disputes over rice and new US duties test ties, and Vi…
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Bolivia Diesel Shortage Paralyses Freight as Parallel Dollar Nears Bs12
Bolivia's diesel shortage has idled around 60 percent of foreign-trade trucks and feeds a black market, while the parallel dollar …
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States’ spending on salaries, pensions shrinks despite 221% revenue surge
Despite a sharp increase in revenues driven by higher federal allocations and tax collections, Nigeria’s State Governments have no…
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Peru’s Chancay Megaport Fight Reaches the Constitutional Court as Washington Watches
Cosco Shipping has taken the Chancay megaport dispute to Peru's Constitutional Court after an appeals ruling restored Ositrán's ov…
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Guyana Police Chase Down a Vessel Carrying Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed
Guyana police intercepted a go-fast boat carrying opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed on the Demerara River on 25 August 2026. Poli…
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Colombia’s 2027 Budget Draws an Eight-Year Warning from Anif
Colombia's 2027 budget was filed at US$201.92 billion on 27 August. The country's main financial research centre warns the fiscal …
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FG launches Nigeria Alcohol Policy to balance industry growth and public health
The Federal Government has officially launched the Nigeria Alcohol Policy and Multisectoral Implementation Plan (2026–2030). The p…
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Bolivia Finds US$75.1 Million in Damage at State Biodiesel Plant
Bolivia's government reported US$75.1 million of damage at the state biodiesel plant in Santa Cruz and filed criminal complaints a…
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OECD Tells Peru to Limit Tax Exemptions as Revenue Fails to Take Off
The OECD proposes that Peru limit tax exemptions costing 2.2% of GDP, scrap reduced rates for agro, tourism and the Amazon, and cu…
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Guyana Puts a Refinery at the Heart of Its National Oil Company Plans
President Irfaan Ali says a domestic refinery and 30-to-120-day fuel storage would anchor Guyana's national oil company, built for…
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Peru’s Water Deficit Puts 8.1 Million Hectares of Farmland at Risk
Peru's disaster agency Cenepred raised its drought warning to 8.1 million hectares of farmland, with the water deficit expected fr…
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Guatemala’s Tax Agency Will Pre-Fill Returns for 305,000 Businesses
From 1 September, Guatemala's SAT will pre-fill tax declarations for 305,000 businesses using e-invoice data, but taxpayers stay l…
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Peru Declares School Infrastructure Emergency With 31,000 Schools at Risk of Collapse
Peru declared its public school infrastructure in emergency on 27 August 2026. Around 31,000 schools risk collapse; the repair gap…
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Paraguay’s Sustainable Industry Demands Urgent Central Bank Action Over the Dollar Fall
Paraguay's sustainable-industry chamber Cispy demanded urgent central-bank action on 27 August 2026 as the dollar fell to seven-ye…
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Peru F-16 Deal: Lockheed Martin Unveils US$1.8 Billion Industrial Package
Lockheed Martin announced a US$1.8 billion industrial package for Peru's F-16 Block 70 program in Lima, with drone assembly and tr…
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Honduras Sovereign Bonds Trade at Home for the First Time
Honduras's new US$815.7 million sovereign bonds due 2036 traded on the Bolsa Centroamericana de Valores for the first time on 26 A…
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Nigeria’s inflation is falling but the cost-of-living crisis is not
Nigeria’s inflation rate is falling, but the cost-of-living crisis is proving harder to defeat. Headline inflation declined to 15.…
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Argentina Sets Oil Record as Its Export Ranking Shifts
July output hit a record and crude oil topped the single-product export table. The soy complex, however, still earns more export d…