Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Libya Is Selling Europe Gas It Currently Cannot Export
Tripoli wants a billion cubic feet a day and a route to Italy. Its actual pipeline flows last year were the lowest in 22 years, an…
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Zinc Dips as Nexa Plunges 11% on Boliden Takeover
Zinc held near US$3,874 a tonne on Thursday, August 27, backing off from a midweek squeeze. Nexa Resources fell 10.78% to US$13.90…
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Lithium Stocks Jump as SQM Leads Battery-Metal Gains
The LIT lithium-miners ETF rose 1.59% to US$77.13 while Albemarle added 0.94% and Chile's SQM gained 2.75% on Thursday, August 27,…
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China’s imports from Nigeria hit $2.3bn in six months, up 80%
China imported goods worth nearly $2.3 billion from Nigeria in the first half of 2026, representing an almost 80 per read more Chi…
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Fitch Keeps Brazil’s Rumo at BB+ With a Negative Outlook, and Cosan Is the Reason
BRAZIL · MARKETS Key Facts —What happened: Fitch affirmed Rumo at BB+ on 26 August, removed the negative watch, and set…
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Alibaba Cloud Opens First South American Cloud Region in Brazil
Alibaba Cloud opened its first South American cloud region in Brazil on 27 August 2026, with two AI-focused data centres in Sao Pa…
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Argentina’s Deputies Pass Inocencia Fiscal II, Senate Next
Argentina's deputies backed Inocencia Fiscal II by 139 votes to 110. The bill widens the simplified income tax regime and still ne…
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PenCom: 91.4% of Nigeria’s personal pension accounts remain unfunded
About 91.4% of retirement savings accounts (RSAs) registered under Nigeria’s Personal Pension Plan (PPP) remained unfunded at the …
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Argentina’s Investment Rate Slips to 14% of GDP as RIGI Lags
Fixed capital investment in Argentina slipped to 14.3% of GDP in the first quarter of 2026. Approved large-investment incentive pr…
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Washington to Send Chile Tariff Exemptions Plan Within Two Weeks
Chile expects a fresh United States proposal within two weeks on which goods escape the 12.5 percent charge. Wider Chile tariff ex…
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Tinubu announces plans to reduce transport fares nationwide from October 1
President Bola Tinubu has announced that state governors have resolved to leverage compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric vehic…
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Nigerian equities snap 11-day losing streak as FTSE Russell confirms Frontier Market reclassification
The Nigerian equities market rebounded on Thursday, August 27, 2026, ending an 11-day consecutive losing streak, as investor senti…
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TCN unveils initiative to tackle grid losses, data inefficiencies
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has introduced an internally developed load & outage analytics platform to address s…
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NITDA challenges Jigawa to break free from federal allocations, build tech-driven economy
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has challenged Jigawa state to reduce its dependence on federal all…
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FAAN warns public against fake employment offers, says no recruitment ongoing
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has warned members of the public against a fraudulent “Letter of Provisional Offe…
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MAN seeks safeguards for manufacturers under new tax law
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria is urging the federal and subnational governments to introduce specific safeguards for ma…
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Euromatch unveils $7.5m title sponsorship for NPFL
Euromatch, a European sports entertainment brand, has announced a $7.5 million title sponsorship deal with the Nigeria Premier Foo…
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FTSE return puts Nigerian stocks back on foreign investors’ radar
FTSE Russell will officially upgrade the Nigerian stock market from “Unclassified” to “Frontier Market” st…
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Presidential hopefuls set power targets beyond Nigeria’s grid reality
…NRM candidate promises 25,000mw in 100 days Nigeria’s electricity crisis is becoming a fertile ground for presidential camp…
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Milei Government Targets One-Million-Peso Wage Floor via Collective Bargaining
Argentina’s government is urging unions and employers to agree on a one-million-peso monthly wage floor, a strategy aimed at reviv…
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Brazil’s Caixa Profit Rises 5.9% to US$757.0 Million in Second Quarter
Caixa Economica Federal, Brazil's state-owned bank, posted a Q2 2026 recurring profit of R.9 billion (US57 million), up 5.9% in a …
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Brazil Police Postpone Banco Master Founder’s Hearing on Alleged Central Bank ‘Spies’
Federal Police were set to question Banco Master founder Daniel Vorcaro over alleged paid informants inside the Central Bank. A pr…
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Brazil’s Petrobras Redeems US$1.08 Billion in Global Bonds Early
Petrobras will redeem US.08 billion of 5.999% global bonds due 2028 ahead of schedule, christened two Buzios FPSOs with Seatrium a…