Two Private Equity Firms Want Amil. The Gap Is US$385 Million and the Hospitals Are Getting Nervous
The Amil sale to Advent and Bain has stalled some US$385 million apart, and partner hospitals are postponing contracts while they wait for a winner.
Global Economy Briefing — August 21, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Friday, August 21, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 21, 2026
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Peru Asked Mexico to Drop the Visa. Two Weeks Ago They Were Not Speaking
The Peru Mexico visa requirement is under review after relations were restored on 7 August. A Hong Kong...
Brazilians Lost US$12 Billion to Betting Last Year. Congress Spent the Week on Tax Arbitration
Brazil tax arbitration passed the Senate unanimously and awaits signature, alongside payroll-deducted rent and a CBS rate deadline...
Three Polls in Ceará, Three Different Races. Somebody Is Badly Wrong
Ceará governor polls put Ciro Gomes anywhere from nineteen points ahead of Elmano de Freitas to dead level...
A US Court Told the Government Its Aeroméxico Ruling Was Arbitrary. The Alliance Survives
The Delta Aeroméxico joint venture keeps its antitrust immunity after an appeals court vacated the US order to...
Marcelo Crivella Can Run for Brazil’s Senate After a 4-3 Court Vote
Marcelo Crivella can run for Brazil's Senate after the electoral court split 4-3, with the court president casting...
Copper Slips as Chile Supply, China Demand Weigh
Copper futures eased on Thursday, August 20 as investors weighed strained Chilean output against softer global factory signals....
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Rises While China Steel Falters
Iron ore steadied near US$95 on Thursday; Vale's US shares rose 2.37% while CSN Mineração fell. China's steel...
Oil Wrap: USO up 2.77% on Hormuz Supply Risk
WTI-tracking USO closed at US$134.54, up 2.77%, as Middle East chokepoint risk outweighed regional news on Brazil pre-salt,...
LatAm Steel: Gerdau Falls as China Glut Bites
A dive into Thursday's LatAm steel moves: Gerdau slid, CSN edged up, Ternium held firm. How Chinese steel,...
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Friday, August 21, 2026
Ibovespa: Copom bets set the tone for B3's open as Brazil has a quiet data Friday. Watch rate-sensitive...
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 21, 2026
The S&P Merval closed at 2,875,950, up 0.05%, while the peso held near 1,497 per dollar. Energy names...
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 21, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA closed essentially flat on Aug 20 as SQM-B rose 3.7% while the peso eased to...
Lima Gets an 80-Brand Gourmet Fair Next Saturday, and Entry Is Under Five Dollars
Expo Gourmet 2026 Lima runs on 29 August at the Javier Prado convention centre, with more than 80 brands, tastings and masterclasses for S/15.
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Carminho Brings Her Fado Tour to Vivo Rio for One Night Tonight
Carminho brings her fado tour to Vivo Rio for one night tonight. Get tickets, times, and venue details...
Rosario This Weekend: Martín Bossi, Dante Spinetta and Kapanga in Three Nights
Rosario this weekend: Martín Bossi comedy, Dante Spinetta, Kapanga and more. Dates, times and ticket prices for 21-23...
Aeroparque Closes for 55 Hours Next Week and Your Flight May Move to Ezeiza
Aeroparque closes for 55 hours next week, and your flight may move to Ezeiza. Learn exact dates, affected...
The Pulque and Pozole Fair Returns to Toluca in October
The Pulque and Pozole fair returns to Toluca on 16, 17 and 18 October 2026, with dates, prices...
Gastrofest Runs for 18 Days in Bogotá, With 60 Restaurants Taking Part
Gastrofest 2026 runs 18 days in Bogotá with 60 restaurants. Dates, dish prices, routes, and tips for enjoying...
Mexico City This Weekend: Three Free Things to Do on Saturday and Sunday
Three free things to do in Mexico City this Saturday and Sunday: the Zócalo indigenous cultures festival, San...
How to Read a Mexico Travel Advisory Without Cancelling Your Trip
Learn how to read a Mexico travel advisory without cancelling your trip. Understand state levels, check official sources,...
Maiquetía Reopens to Passengers on Monday, at About a Third of Capacity
Maiquetía reopens to passengers on Monday, 24 August 2026, at about 35% capacity. Learn what to expect, how...
Rhye Will Play Bogotá in October on the Tour Behind a New Album
Rhye will play Bogotá in October on the Joy Tour, with a concert at the Ace of Spades...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Friday, August 21, 2026
Your Rio de Janeiro Friday brief: clear skies, a Maracanã derby tonight, museum picks, beach sea state, and...
São Paulo Daily Brief — Friday, August 21, 2026
São Paulo expat brief for Friday 21: real weather, open venues, transport and the market mood in words....
Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, August 21, 2026
World Cup: Fluminense and Flamengo survive tense Copa Libertadores ties as the quarter-final bracket takes shape. Full verified...
In One Day, Chad Handed ARISE an Industrial Zone and Took a Chinese Grant
The Chad industrial zone at Zindjam goes to ARISE IIP under six contracts, while a 300 million yuan Chinese grant arrived on the very same day.
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Egyptians Abroad Sent Home a Record US$47.3 Billion in a Single Year
Egypt remittances reached a record US$47.3bn in the year to June 2026, up 29.6%, as the diaspora moved...
Djibouti Is Repricing Its Sky for the First Time Since 2002
Djibouti overflight charges are being rewritten for the first time since 2002, with a new en-route fee and...
Kenya Moved Three Railway Loans Out of Dollars and Into Yuan
Kenya yuan debt has more than doubled to 11.7% of external borrowing, worth about US$5.1bn, after three SGR...
West Africa’s Shared Stock Market Just Passed US$35 Billion for the First Time
The BRVM crossed 20 trillion CFA francs, about US$35.7bn, on 20 August 2026, after a rally of more...
Africa Intelligence Brief August 20, 2026: Ghana Asked For Dollars, Three Times Over
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 20: Ghana's central bank received US$399 million of bids against US$125 million on...
Nigeria Approved a US$45 Million Rail Link to Its Lagos Ports. Almost Nobody Noticed
Nigeria ports and rail links are the missing piece around the Dangote refinery. A US$45.3 million line to...
A Small Nigerian Refinery Has Been About to Start Making Petrol Since 2024
Aradel petrol production at the Ogbele refinery is now promised for 2027. The same unit was called mechanically...
Egypt Sets New Rules for Short Selling on the EGX Stock Exchange
Short selling on the EGX has a new rulebook: Egypt's regulator set 150% cover, a 40% free-float ceiling...
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival Names Ten Films, Led by Berlin’s Golden Bear
El Gouna Film Festival named the first ten titles of its ninth edition, running 15-23 October on Egypt's...
A.P. Moller Capital Agrees to Buy Control of a Moroccan Logistics Group
A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to buy control of Globex Investissement, a Moroccan logistics group, in a deal...
Republic of the Congo Oil Contracts Lock In a US$90 Windfall Trigger
Republic of the Congo oil contracts get a single US$90-a-barrel windfall trigger for their full term, under four...
Exxon Commits US$1.1 Billion to Mozambique’s Rovuma LNG Before Final Decision
ExxonMobil and its Area 4 partners have awarded about US$1.1bn in pre-investment contracts for Rovuma LNG in Mozambique,...
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