Ecuador Growth Forecast Raised to 2.7% as Trade and Mining Lead
The Ecuador growth forecast for 2026 rose to 2.7% at the central bank, with trade, mining and food manufacturing named as the three biggest drivers.
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September 29, 2026 — 22:05 BRTLatest News
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Argentina Pensions Rise 1.66% in October: Minimum Reaches US$332 With Bonus
ANSES has confirmed a 1.66% October rise: the minimum pension reaches ARS 505,748.51 — about US$332 — including...
Europe Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for September 29: nine dead in Monday's strikes on Ukraine, gas above eighty euros, France...
Asia Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 29: Seoul names the mine behind the DMZ blast, Malaysia deports 1,500 Myanmar...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 29, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 29: US bans on Canadian goods take effect at midnight, Rubio...
Colombia Visa Revocations Hit Two People the President Had Publicly Named
Colombia visa revocations by the US State Department hit a senator and a businessman whom President Abelardo de...
Bahamas Beach Access Row: Party Leader Arrested After Fence Pulled Down
The Bahamas beach access row reached Cabbage Beach on 28 September 2026, when police arrested Coalition of Independents...
Rio Grande do Sul Poll Puts Flávio Bolsonaro Three Points Ahead of Lula
A Rio Grande do Sul poll taken from 24 to 28 September gives Flávio Bolsonaro 44 percent and...
Brazil Fuel Subsidy Bill Reaches US$6.2 Billion, Treasury Says Revenue Covers It
Brazil fuel subsidy and tax relief cost US$6.2 billion to the end of August, and the Treasury says...
Brazil Corporate Debt Costs Near 24% as Moody’s Warns of a 2027 Squeeze
Brazil corporate debt costs are still near 24% a year after five Selic cuts, and Moody’s warns that...
Peru Election Prosecutors Top 6,800 for the 4 October Local Vote
Peru election prosecutors will number more than 6,800 on Sunday 4 October, when 26.3 million voters fill 13,148...
Brazil Prison Vote Lets Jailed Banker Daniel Vorcaro Cast a Ballot
Brazil prison vote rules let Daniel Vorcaro, the jailed owner of Banco Master, choose a president from Papuda...
Argentina Disability Agency Case: Arrest Request Filed Against Spagnuolo
A lawyer has asked a federal judge to jail Diego Spagnuolo, the former Argentina disability agency chief, after...
Saint Lucia Citizenship Sales Must End by June 2028 or EU May Impose Visas
The EU wants Saint Lucia to stop selling citizenship by June 2028 or risk losing visa-free travel to Europe. What the island says and what it means.
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September 29, 2026 — 22:05 BRTLatest News
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Crucian Christmas Festival 2026: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, Sets 26 December to 2 January Dates
Crucian Christmas Festival 2026 on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands: 26 December to 2 January, free village music...
Anuel AA Guayaquil 2026: Puerto Rican Artist Plays Estadio Alberto Spencer, Ecuador, on 14 November
Anuel AA Guayaquil: the Puerto Rican artist plays Estadio Alberto Spencer in Ecuador on 14 November 2026, with...
Kris R Movistar Arena Bogotá: Trap Artist’s First Arena Show Sold Out in Colombia, 23 October
Kris R Movistar Arena Bogotá: the Medellín trap artist's first arena show in Colombia, on 23 October 2026,...
Laura Pausini Medellín 2027: Yo Canto Tour Hits DAVIarena in Sabaneta, Colombia, on 7 March
Laura Pausini Medellín 2027: the Italian singer plays DAVIarena in Sabaneta, just south of Medellín, on 7 March....
Jão Memórias Póstumas Tour: Five Brazil Dates From 31 October, Full Price From US$40
Jão Memórias Póstumas tour: Rio 31 October, then Belo Horizonte, Recife, Brasília and São Paulo. Eventim sales from...
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: André Prando at Blue Note, Oruã’s Ten Years — September 29, 2026
Tonight in São Paulo: André Prando's Iririu at Blue Note, Oruã's ten-year show in Sumaré, jazz in Moema...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight: Samba d’Jorge Reopens Lapa’s Week — September 29, 2026
Tonight in Rio: Samba d'Jorge reopens the Carioca da Gema at R$30, Anette Olzon sings with orchestra in...
Michael Bibi São Paulo: One Life Debuts at Arena Pinheiros, Brazil, on 28 November
Michael Bibi São Paulo: One Life plays Arena Pinheiros on 28 November 2026 from 2 p.m. Adults only;...
The Town 2027: Slipknot and Marilyn Manson Open São Paulo Festival, Brazil, on 4 September
The Town 2027 names Slipknot and Marilyn Manson for 4 September at Interlagos, São Paulo. Dates, 2025 prices...
Paulo Londra Movistar Arena: Rapper Plays Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 28 November, Then Córdoba on 3 December
Paulo Londra Movistar Arena show: Saturday 28 November 2026 in Buenos Aires, from about US$36. He then plays...
Mexico Counterfeit Medicines Alert: Four Products and the Lots to Avoid
Mexico's health regulator named fake or tampered lots of Saizen, Bedoyecta, Buscapina and Granulox on 28 September. Here...
What Is Pemex? Mexico’s State Oil Giant, Its US$77.5 Billion Debt and Why It Matters
What is Pemex? Mexico’s state oil company explained: how it makes money, its US$77.5 billion debt, falling output...
MOGA Festival 2026 Last-Minute Guide: Essaouira, Morocco, Opens 30 September With Saturday Day Passes Sold Out
MOGA Festival 2026 last-minute guide: Saturday day passes sold out, three-day passes at US$207, taxis to the Diabat site and a dry forecast.
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Nigeria Court Orders Regulator to Keep Licensing Fuel Importers
A Nigerian court says the fuel regulator broke the law by stalling import licences, as Dangote's giant refinery...
South Africa’s Gold Fields Rebuffed in US$27 Billion Australian Gold Bid
The Gold Fields bid for Australia's Northern Star, worth US$27 billion, was rejected as opportunistic on 28 September;...
South Africa Lands Its First Runway Show on the Paris Fashion Week Calendar
Knitwear label MaXhosa Africa became the first South African brand to hold a full runway show on the...
South Africa Faces US$51 Million Bill to Repair Its Embassies Abroad
South Africa's embassies need about US$51 million in repairs, a foreign ministry reply shows, with London's Trafalgar Square...
Ghana’s Accra Airport Picks Up Two More Passenger Service Honours
Accra's main airport, renamed from Kotoka in February, won two honours from Africa's airport body in Abuja, weeks...
Tanzania Closes Two Kilimanjaro Climbing Routes as Wildfire Spreads
Tanzania has shut two of the six climbing routes on Mount Kilimanjaro as a wildfire spreads, the second...
Senegal opens Dakar airport train, cutting the trip to 55 minutes
Senegal's new Dakar airport train reaches the main airport in 55 minutes for about US$7, weeks before Africa's...
South Africa’s Mbeki Foundation Warns US Afrikaner Push Risks Racial Rift
A foundation set up by ex-president Thabo Mbeki says US backing for Afrikaner autonomy could deepen South Africa's...
Nigeria Edges Toward State Police as Rivers Becomes Third State to Back It
Nigeria's state police bill won its third state backing as Rivers voted in favour on 28 September; at...
South Africa’s power utility cuts diesel bill 80% as blackouts stay away
South Africa's state power utility cut its emergency diesel bill 80% this year, to about US$71 million, after...
Mali’s Army and Russia’s Wagner Killed and Tortured Civilians, Amnesty Says
Amnesty says Mali's army and Russia's Wagner Group killed at least 34 civilians and tortured detainees, five of...
Nigeria’s Ground Handlers Cut Off XEJet Airlines Over US$226,000 Debt
XEJet ground handling was cut off on 28 September over a US$226,000 debt, as Nigeria's handlers stopped loading...
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