Guyana Output Nears One Million Barrels Per Day as Uaru Ship Lands
Guyana's oil capacity has passed 900,000 barrels per day, but actual output dipped in 2026. The Errea Wittu vessel targets over one million barrels per
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View All →Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 4, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 4: Taiwan's cabinet pushes 2026 defence spending above NT$1 trillion, Jamaat-e-Islami's fuel-levy strike...
Uruguay’s Interior Minister Says Death Threats Will Not Stop Him
Uruguay's Interior Minister Carlos Negro faces death threats from organized crime. He says they won't change his work....
Brazil Eases Fiscal Rules for Small Towns
Brazil's Congress approved easing fiscal rules for small towns, allowing transfers even with debts. Learn what changes and...
Brazil Scientist Warns of Strongest El Niño in 100 Years
Carlos Nobre warns the strongest El Niño in 100 years may be forming. Here is what NOAA, the...
Bolivia Fuel Regulator Takeover and Closure Plan
Bolivia fuel regulator ANH is under a 180-day state takeover and faces closure. What it means for fuel...
Venezuela Prison Transfers: 94 Moved From El Rodeo I
Foro Penal reports at least 94 Venezuela prison transfers from El Rodeo I. The rights group has confirmed...
Venezuela Supreme Court Renewal Advances
Venezuela's Supreme Court renewal advances as the National Assembly approves a key reform. Here's what it means for...
Colombia Earthquake Recovery Enters Fourth Week
Colombia earthquake recovery enters its fourth week with 331 dead, US$13.4 billion in damage, and Starlink's free service...
Dominican Republic Court Upholds Asset Freeze in the Jet Set Case
An appeal court in Santo Domingo has upheld the freeze on assets worth about US$8.5 million in the...
Mexico Judicial Reform: Norma Piña Reappears With a Pointed Joke
Mexico judicial reform critic Norma Piña, who led the old Supreme Court, mocked the election cheat sheets at...
Venezuela Power Grid: Washington Sets a One-Year Repair Goal
The US energy secretary says a GE Vernova deal can stabilise the Venezuela power grid in six to...
Ecuador Court Orders Arrest of Ex-President Bucaram
An Ecuadorian court ordered the arrest of ex-president Bucaram after a sixth hearing collapsed. Learn what happens next.
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Friday, September 4, 2026
Your daily briefing for expats and nomads in Latin America: Brazil's real rallies to 5.0956, Rock in Rio 2026 opens tonight, the US jobs report lands this
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View All →Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro Dominate Brazil’s 2026 Election as 13 Tickets Register
Brazil election candidates 2026 are down to Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro as 13 tickets register, leaving investors to...
BRICS Members Block Venezuela as Thirty Nations Wait at the Door
BRICS members now total ten after Indonesia joined in January 2025, but over thirty countries wait as Venezuela's...
Putin Confirmed for BRICS summit 2026 as Over 30 Nations Wait for a Seat
Putin is confirmed for the BRICS summit 2026 in New Delhi as over 30 nations wait for a...
The Colombian Peso Is Having Its Best Year in About a Decade
The Colombian peso has gained about 19% against the dollar in 2026, its best run in roughly ten...
Venezuela Sells Its Oil to Washington and Has No Cash
Venezuela's 2026 paradox: the Pentagon takes a 35% stake in an oil venture while 28 million Venezuelans run...
Mercosur EU agreement is four months old as EU suspends Brazilian meat imports
The Mercosur EU agreement is four months old and already under strain as the EU suspends Brazilian meat...
USMCA Review Ends Without Renewal as Washington Starts 2036 Expiry Countdown
Washington declined to renew at the USMCA review in July, leaving Mexico and Canada on borrowed time with...
India Brakes BRICS de-dollarization as Brazil Pushes National Currency Trade
India is braking BRICS de-dollarization as Brazil pushes national currency trade, leaving investors to watch payment pilots, not...
New Development Bank members stay in limbo as Iran waits and Colombia stalls
New Development Bank members stay undefined as Iran awaits confirmation and Colombia's bill stalls, leaving foreign investors unsure...
Los Ilinizas Fire Burns About 200 Hectares in Ecuador
A Los Ilinizas fire in Ecuador has burned about 200 hectares of páramo. Here is what we know...
South Africa economy tests Ramaphosa before 4 November vote as GNU scrambles to deliver
South Africa's economy grew 1.1% in 2025 and unemployment hit 33.6% in Q2 2026, as the unity government scrambles to deliver before the 4 November municipal elections.
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View All →Three Sahel Juntas Open Their Own Parliament as the ECOWAS Split Deepens
The Sahel ECOWAS AES split sees Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger build a new bloc with a parliament...
Sudan War Spreads to Blue Nile as RSF Claims Army Bases and Nearly 20,000 Flee
Sudan war between the army and RSF has displaced more than 12 million and now spills into Blue...
The European Union Has Changed Its Position on Western Sahara
EU governments said in January 2026 that Morocco's autonomy plan could be one of the most realistic solutions...
Equatorial Guinea Is Running Out of Gas and Looking Next Door
Equatorial Guinea gas output is falling and the economy is set to contract, making a cross-border field shared...
Chad Took ExxonMobil’s Assets and Is Still Paying For It
The Chad oil nationalisation of ExxonMobil assets derailed a US$407 million Savannah Energy deal and continues to deter...
Congo-Brazzaville Owes Almost as Much as It Produces
Congo-Brazzaville debt reached 97.2 percent of GDP at end-2025, far above the CEMAC ceiling, while oil still supplies...
Gabon Cut Its Revenue Forecast by a Fifth and Kept Spending
The Gabon revised budget cuts revenue projections 22 percent to 3.24 trillion CFA francs while spending holds, which...
Mauritania Is Betting on Gas Without Letting Go of Its Iron
Mauritania GTA gas phase two is under evaluation with capacity of up to 3 million tonnes, while iron...
Liberia Is About to Ship Four Times the Iron Ore It Used To
The Liberia iron ore expansion lifts ArcelorMittal shipments towards 20 million tonnes, with the country targeting 25 to...
Nigeria Sent Its Governors to Benin to Copy a Cotton Park
The Benin cotton industrial zone at Glo-Djigbe turns raw fibre into garments, and Nigeria has sent governors to...
Cabo Verde Turned Debt Owed to Portugal Into Climate Spending
Cabo Verde's debt-for-climate swap with Portugal now covers US$45 million, alongside the islands' first budget surplus since 2007.
West Africa’s Busiest Transshipment Port Belongs to One of Its Smallest States
The Togo Port of Lome is West Africa's largest transshipment hub, handling 2.06 million containers and underwriting an...
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