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 oversight, with...
August 28, 2026Section
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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. Police...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s 2027 Budget Draws an Eight-Year Warning from Anif
Colombia filed its largest budget ever on 27 August. Anif warns the country could need up to eight years to...
August 28, 2026
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 against...
August 28, 2026
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...
August 28, 2026
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 supply...
August 28, 2026
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 from...
August 28, 2026
Uruguay Senate Unanimously Approves Competitiveness Law Aimed at Cost of Living
Uruguay's Senate unanimously approved a 240-article Competitiveness Law on 26 August 2026, promising a lower cost of living and opening...
August 28, 2026
Guatemala’s Tax Agency Will Pre-Fill Returns for 305,000 Businesses
From 1 September 2026, Guatemala's SAT will pre-fill tax declarations for 305,000 General Regime taxpayers using FEL e-invoice and customs...
August 28, 2026
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-year lows below...
August 28, 2026
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...
August 28, 2026
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...
August 28, 2026
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...
August 28, 2026
Argentina Sets Oil Record as Its Export Ranking Shifts
Argentina oil production hit a record 916,200 barrels a day in July 2026, and crude now leads the single-product export...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s Puracé Volcano Stays on Orange Alert as Ash Column Reaches 3,250 Metres
Colombia's Puracé volcano emitted ash three times in 24 hours, topping out at 3,250 metres, while the geological service keeps...
August 28, 2026
Congo’s 10 Percent Ownership Rule Is Due. The Decree Is Not.
Congolese ownership of at least 10 percent of mining companies is now due in DR Congo, but the decree explaining...
August 28, 2026
I&M Group Cleared US$79 Million, Led by Rwanda and Uganda
I&M Group made Sh10.2 billion after tax in the six months to June, with Rwanda and Uganda growing fast while...
August 28, 2026
Nigeria Is Back in the FTSE Frontier Index, Three Years On
Nigeria frontier market status returns on 21 September after FTSE Russell cleared the settlement cycle, three years after the country...
August 28, 2026
Sudan Let Banks Set Dollar Rates and the Pound Hit a Record Low
The Sudanese pound fell to a record 6,400 per dollar on the parallel market after the central bank let commercial...
August 28, 2026
Caracas Reopens to International Flights as Copa and LATAM Return
Maiquetía reopens on 1 September with Copa flying daily to Panama, and LATAM restores flights to Caracas from Bogotá on...
August 28, 2026