Vaca Muerta Exports Push Argentina Toward a Record Year
Vaca Muerta exports power Argentina toward a record US$103.2 billion in 2026 sales abroad, with crude oil now the top...
August 31, 2026Section
Economy
Brazil’s Congressional Earmarks Quadruple in a Decade as State Firms Sink
Brazil's congressional earmarks reached R$47.1 billion, up 315% in eleven years, while state firms post record deficits and Correios faces...
August 31, 2026
Brazil: Judicial Debt Collection Hits Record 1.2 Million Cases in 2025
Brazil's courts received a record 1.24 million judicial debt collection cases in 2025, up 60% since 2020, as household indebtedness...
August 31, 2026
Argentina Household Debt: Church Warning Ahead of Papal Visit
Argentina household debt drew a Church warning before Pope Leo XIV's visit: family delinquency hit 12.8 percent at banks and...
August 31, 2026
Peru Faces El Niño With Savings at a 25-Year Low, Ex-Finance Minister Warns
Peru El Niño warning: former finance minister Alonso Segura says fiscal savings are at their lowest in almost 25 years...
August 31, 2026
Brazil Gross Debt Hits 82.5% of GDP in July, Highest Since 2021
Brazil gross debt rose to 82.5% of GDP in July, R$10.9 trillion (US$2.1 trillion), as a R$1.4 billion primary surplus...
August 31, 2026
Argentina Peso: Rate Cuts Change the Maths for Savers
Argentina peso policy shifts: the central bank dropped its 1,500 defence, rates are falling, and time deposits now pay 21...
August 31, 2026
Colombia’s Peso Breaks 3,200 as 2027 Deficit Is Seen Worse Than the Pandemic
Colombia 2027 budget warnings escalate: the peso fixed at 3,202.79 per dollar and XP Investments sees a 9.4% of GDP...
August 31, 2026
Colombia Rewrites the Ecopetrol Statutes to Clear Six New Board Seats
The Ecopetrol statutes rewrite before the 15 September assembly removes the rule protecting sitting directors and clears six government board...
August 31, 2026