Chile’s Unimarc Owner SMU Seeks Approval to Buy Ahorra Discount Stores
SMU, the Chilean group behind Unimarc, has asked competition regulators to approve its purchase of Ahorra Food Depot, a six-shop...
September 26, 2026Section
Economy
Ghana: COCOBOD Turns to Home Investors for US$1.4 Billion Cocoa Season Rescue
Ghana's COCOBOD wants to raise US$1.4 billion from domestic investors via Cocoa Capital PLC to fund the 2026/27 cocoa season....
September 26, 2026
Brazil’s Desenrola 3.0 Targets US$29 Billion in Debt
Brazil's Desenrola 3.0 will buy up to about US$29 billion of defaulted family debt at up to 90% off. Who...
September 25, 2026
Colombia Bonds Get Bank of America Overweight Call on 3.1% Primary Deficit
Colombia bonds: Bank of America raised the country’s external sovereign debt to overweight, citing a spending-led fiscal adjustment and lower...
September 25, 2026
Brazil Pays New Batch of Forgotten Worker Bonus Money From PIS/Pasep Funds Today
A new batch of forgotten PIS/Pasep quota money is paid on 25 September 2026. Who is entitled, how to check...
September 25, 2026
Honduras Remittances Hit US$9.3 Billion, Up 11% as US Deportations Rise
Hondurans abroad sent home US$9.33 billion by 10 September, up 11.4% even as US deportations rise. The money equals about...
September 25, 2026
Chile Credit Rating Stays at A as S&P Warns Budget Repair Will Take Longer
S&P kept Chile at A, Latin America's top grade, but now sees net debt climbing to 41% of GDP by...
September 25, 2026
Mexico Unemployment Rises to 3% in August
Unemployment in Mexico rose to 3.0% in August. The low figure hides the strain: factories shed 263,000 jobs in a...
September 25, 2026
Argentina Makes Data Centers and Mines Bring Their Own Power Supply
Argentina now makes any project adding about 80 MW or more line up new power plants first. Data centers need...
September 25, 2026