Guatemala Signs Decree Ending IUSI Property Tax on Homes
Guatemala published Decreto 18-2026 on 28 August 2026. The IUSI property tax falls to zero on homes, and municipalities now...
August 30, 2026Section
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Brazil’s Gripen F Makes Its First Flight With an Air Force Pilot Aboard
Saab confirmed the Gripen F first flight at Linköping on 28 August 2026. A Brazilian Air Force test pilot flew...
August 30, 2026
How France Lost the Ability to Pass a Budget
France's debt has hit 117.5% of GDP, its budget passed without a vote, and raters are circling. How Europe's second...
August 30, 2026
Why India and China Are Finally Redrawing Their Border Rules
India and China agreed an eight-point consensus in Beijing, including an expert group on border demarcation. What was agreed, and...
August 30, 2026
Kevin Warsh’s Fed: The Jackson Hole Sentence That Moved September
Kevin Warsh’s first keynote as Fed chairman pushed September rate-rise odds from about 35 to 56 per cent. What he...
August 30, 2026
Why Europe Is Borrowing Like There Is No Tomorrow
Eurozone governments will sell a record US$1.75 trillion of bonds in 2027, led by Germany's defense build-up. Who buys it...
August 30, 2026
How a Lake Burst in Tibet Flooded Nepal’s Valley Towns
A glacial barrier lake burst in Tibet sent a wall of water down the Bhotekoshi into Nepal, killing hundreds. What...
August 30, 2026
The 55 Percent Deal: How Washington Claimed Venezuela’s Oil Without a Signature
Washington says it holds majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. No text is public, no operator is...
August 30, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Saturday, August 29, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 29: Trump announces majority control of 65 billion Venezuelan barrels, September Fed odds...
August 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Saturday, August 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 29: Norway mourns King Harald V and Haakon VIII succeeds, Fitch holds France at A+,...
August 29, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Saturday, August 29, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 29: Nepal’s toll passes 620, around 100 are trapped in the Trishuli tunnel, China pauses...
August 29, 2026
Bolivia Files Illicit Enrichment Charge Against Adviser Cerimedo
Bolivia's illicit enrichment case against Fernando Cerimedo turned formal on 28 August after he told prosecutors he earns US$1 million...
August 29, 2026
Panama Canal Transit Slot Sells for Record US$5.3 Million
A South Korean gas carrier paid US$5.3 million to cross Panama ahead of the queue, as drought cuts daily crossings...
August 29, 2026
Argentine Household Debt Arrears Stay at Record as Tax Reform Slips
Argentine household debt arrears held at a record 12.8% in June, the central bank says, and the tax overhaul has...
August 29, 2026
Washington Presses Argentina to Ratify the US Trade Agreement
Washington asked Buenos Aires on 27 August to ratify the Argentina trade agreement in Congress. The February accord still has...
August 29, 2026
Ecopetrol Board Vote Set for 15 September as Output Falls
Colombia's government published a nine-name slate for the Ecopetrol board vote on 15 September, with six new directors and a...
August 29, 2026
Brazil’s 2027 Budget Promises a Primary Surplus of 0.1% of GDP
Lula puts the 2027 budget in Brazil at a 0.1% surplus. Ministers give an effective figure of US$3.46 billion to...
August 29, 2026
Ecuador Presses Chinese Mining Companies to Generate Their Own Power
Noboa told Chinese mining companies in Ecuador to generate their own power. He also repeated a mercury ban that has...
August 29, 2026
Ecuador Convicts Ex-President Lenín Moreno in Sinohydro Bribery Case
Ecuador's National Court sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in the Sinohydro bribery case over the Coca Codo...
August 29, 2026
Chile Unemployment Rate Climbs to 9.5%, a Five-Year High
Chile's jobless rate rose to 9.5% in the May to July 2026 moving quarter. That is a five-year high, and...
August 29, 2026