Chile Cannabis Case Weakens as an Appeals Court Frees Eight of the Accused
An appeals court in Santiago unanimously lifted pre-trial detention for eight men on Friday. The prosecution case is now under...
September 12, 2026Section
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Nubank Launches in the United States With a 3.5 Percent Savings Account
The Brazilian digital bank opened for American customers on Thursday, using a partner bank's licence while its own charter stays...
September 12, 2026
Brazil’s Postal Service Correios Is on an Open-Ended National Strike
Workers walked out on Thursday night over a health plan change. The company has asked the labour court to declare...
September 12, 2026
Latin American Currencies Split as Europe Raises Rates and Oil Jumps Above US$100
The European Central Bank raised rates on Thursday and oil gained more than eight percent. The region's currencies went in...
September 12, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 12: America marks 25 years since 9/11 as a hot CPI closes the...
September 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for September 12: police suspect sabotage after a Normandy derailment injures 44, a Bulgarian arms depot burns...
September 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 12: Washington is reported drafting rules against remote GPU access in third-country data centres, DeepSeek...
September 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 12: Nigeria's parliament suspends all official visits to South Africa as citizens are evacuated, Pretoria
September 12, 2026
Costa Rica Ordered to Fix Roundabouts Built Too Small for Its Own Trucks
Costa Rica’s comptroller ordered CONAVI to fix seven Route 32 roundabouts designed for 16.8-metre trucks on a corridor carrying 22.4-metre...
September 12, 2026
France Sends Its Trade Minister to Panama With the Canal First
French trade minister Nicolas Forissier visits Panama on 14 September with the Canal as the priority, alongside water, transit, rail...
September 12, 2026
Argentina Braces for an El Nino That Peaks Over Its Harvest
The WMO describes an extremely strong El Niño peaking into February 2027, with Argentina’s northeast and the Paraná basin facing...
September 12, 2026
One Rate Trade, Two Opposite Results on the Ibovespa
Assaí rose 8.15 percent and Direcional fell 8.64 percent in the week to 11 September, the best and worst Ibovespa...
September 12, 2026
What the Will Bank Collapse Cost the Card Networks
Will Bank’s January liquidation left Mastercard holding around R$2.5 billion of unprocessed card transactions. No lawsuit was ever filed.
September 12, 2026
Peru Pays the Highest Diesel Price in Latin America
Peruvian diesel stood at US$7.40 a gallon against a regional range of about US$3.00 to US$6.00, with no subsidy and...
September 12, 2026
Peruvian Hiring Intentions Reach 40 Percent for the Fourth Quarter
ManpowerGroup puts Peru’s net hiring outlook at 40 percent for the fourth quarter, up 13 points, second in the region...
September 12, 2026
Another Tremor in Choco as Colombia Debates a Tourism Tax Cut
A magnitude 4.6 aftershock hit Chocó on 12 September as AmCham backed a temporary VAT cut on airline tickets for...
September 12, 2026
Petro Says Cartagena’s Tourism Collapsed. The Numbers Say Otherwise.
Petro blamed De la Espriella for destroying Cartagena’s tourism. Official figures show 3.3 million visitors in the first half of...
September 12, 2026
Colombia’s Shortest-Serving Minister Explains Why She Left
Viviane Morales left the education ministry after a month. She says her daughter’s diagnosis decided it, and used the interview...
September 12, 2026
GeoPark Has the Contract. It Does Not Have the Licence.
GeoPark signed its Bare Block contract with PDVSA on 4 September, with Gilinski taking control. No OFAC licence naming GeoPark...
September 12, 2026
Chevron Commits US$7 Billion to Venezuelan Heavy Oil
Chevron announced a US$7 billion, five-year Venezuelan expansion targeting 600,000 barrels a day, under OFAC General Licence 50A.
September 12, 2026