Brazil Industry Warns End of Blusinhas Tax Threatens 109,000 Jobs
Brazil's industry confederation warns ending the blusinhas tax on small imported parcels could cost 109,000 jobs in 2026, as Congress...
August 27, 2026Section
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Colombia Swears In a New Military and Police High Command
Colombia's president swore in a new military high command in Bogotá on August 26, ordering commanders to retake territory from...
August 27, 2026
Mexico’s Goods Exports Hit Record US$81.4 Billion in July
Mexican goods exports hit a record US$81.42 billion in July 2026. INEGI data show a 43.7 percent annual rise, the...
August 27, 2026
Argentina Left Out of Expanded US Beef Quota, Brazil Gains
Trump lifted the US beef quota by 300,000 tonnes for 90 days. Argentina is excluded, Brazil and Paraguay can ship,...
August 27, 2026
Brazil Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.3% as Jobs Hit a Record
Brazil unemployment rate falls to 5.3% for the quarter to July. Employment hits a record 103.3 million and XP cuts...
August 27, 2026
Brazil’s Votorantim Hands Nexa Control to Sweden’s Boliden
Votorantim sells 64.68% of Nexa Resources to Sweden's Boliden. The all-share Boliden Nexa deal is valued at US$1.31 billion.
August 27, 2026
Venezuela Ranks Second in US Crude Oil Imports for 18 Straight Weeks
Venezuelan crude oil has been the second-largest US supply source for 18 straight weeks. The volumes, the buyers and the...
August 27, 2026
Argentina Ratifies Mercosur-Singapore Trade Deal in Final Vote
Argentina's deputies gave final approval to the Mercosur-Singapore trade deal on August 27, 2026, closing the last ratification gap in...
August 27, 2026
Argentina Debt Relief Bills Blocked in Chamber of Deputies
Argentina debt relief bills failed a procedural vote on August 26. Industry now presses for its own measures as arrears...
August 27, 2026
Brazil’s Current Account Deficit Widens to US$8.11 Billion in July
Brazil's current account deficit reached US$8.11 billion in July, above forecast, and the central bank sold US$1 billion spot on...
August 27, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 27: Nvidia’s fifteenth beat, Jackson Hole opens with inflation at 3.7%, and Canada’s...
August 27, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 27: eight unannounced CIA hours in Moscow, a Russian threat to British factories, and France’s...
August 27, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 27: a glacier flood buries Nepal’s Rasuwa, India and China sign eight points, and the...
August 27, 2026
Chile Finishes Its Index Overhaul and Hands the Keys to MSCI
Chile's nuam index convergence is finished and MSCI takes over the IPSA and IGPA on 1 September 2026. What changes...
August 27, 2026
Panama Unveils Nation Brand to Draw Tourists and Investors
Panama nation brand launches as Panamá, Anfitrión del Mundo, with US$6.5 million from Promtur and cruise passenger traffic up 21.6...
August 27, 2026
Panama Free Zone Investment Shifts to Tech, Services, Property
Panama free zone investment is led by high technology, services and real estate, the Ministry of Commerce said on 26...
August 27, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court Halts Bahia Shift of BRB Judicial Deposits
Justice Fux barred Bahia's court from moving BRB judicial deposits to Caixa for 90 days, citing a grave systemic risk...
August 27, 2026
Cisneros Group’s US$ 1 Billion Venezuela Fund Steers Clear of Oil
Most of a US$ 1 billion Cisneros fund to invest in Venezuela is pledged. The targets are farming, property, infrastructure...
August 27, 2026
Paraguay Doctors Strike Enters Day Three as Deputies Step In
Paraguay doctors strike reached day three without agreement on August 26, and the Chamber of Deputies stepped in as official...
August 27, 2026
Venezuela Bets Oil Investment on Light Crude, Not the Orinoco
Hydrocarbons minister Paula Henao says exploration money is moving to Venezuela light crude, the barrels that replace costly imported diluent.
August 27, 2026