Police Say Vorcaro Sought a File on Itaú’s Chief Executive
Federal police allege jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro asked a publicist to compile a confidential file on Itau Unibanco chief executive...
September 8, 2026Section
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More Than 25 Firms Weigh Venezuela Entry as Licences Widen
A Colombian daily counts more than 25 companies weighing Venezuelan entry. US licences allow signing contracts, not yet performing most...
September 8, 2026
Senate Calls Petrobras and IG4 to Answer for Maceió
Brazil’s Senate economic affairs committee invited Petrobras chief Magda Chambriard and IG4 Capital to explain what the Braskem ownership change
September 8, 2026
Mexican Crude Up 69% but Oil Revenue Still Misses Budget
Mexico’s export crude blend is up 69% in 2026 at US$90.94 a barrel. Falling volumes mean oil revenue still came...
September 8, 2026
Argentina Hands Its Central Bank US$2bn in Dollar-Linked Debt
Argentina’s Treasury gave the central bank up to US$2 billion of dollar-linked letters. It is not a currency swap and...
September 8, 2026
Court Refuses Tarcísio Bid to Call Water Rise No Increase
Sao Paulo’s electoral court rejected Governor Tarcisio de Freitas’s request to punish a Haddad advert over the 6.11% Sabesp water...
September 8, 2026
Mexico Elects 881 Federal Judges as USMCA Investors Watch Rule of Law Shift
Mexico judicial reform replaced appointed judges with elected ones in 2025. Foreign investors now face new dispute and rule of...
September 8, 2026
Cost of Living in Cartagena for Expats
Learn the cost of living Cartagena for expats: rent, utilities, food, and more. Get budgeting tips for a comfortable life...
September 8, 2026
Guatemala Diesel Cap Proposed as Road Blockades Continue
President Arevalo has sent Congress a bill capping diesel at about US$5.12 a gallon, as fuel-price road blockades enter a...
September 8, 2026
Guyana Qatar Talks in Doha End With Nothing Signed
President Irfaan Ali held official talks with Qatar's Amir in Doha on 8 September, covering investment and energy. No agreement...
September 8, 2026
Cost of Living in Bogotá for Expats in
Learn Bogotá cost of living 2026: monthly budgets, rent by neighborhood, estrato impact on utilities, and comparisons with Medellín and...
September 8, 2026
São Paulo Got One Listing in Five Years, and Nubank Still Trails Itaú
B3 went four years and eight months without an IPO before Compass listed in May 2026. Sao Paulo ranks 98th...
September 8, 2026
Jamaica Tourism Runs 17 Percent Below Last Year After Melissa
Jamaica tourism brought 2.34 million visitors and US$2.5 billion in earnings through 31 August, with arrivals 17 percent below the...
September 8, 2026
Uruguay AI Centre Opens in Montevideo on a US$10 Million Loan
Uruguay launched its national artificial intelligence centre in Montevideo on 7 September, funded by a US$10 million IDB loan over...
September 8, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 8: Canada's C$27.6 billion in counter-tariffs on American goods take effect at 12:01...
September 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for September 8: Germany's near-final count puts the AfD at 44.1 per cent in Saxony-Anhalt, Russian strikes...
September 8, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 8: China's August exports jump 25 per cent to a $119.1 billion trade surplus, Nepal...
September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 8: Nigeria's government won't confirm a three-month ceasefire it quietly holds with Boko Haram, a...
September 8, 2026
Mexico 2027 Budget Goes to Congress With Its Rating in View
Mexico delivered its 2027 budget package to Congress on 8 September, on the constitutional deadline, with two of three rating...
September 8, 2026
Heidelberg Materials Buys 70 Percent of Peru’s Cementos Inka
Heidelberg Materials has agreed to buy 70 percent of Peru's Cementos Inka, a binding deal with no price disclosed, expected...
September 8, 2026