Guyana GDP Per Capita Now Overtakes the United States, Adjusted for Prices
Guyana GDP per capita has passed the United States on a purchasing-power basis, IMF and World Bank data show. In...
August 19, 2026Section
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Report Warns Argentina Central Bank Reform Could Unlock Borrowing Against Reserves
A PxQ report says the Argentina central bank reform could let the BCRA pledge reserves as collateral to borrow abroad....
August 19, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 19, 2026: The Morning Seoul Had To Stop Trading
Asia Intelligence Brief August 19: Seoul suspended program selling as the KOSPI fell 5.8%, and Tokyo dropped for a second...
August 19, 2026
Colombia Earthquake Reconstruction Could Cost US$12.9 Billion and Take Up to Six Years
Colombia earthquake reconstruction could cost up to US$12.9 billion and run five to six years, the national planning department says.
August 19, 2026
Chile’s Lithium Producer SQM Posts US$660 Million Quarterly Profit
SQM posted a US$660 million second-quarter profit as lithium prices rebounded, and first-half earnings at the Chilean miner topped US$1...
August 19, 2026
Angra Holy Land Tour: Four Countries in Six Days
The Angra Holy Land tour marks 30 years of the album with shows in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru inside...
August 19, 2026
São Paulo Book Biennial 2026: Dates, Tickets and Who Is Coming
The São Paulo Book Biennial runs 4 to 13 September at Distrito Anhembi. Entry starts near US$6, Spain is guest...
August 19, 2026
Festival Orígenes: Four Nights of Ancestral Music in Bogotá
Festival Orígenes returns to Bogotá from 26 to 29 August with free concerts of indigenous music from six countries. Here...
August 19, 2026
Salvador Heritage Week: Free Archive Talks and Tours to Saturday
Salvador heritage week runs to Saturday 22 August at the city's public archive. Every session is free, and Saturday closes...
August 19, 2026
Colombia Mayor: 3 Million Elderly Caught in a Budget Fight
Colombia Mayor pays about 3 million older people every month. The new government says the money ran out in July;...
August 19, 2026
Bank of America Sees a Storm in Brazilian Consumer Credit
Bank of America's report on Brazilian consumer credit warns of rising losses. Central bank data show households paying a record...
August 19, 2026
Brazil Bank Strike Thursday: What Still Works and What Stops
The Brazil bank strike on Thursday 20 August closes branches for 24 hours. Apps, PIX and cash machines keep running,...
August 19, 2026
Mercado Libre’s Founder Faces a Criminal Usury Complaint Over Loans Costing Up to 1,375% a Year
A criminal usury complaint targets Marcos Galperin over Mercado Pago loan rates in Argentina, where the published total annual cost...
August 19, 2026
Chile Jails Four Fund Executives Before Trial in an Alleged US$193 Million Fraud
A Santiago court ordered pre-trial detention for four executives in the Chile Sartor fund case, where the charging itemises about...
August 19, 2026
Peru Targets US$40 Billion of Stalled Mining Projects
Peru's energy and mines minister set a target of unblocking at least US$40 billion of a mining portfolio worth more...
August 19, 2026
Bolivia’s Congress Votes to Force Out Its Economy Minister
Bolivia's legislature censured Economy Minister Espinoza by 91 votes to 34. The constitution obliges the president to remove him within...
August 19, 2026
JBS Offers to Buy Out Pilgrim’s Pride, With No Premium Attached
JBS offered 2.086 of its shares for each Pilgrim's Pride share it does not own, valuing the minority stake near...
August 19, 2026
Guyana’s Take From Its Own Oil Jumps to 39.8% Now That Exxon Has Paid Itself Back
The Guyana oil share of Stabroek production has risen from 12.5% to 39.8% now that the ExxonMobil-led group has recovered...
August 19, 2026
Brazil’s Bill to End the Six-Day Week Has Been Stuck for 82 Days — and Still Has Not Reached Committee
The Brazil 6x1 work schedule bill cleared the Chamber in May, then sat on the Senate president's desk for months....
August 19, 2026
Colombia’s New Government Hands Prosecutors a File on Petro
President De la Espriella delivered a 135-page dossier on the Petro years to Colombia's prosecutors. The chief prosecutor says delivery...
August 19, 2026