Bolivia and the IMF: Currency, Exports and Reform
Bolivia IMF deal explained — a US$1.9bn staff-level pact, a floating boliviano, exports up 55% and a constitutional reform fight...
August 17, 2026Section
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Mexico Investment Holds Up: What the May Data Shows
The Mexico investment resilience story is real but narrower than it looks. May figures, a 46.5% jump in greener car...
August 17, 2026
Chile’s Security Reform Reaches the Senate After the UDI Changes Its Mind
Chile filed its security reform in the Senate on 18 August on the fastest track available, after the UDI dropped...
August 17, 2026
Colombia Sets Out How It Will Rebuild the Port of Buenaventura
The Buenaventura reconstruction plan is real but thin on cash. See what Colombia's president announced for the port city after...
August 17, 2026
Honduras ICSID Return: What It Means for Investors
The Honduras ICSID return took legal effect on 16 August 2026. Here is what changed for foreign investors — and...
August 17, 2026
Lima Floods: A Few mm of Rain Exposes a City Not Built for Water
Lima floods August 2026: a few millimetres of rain swamped four southern districts, an emergency was announced but never decreed.
August 17, 2026
Venezuela Economic Emergency Decree: What It Does
The Venezuela economic emergency decree hands Delcy Rodriguez 60 days of exceptional powers. What it does, and how the growth...
August 17, 2026
Argentina LNG Export Deal With Germany Is Now Binding
The Argentina LNG export deal with Germany's SEFE is signed and binding. Vaca Muerta gas ships from late 2027 —...
August 17, 2026
Argentina Public Works Funds: US$3 Billion Held Back
Argentina public works funds hold about US$3 billion unspent as Caputo defends the zero-deficit rule. What the contested figure really...
August 17, 2026
US Discussed New Sanctions on Moraes, FT Reports
The FT reported the US has discussed new sanctions on Moraes of Brazil's top court. No decision was taken, and...
August 17, 2026
Niger Signs US$1.9bn Refinery It Cannot Yet Fund
Niger signed a US$1.9 billion refinery concession at Dosso on 15 August, giving its partner four months to raise the...
August 17, 2026
US-Mexico Drone Agreement: What Sedena Actually Signed
The US-Mexico military drone agreement is a non-binding declaration of intent. Learn what Sedena can and cannot buy, and why...
August 17, 2026
Brazil’s Casas Bahia Confirms It Has Filed for Bankruptcy Protection
Casas Bahia judicial recovery: the retailer filed for court-supervised reorganisation on Sunday, and key debt details remain undisclosed.
August 17, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Monday, August 17, 2026
Latin America's Sunday mood: grief and defiance. Colombia mourns after a 7.4 quake, Brazil's campaign turns bitter, and Mexico defends...
August 17, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Monday, August 17, 2026
Latin American markets: Latin America pre-open: a soft dollar and firm oil greet traders, while Brazil’s real stays heavy after...
August 17, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Monday, August 17, 2026
Ibovespa: Copom bets and a morning data rush set the B3 open. The Focus survey, IGP-10 and IBC-Br will test...
August 17, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 17, 2026
Global economy: Global Markets Eye China Data and Oil as Fed Bets Ease. Asian shares steady, Brent near $88.50, and...
August 17, 2026
Wheat Leads a Grain Rally That Reaches Argentina and Brazil
Chicago grain proxies climbed Friday, August 14, 2026. Black Sea risks, US dryness and firm export demand from South America...
August 17, 2026
Oil Rises on Gulf Risk While Brazil’s Petrobras Falls Behind
WTI crude proxies rose on Friday as Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic slowed, but Petrobras ADRs missed the rally. Here...
August 17, 2026
Zinc Tightens Near US$3,758 as LatAm Miners Slip
Zinc rose 0.56% on Friday as low LME stocks kept the physical market tight, while Nexa and Buenaventura moved in...
August 17, 2026