Banco Master Pension Rule Reshapes Brazil’s RPPS Funds
Banco Master pension rule: 85% of Brazil's public-servant pension funds (RPPS) now limited to federal bonds. Private PGBL/VGBL pensions are...
August 16, 2026Section
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Casas Bahia Loss: Q2 Net Loss R$10.1bn, EY Doubts
Casas Bahia loss reached R$10.1bn in Q2 2026 as EY withheld its opinion on going concern, with 298 stores closing...
August 16, 2026
Brazil 2026 Election Campaign Kicks Off with Lula, Bolsonaro
Brazil 2026 election campaign opens: Lula's emotional launch, Bolsonaro's vest, Marcal's registration and what investors should watch.
August 16, 2026
Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 289
The Colombia earthquake death toll stands at 289 after the 7.4 quake of 10 August, with 143 missing and 185,016...
August 16, 2026
Peter Thiel Vista Energy: Thiel Macro Buys Vaca Muerta Stake
Peter Thiel Vista Energy stake revealed: Thiel Macro LLC holds ~1.2M ADSs of Vista Energy, Argentina's shale giant. What it...
August 16, 2026
El Niño, Brazil Soybeans and the Grid: What Investors Should Know
El Niño Brazil soybeans face regional dry risks, but a record crop still looks likely — and distributors are hardening...
August 16, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 15, 2026: An Answer Delivered On Iturup
Asia Intelligence Brief August 15: Putin visited the disputed Kuril Islands and Tokyo summoned Moscow's ambassador, as India set a...
August 15, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 15, 2026: One Percent, Or All Of It
Europe Intelligence Brief August 15: a Dutch bank estimates heat and drought could cost the EU about €180 billion this...
August 15, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 15, 2026: Four Days And A Draft
USA Canada Intelligence Brief August 15: negotiators race to reach a deal before a 50% tariff on Canadian goods lands...
August 15, 2026
Chile Day 2026: Quiroz Takes His Market Reform to Madrid and London
Chile's finance chief Jorge Quiroz will pitch his capital-market reform to Spanish investors at Chile Day in Madrid and London...
August 15, 2026
Falabella Puts IKEA Online and a New Chairman in Charge
Falabella now sells IKEA on Falabella.com in Chile, and Fernando de Pena takes the chair as profits recover. Here is...
August 15, 2026
Codelco Overhauls Its Leadership With Five New Vice Presidents and Four Division Chiefs
Codelco named five new vice presidents and four division chiefs on August 14, 2026, as new CEO Jorge Gomez moves...
August 15, 2026
Havanna Sales Drop 9.7% as Argentina’s Alfajor Icon Falls Into the Red
Havanna's second-quarter sales fell 9.7% and the Argentine alfajor brand swung to a net loss of ARS 747 million (about...
August 15, 2026
Argentina’s YPF Luz and Genneia Hit Pause on Their New York IPOs
YPF Luz and Genneia have delayed their planned New York IPOs as an Argentine market selloff shuts the Wall Street...
August 15, 2026
Terpel’s First-Half 2026 Sales Reach US$6.4 Billion as Profit Jumps 25%
Colombia's Terpel posted COP 19.94 trillion (~US$6.38 billion) in first-half 2026 sales and a 25% profit jump. Here is what...
August 15, 2026
Paraguay Mining and Energy Ministry Plan Eyes US$11 Billion
Paraguay mining and energy policy may get cabinet rank: Peña's government proposed a Ministry of Mines and Energy to help...
August 15, 2026
Mexico Fuel Overhaul Ends Premium Gasoline Subsidy and Shifts Support to Diesel
Mexico fuel taxes shifted this week: Premium gasoline lost its subsidy, Magna's shrank, and diesel kept the biggest break as...
August 15, 2026
Port of Montevideo Crisis ‘Admits No Delay,’ Uruguay’s Industrialists Warn
Uruguay's industrialists call the Port of Montevideo situation 'critical' as CARP awards Martín García Canal dredging to Belgium's Jan de...
August 15, 2026
Guatemala Property Tax Reform: 45 Towns Collected Nothing in 2025
Guatemala property tax reform: 45 of 340 municipalities collected zero IUSI in 2025, and a new stamp-tax rule aims to...
August 15, 2026
Mexico’s 50 Doctors Pitches US$200 Million El Salvador Hospital Plan to Bukele
Mexico's 50 Doctors pitched a more than US$200 million El Salvador hospital plan to President Bukele, its first expansion outside...
August 15, 2026