Electrified Cars Take Half of Colombia’s New Car Market
Electrified vehicles now rival petrol cars in Colombia, with July share at 49.9% and August registrations totaling 13,737 units. Learn...
September 2, 2026Section
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Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru Sign a Minerals Pact
Four Andean states signed a critical minerals declaration in Santiago to coordinate on lithium and copper. Learn what this pact...
September 2, 2026
Motiva Hands 20 Airports to Mexico’s Asur in a Closed Deal
Motiva completes sale of 20 airports to Mexico's Asur for 12.21 billion reais. Learn about the deal value, airports involved,...
September 2, 2026
Argentine Deputies Go to Brasilia to Thaw Ties With Lula
Argentine deputies travelled to Brasilia to unfreeze relations with Lula's government, saying Milei's line on Brazil is a minority view...
September 2, 2026
Mulino Goes to Guayaquil to Talk Trade and Security
Mulino goes to Guayaquil to talk trade and security with Ecuador's president. The visit highlights a lopsided trade balance and...
September 2, 2026
Mercosur and Chile Study a Regional Fertiliser Market
Mercosur and Chile study a regional fertiliser market to cut imports, which cost US$6.5 billion in 2025. Learn about the...
September 2, 2026
Colombian Firms Send Credit, Not Cash, to the Quake Zone
Colombian companies put billions into earthquake relief after the 10 August 2026 quake, with Bancolombia and Postobón leading private efforts.
September 2, 2026
Guatemala Fuel Protests Shut Border Crossings: What Travelers and Expats Need to Know
Fuel protests, El Carmen border closed, Q40.95 gas, no end date: what Guatemala's road blockades mean for travelers and expats.
September 2, 2026
Peru Puts 893 Districts on El Nino Emergency Footing
A 60-day emergency covers 893 districts across 22 regions with no new Treasury money. Forecasters put the worst rain in...
September 2, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Peru El Niño 893 districts, Guatemala border blockades, oil >US$90, FX reset: your Wednesday LatAm expat and nomad daily guide.
September 2, 2026
Kigali Is Hosting Africa’s Biggest Farm Investment Meeting This Week
The 20th Africa Food Systems Forum runs in Kigali to 4 September. Last year's Dakar edition drew US$6.14 billion in...
September 2, 2026
A UN Committee Says Governments Should Make Banks and Insurers Contribute Over Slavery
A UN committee asked governments to make banks, insurers and other institutions that profited from slavery contribute to reparations. The...
September 2, 2026
Razon’s ICTSI Buys a Southern African Cargo-Handling Group
ICTSI agreed on 28 August to buy TLG, a port and cargo-handling group in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia, months...
September 2, 2026
South Africa’s Eskom Doubled Its Annual Profit to US$1.88 Billion While Selling Less Power
Eskom's annual profit more than doubled to R30.3 billion (US$1.88 billion) while sales fell 6.2%. Municipal arrears rose 17.9% to...
September 2, 2026
Egypt Is About to Import More Corn Than Wheat, and Brazil Is Selling It
Egypt will import more corn than wheat for the first time in 2026/27, on USDA figures. Brazil shipped 5.54 million...
September 2, 2026
Ivory Coast Holds Its Cocoa Price at a 57% Discount, and 1.1 Million Farmers Feel It
Ivory Coast held its cocoa farmgate price at 1,200 CFA francs (US$2.12) a kilo for 2026/27, 57% below the 2025/26...
September 2, 2026
Soybeans Lead Grains Rally; Brazil Watches China
The soybean-tracking fund rose 1.98% as China kept buying and Black Sea risk lifted wheat. Corn and wheat trackers also...
September 2, 2026
Oil Surges on Hormuz Attack; Petrobras, YPF Rally
WTI proxies jumped after two tankers were struck near the Strait of Hormuz. Petrobras and YPF shares climbed as the...
September 2, 2026
Latin America Steel Wrap: CSN ADR Surges 8.65%
CSN's New York line jumped 8.65% while Gerdau and Ternium advanced. Tariffs shield Brazilian and Mexican mills, but cheap Chinese...
September 2, 2026
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Edges up as China Restocks
Iron ore proxies were mixed on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Vale rose while Rio Tinto slipped, as China's steelmakers restocked...
September 2, 2026