Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 7: Germany was the only major European economy to publish data, and its headline production...
August 7, 2026Section
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Colombia’s Fracking Ban Bill Meets a President Who Promised a Decree to Restart It
The Colombia fracking ban bill was filed 17 days before Petro left office. His successor took the sash promising a...
August 7, 2026
Mercado Pago Says It Has Passed Caixa in Brazilian Cards — Without a Banking Licence
Mercado Pago Brazil says it has passed Caixa in card issuance, with net revenue of US$2.2 billion in the quarter...
August 7, 2026
Mexico Buys Its Biggest Sargassum Ship as the Riviera Maya Hits 96,000 Tonnes
Mexico's new sargassum ship doubles the navy's at-sea capacity and arrives in about two months, as the Riviera Maya passes...
August 7, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 7: Korea's rally died in nine minutes on an Nvidia specification review, China's exports jumped...
August 7, 2026
Chile Inflation Falls to 3.5% in July as Fuel Prices Drop
Chile inflation fell to 3.5% in July from 4.3% in June as petrol and diesel prices dropped, putting it back...
August 7, 2026
Chile’s Copper Windfall Could Top US$9 Billion as the Price Passes US$14,000
The Chile copper windfall could top US$9 billion as copper passed US$14,000 a tonne, but output is falling and Codelco...
August 7, 2026
Liberty Latin America Signs 10-Year AI Operations Deal With Amdocs
The Liberty Latin America Amdocs deal transfers regional IT management to an AI-driven model for 10 years; its price was...
August 7, 2026
Colombia’s Amazon Mining Ban Lands Three Days Before a Pro-Drilling President
The Colombia Amazon mining ban closes 483,283 km2 to new mining and oil contracts, signed three days before a pro-drilling...
August 7, 2026
Peru Mexico Relations Restored as Betssy Chávez Flies Out on a Military Plane
Betssy Chávez left Callao on a Mexican Air Force plane on 7 August after Peru granted a safe-conduct, and the...
August 7, 2026
Nexa Says Cerro Lindo Is Peru’s First Block-Caving Mine
Nexa says Cerro Lindo is Peru's first block-caving mine, targeting lower costs, deeper ore and safer remote operation.
August 7, 2026
Lojas Renner Q2 Profit Holds at US$79M; Revenue Forecast Cut
Lojas Renner Q2 profit held near US$79 million, but the retailer cut 2026 revenue-growth guidance to 4%–8% as store traffic...
August 7, 2026
Argentina’s TGS Doubles Profit as Liquids Top Transport
Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS) Q2 2026 profit rose 147% as its Cerri Complex liquids business outbilled regulated gas...
August 7, 2026
Southern Copper Q2 Profit Hits Record US$1.67 Billion
Southern Copper net income rose 71.6% to a record US$1.67bn in the second quarter of 2026 as copper and silver...
August 7, 2026
Aura Minerals profit hits US$218m on hedge gain
Aura Minerals posted a record US$217.7m quarterly profit, but US$126m of it was a paper gain on gold hedges rather...
August 7, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Weather Shuts Schools; 2 Nations on Alert
Rio de Janeiro weather turned severe as a cyclone shut classes in the city and pushed Uruguay into a red...
August 7, 2026
Inter&Co Hits Record US$81m Profit as Bad Loans Rise
Inter&Co posted a record R$421 million (US$81 million) quarterly profit as bad loans hit 5.3% and Nasdaq shares recovered an...
August 7, 2026
Tenaris Q2 Profit Falls to US$477m on Hormuz Closure
Tenaris posted second-quarter net sales of US$2.97bn, down 4%, as the Strait of Hormuz closure delayed Middle East shipments and...
August 7, 2026
Axia Energia posts US$233m profit as it exits NYSE
Axia Energia, the former Eletrobras, posted a US$233m Q2 net profit as its receipts were due to leave the New...
August 7, 2026
Globant Launches Glob.AI With Pay-Per-Output AI Services
Globant's Glob.AI sells expert-supervised AI services by validated output or consumption, challenging the industry's hourly billing model.
August 7, 2026