Mexico ‘Is Doing Very Well’, Sheinbaum Says Before Second Report as Public Investment Jumps 62.6%
Mexico ‘ Doing: The message: Mexico is doing very well and I am very optimistic, Sheinbaum said days before her...
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A New Fund Wants Pension Money to Build Nigeria’s Infrastructure
A new Nigeria infrastructure fund from Africa Finance Corporation seeks domestic pension money, backed by a US$253 million Green Climate...
August 29, 2026
Latin America Steel Falls: SLX, Gerdau, CSN, Ternium Drop
Latin America steel: Gerdau fell 2.34%, CSN 3.77% and Ternium 1.77% on Friday as a hawkish Fed lifted the dollar;...
August 29, 2026
Soybeans, Corn, Wheat: Black Sea Risks Lift Grains
Grains: the WEAT wheat fund rose 2.65% on Friday on Black Sea supply risk, with soybeans up 1.64% and corn...
August 29, 2026
Angola’s Economy Grew 8.74% in Q2, With Diamonds Out Front
Angola GDP growth reached 8.74% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, with the non-oil economy up 9.24%...
August 29, 2026
Eskom’s Best Grid Year in Six Comes With a US$187 Million Caveat
Eskom diesel spending fell 82.38% to R1.04 billion this financial year, even as the utility conceded R3 billion in payments...
August 29, 2026
Ceuta Protesters Confront Police as Migrant Standoff Deepens
Ceuta migrant protests turned violent as police cleared two beaches and demonstrators blocked Red Cross aid, a month after a...
August 29, 2026
Colombia’s Remittances Hold Above US$1 Billion for 26 Months as Banks Move to Re-Bank 10 Million
The streak: Colombia s remittances have not fallen below US$1 billion for 26 consecutive months. July: Families abroad sent US$1,078.39...
August 29, 2026
Salif Keïta Cancels South African Shows Over Xenophobic Violence
Salif Keïta South Africa performances are cancelled, including a Macufe date on 12 September, over xenophobic violence against African migrants.
August 29, 2026
Uganda’s Boy King Is Dead at 34, and Tooro Has No Named Heir
King Oyo of Tooro, crowned in Uganda at the age of three and once the world's youngest monarch, has died...
August 29, 2026
Argentina’s Household Debt Reaches Nine in Ten Homes as Milei Shelves Tax Reform
Tax reform: What happened: Nine in ten Argentine households now carry some form of debt, an August survey shows. The...
August 29, 2026
Chad Says a Sudanese Air Strike Killed 12 at a Border Fuel Market
A Sudanese air strike in Chad killed at least 12 at a border fuel market, officials say, as Washington condemned...
August 29, 2026
Brazil’s Household Loan Delinquency Climbs to a July Record
Brazil's household loan delinquency hit a record 5.8% in July 2026. Six household credit lines set all-time highs, led by...
August 29, 2026
Chile’s Maule Red Alert: What Travelers and Expats Need to Know
Chile's Colbún reservoir began a controlled spill into the Maule river and SENAPRED holds the region on red alert. The...
August 29, 2026
Brazil Is Falling Behind on Critical Minerals, the ‘New Oil’, Warns Vale’s CEO
What happened: Vale s chief executive Gustavo Pimenta called critical minerals the new oil of the next generations at a...
August 29, 2026
Brazil’s Real Slides Past 5.20 per Dollar: What It Means for Expats
Brazil's PTAX reference closed Friday at 5.2005 per dollar, its first finish above 5.20 since August 18, after a hawkish...
August 29, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Saturday, August 29, 2026
Your daily briefing for expats and nomads in Latin America: Warsh puts a September Fed hike on the table, Colombia's...
August 29, 2026
Colombia Plans a US$6.84 Billion Spending Cut After Abyss Warning
Colombia's spending cut of US$6.84 billion follows a warning that government debt could reach 80% of output without a fiscal...
August 29, 2026
Argentina and Chile Defuse Strait of Magellan Flare-Up After General’s Podcast Claim
Argentina Chile Defuse: What happened: Argentina and Chile closed a diplomatic flap over the Strait of Magellan within three days.
August 29, 2026
Brazil’s Chamber Votes Monday to End the ‘Blusinhas Tax’ on Cheap Imports
Brazil ’ Chamber: What happened: Speaker Hugo Motta scheduled a Chamber floor vote for Monday on ending the blusinhas tax...
August 29, 2026