El Salvador Bank Accounts for Foreigners: Required Papers and Deposits From US$0 to US$30
An El Salvador bank account needs a tax number, an address and proof of source of funds. One large bank...
September 23, 2026Section
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Building Structure Gives Way on São Paulo’s Faria Lima, Injuring Two Workers
A Faria Lima building structure gave way in São Paulo on 22 September 2026, hurting two workers. Firefighters point to...
September 23, 2026
Colombia Sets Corruption Hearings for Ex-Ecopetrol Chief Ricardo Roa
The Ricardo Roa case has hearings on 30 October and 25 November 2026. The former chief of Colombia’s Ecopetrol has...
September 23, 2026
Brazil’s Oncoclínicas Sells Spanish Research Stake for Symbolic US$1.14
The Oncoclínicas Medsir sale hands a Barcelona cancer-research stake to MAJ 3 Capital for one euro and cancels payments of...
September 23, 2026
Five US Attorneys Meet Guatemala’s Arévalo to Widen Anti-Crime Cooperation
Five US Attorneys and prosecutors from nine districts met President Arévalo. What the US-Guatemala anti-crime cooperation means for your bank.
September 23, 2026
Nobel Winner Machado Blocked Three Times From Flying Back to Venezuela
Machado return to Venezuela failed three times on 21-22 September 2026, her team says. Seven attempts have now failed and...
September 23, 2026
Honduras for Expats: Homicide Falls to 26.2 per 100,000, but Location Decides Safety
Honduras safe for expats: 2,633 homicides in 2025, a national rate of 26.2 per 100,000, and departmental rates from 11.4...
September 23, 2026
Ecuador Army Rocket Strikes Hit Two Illegal Gold Mines in Imbabura Province
Ecuador army rocket strikes hit illegal gold mining at Mina Olivo and Mina Vieja in Imbabura on 21 September 2026....
September 23, 2026
Brazil Police Arrest Three Military Police Officers at Manaus Amazon River Port
The Manaus port police arrest saw three Amazonas military police officers detained on 22 September 2026, with pistols, cash and...
September 23, 2026
Exxon Restates Brazil Oil Interest, Amazon Blocks Still Lack Drilling Licence
Exxon Brazil oil plans got a public airing at a Rio conference on 22 September 2026, yet its ten blocks...
September 23, 2026
Fourth Sail Raises Brazil’s Yduqs Stake to 6.16% Amid Afya Merger Talks
The Fourth Sail stake in Yduqs reached 6.16% on 22 September 2026, worth about R$189 million, as merger talks with...
September 23, 2026
Spanish Fund Azvalor Builds 4.5% Stake in Brazil Mall Group Iguatemi
Spanish fund Azvalor now holds about 4.48% of Iguatemi, the Brazilian mall group, after notices dated 18 September 2026. The...
September 23, 2026
Honduras Bank Accounts for Foreigners: Passport or Residency Card, Free Tax Number
What a foreigner needs for a Honduras bank account in 2026: passport or residency card, the free RTN tax number,...
September 23, 2026
Honduras Doctors’ Protest Hits Third Week as Hospitals Suspend Outpatient Care
The Honduras doctors protest runs into a third week: outpatient clinics and scheduled operations suspended, some medics unpaid for six...
September 23, 2026
Chile Regulator Fines Santiago Trading Firm US$1.08 Million for 34,000 Fake Orders
The Chile market regulator fined a Santiago firm about US$1.08 million for 34,038 decoy share orders cancelled within seconds. An...
September 23, 2026
Chile Migrant Detention Reform Fails by One Vote, Five-Day Limit Stays
The Chile migrant detention reform lost 88-28 with 19 abstentions on 22 September 2026, one short of 89, so the...
September 23, 2026
Argentine Appeals Court Upholds Corruption Charges Against 19 in Disability Agency
An appeals court kept the Argentina disability agency corruption charges against 19 people on 22 September 2026. No conviction yet,...
September 23, 2026
Colombia Plans US$17.2 Billion Farm-Loan Payment Freeze as Drought Bites
A planned decree would let banks pause payments on US$17.2 billion of farm loans. What the Colombia farm debt freeze...
September 23, 2026
Colombia Merit Hiring Bill Survives a 78-4 Senate Vote on Minimum Standards for Senior State Jobs
Colombia merit hiring bill: senators rejected most government objections 78 to 4 on 22 September 2026. The lower house has...
September 23, 2026
Colombia Police Raids in Two Antioquia Towns Lead to 25 Captures and 31 Searches, the President Says
Colombia police raids in Amalfi and Santa Rosa de Osos ended with 25 people captured and 31 properties searched. No...
September 23, 2026