Lula Refuses to Back a Rescue for Brasilia’s BRB Bank
Lula says the federal government will not put money into BRB, the bank owned by the Federal District. The dispute...
September 17, 2026Section
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Brazil Rejects a US Memo Accusing It of Failing Against Its Two Largest Crime Gangs
Trump's annual drug memorandum says Brazil failed to confront the PCC and Comando Vermelho. Brazil was not listed, and its...
September 17, 2026
Kenya Livestock Project Gets US$55 Million More From IFAD
IFAD has approved an additional US$55 million, about Sh7.1 billion, to expand Kenya’s livestock commercialization project in the dryland counties.
September 16, 2026
Selic Rate Falls to 13.75% Hours After the Fed Raises American Rates
Brazil cut its Selic rate to 13.75 percent on Wednesday evening, a fifth straight quarter-point move, hours after the Federal...
September 16, 2026
Federal Reserve Raises Rates to 4% in Its First Increase Since 2023
The Federal Reserve raised its target range to 3.75 to 4 percent on Wednesday, a unanimous decision that ends three...
September 16, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
North America on 16 September: the Federal Reserve ends a two-day meeting, Brussels offers Canada a closer defence role, and...
September 16, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Asia on 16 September: Seoul's bus strike ended before it began with a settlement at ten to two in the...
September 16, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Europe on 16 September: von der Leyen proposes an emergency security protocol any member state could trigger, plus Kosovo and...
September 16, 2026
Ethiopia Harvest May Fall 30% as Kiremt Rains Fail
FEWS NET says Ethiopia’s meher harvest could be up to 30% below average after the poorest kiremt rains on record,...
September 16, 2026
Ivorian Cocoa Cards Record 38,000 Farmer Sales
38,000 Ivorian cocoa producers sold using traceability cards between 1 and 13 September. The system became mandatory when the season...
September 16, 2026
Kenya Sugar Protection Lapses and Nairobi Looks Again
Kenya’s COMESA sugar safeguard expired on 30 November 2025 after 24 years. The East African reports Nairobi is now exploring...
September 16, 2026
Alexandre de Moraes Calls the Vorcaro Messages a Staged Fraud
Alexandre de Moraes says the messages attributed to him never existed, after Brazil's Supreme Court failed to decide whether he...
September 16, 2026
Argentina Malvinas Claim Wins Public Chinese Backing as Milei Pushes a Bill
China's ambassador in Buenos Aires backed the Argentina Malvinas claim this week, hours before the defence minister promised to keep...
September 16, 2026
Brazil Interest Rate Cut Is Expected Hours After a US Rate Rise
Brazil interest rate policy and the US Federal Reserve part company on Wednesday, with a cut expected in Brasília and...
September 16, 2026
Guyana’s Unemployment Falls to 6.2% as Food Prices Climb
Guyana's unemployment rate fell to 6.2% and the government counts 156,000 new jobs since 2020, but food prices rose 6.7%...
September 16, 2026
Bladex Grants Panama a Record US$1 Billion Loan
Bladex agreed to lend Panama up to US$1 billion for general budget spending, the largest single loan the trade bank...
September 16, 2026
Bolivia Warns of State of Siege If Blockades Return
Bolivia's government says it may declare a state of siege if road blockades return, and has extended the separate state...
September 16, 2026
Ecuador Imposes New Curfew in Four Coastal Provinces
Ecuador ordered a nighttime curfew from 17 September in Guayas, Manabi, Los Rios and El Oro, midnight to 5am, and...
September 16, 2026
Argentina’s Navy Uncovers Payroll Fraud Inside Its Own Ranks
Argentina's Navy filed a fraud complaint against its own payroll office, alleging padded travel and per-diem payments involving up to...
September 16, 2026
Brazil Polls Show Tight Governor Races in Pará and Alagoas
New polls show technical ties in the governor races in Para and Alagoas, with Hana Ghassan just ahead in Para...
September 16, 2026