Chile Recession: Two Measures, Two Answers
Two standard ways of reading the same quarters give two answers. A former central bank governor says recession. The finance...
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Argentina Poverty Rate Is About to Stop Falling
For two years the falling poverty rate was Milei’s strongest card. The next count lands on 24 September, and every...
September 14, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for 14 September 2026: Washington asks Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries as European diesel sets records,...
September 14, 2026
Kast at Six Months: Chileans Give Their President a Failing Grade
Asked to mark their president on the seven-point scale used in Chilean schools, voters gave him 3.4. Four is the...
September 14, 2026
De la Espriella Tells Colombia the Money Is Gone
Five weeks in, the president took the airwaves to bury his predecessor, open the universities to police and read a...
September 14, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for 14 September 2026: Brent crude above US$108 after drone strikes shut Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and...
September 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 14 September 2026: Niger's junta leader replaces his armed forces chief weeks after a mutiny Russian...
September 14, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight – September 14, 2026
Blue Note, Canto da Ema and Casa de Francisca all close on Mondays. Bar Brahma Paulista and Remelexo Brasil in...
September 14, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight – September 14, 2026
The Roda de Samba da Pedra do Sal plays free from 7 p.m. Rio time. Carioca da Gema and Rio...
September 14, 2026
Cost of Living Accra 2026: The Rent Advance Is the Whole Problem
Accra landlords ask for one or two years of rent up front. The law caps it at six months. That...
September 14, 2026
Cost of Living Casablanca 2026: Prices Are Falling, Not Rising
Morocco is in deflation and almost no guide says so. Food prices fell 3.7 percent in the year to July....
September 14, 2026
Healthcare in Morocco for Expats 2026: Cover Is Not the Same as Access
Morocco insures 88 percent of its population but loses 700 doctors a year. For a foreign resident that gap decides...
September 14, 2026
Taxes in Kenya for Expats 2026: The Health Levy Cap Is Gone
Kenya scrapped the cap on health contributions, so a high earner now pays sixteen times what the old scheme cost....
September 14, 2026
Kenya Safety for Expats 2026: The Roads, Not the Terrorists
Kenya's murder rate is about two-thirds of the American one and the dangerous areas are peripheral. Traffic is the risk...
September 14, 2026
Nigeria Safety for Expats 2026: Five Countries, Not One
The United States rates Nigeria level three overall, but 23 states are at level four. Where you live decides almost...
September 14, 2026
Belize Safety for Expats 2026: The Roads Are as Dangerous as the Crime
Belize had 91 murders in 2025 and 81 road deaths. Half the killings happened in one district, and almost none...
September 14, 2026
Buying Property in Panama as a Foreigner 2026: Title, Possession or Concession
Three categories of land exist in Panama and only one is real ownership. Foreigners lose money on the other two....
September 14, 2026
Panama Safety for Expats in 2026: One Province Skews Everything
Panama recorded 593 homicides in 2025 and the Darién crossing has fallen 99.9% since 2023. Here is the honest safety...
September 14, 2026
Retire in Panama 2026: The US$750 Rule Most Guides Leave Out
Panama's retirement visa asks US$1,000 a month, but owning property here cuts it to US$750. Several published discount figures are...
September 14, 2026
Cost of Living in Florianópolis 2026: Expensive Island, Cheap Rent
Florianópolis has Brazil's dearest bus fare and its second dearest property. Rents are the one line going nowhere. Here is...
September 14, 2026