Vaca Muerta Nears Records, But US$20 Billion Gap Looms
Vaca Muerta's shale boom nears records at 633,946 bpd, but a US$20 billion infrastructure gap and US-China tech tensions threaten...
August 10, 2026Section
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Argentina Jobs Crisis Worsens As Formal Work Vanishes
Argentina jobs: over 235,000 formal private-sector jobs lost under Milei; informality hits 44.2%, and the credit market is squeezed. What...
August 10, 2026
Bolivia IMF Deal: What US$1.9bn Means For You
Bolivia IMF deal: US$1.9bn program could unlock US$5bn more. What it means for the boliviano, fuel prices and investors.
August 10, 2026
Colombia Security: Hardline Era Begins Amid Southwest Violence
Colombia security shifts under new hardline president. Car bomb and drone attacks in the southwest signal a tougher approach. Travel...
August 10, 2026
Keiko Fujimori Government Starts Strong: 60% Approval, Pro-Market Team
The Keiko Fujimori government starts with 60% approval and a pro-market team. See what it means for mining investment, the...
August 10, 2026
Senegal Wheat Imports Near One Million Tonnes As Supplier Race Intensifies
Senegal imported roughly 900,000 tonnes of wheat in 2024, pushing the country closer to the one-million-tonne threshold as Russia, France...
August 10, 2026
Cameroon Cholera Epidemic Surges In Far North With 25 Deaths
Cameroon's Far North region has recorded 754 cholera cases and 25 deaths since June 2026, with the outbreak spreading across...
August 10, 2026
CFA Franc Zone Cotton Output Drops For Second Straight Season In 2025/2026
Cotton production in the CFA franc zone fell about 9 percent to 4.0 million bales in the 2025/2026 season, the...
August 10, 2026
Seriti And Etana Deal Shows South Africa’s Electricity Market Transformation
Seriti Green’s first 155 MW wind phase entered operation in August 2026 as part of a R25 billion project, signalling...
August 10, 2026
Madagascar High Court Upholds Law To Reclaim Colonial-Era Land Titles
Madagascar's High Constitutional Court validated Law No. 2026-007 on 3 August 2026, transferring colonial-era foreign land titles to the state...
August 10, 2026
Nigeria Turns To Asia For Post-Harvest Loss Solutions
Nigeria is seeking Asian technology and finance to tackle post-harvest losses estimated at ₦3.5 trillion annually, with China and India...
August 10, 2026
Guinea Bans Raw Gold Exports, Demands Local Refining
Guinea has banned raw gold exports and now requires local refining before shipment, with a 90-day transition period ending 6...
August 10, 2026
Tanzania-India Trade Hits $9 Billion As Strategic Partnership Deepens
Bilateral trade between Tanzania and India reached $9.02 billion in the 2025–26 financial year, cementing India’s role as one of...
August 10, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Monday, August 10, 2026
Cool start with sunny spells in São Paulo today. Markets contracted Friday. Head to Ibirapuera for open-air work and free...
August 10, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 10, 2026
Global economy: Gold surged past $4,340 and silver jumped nearly 3% as US bond yields retreated and the dollar index...
August 10, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Monday, August 10, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Monday, August 10, 2026. Cloudy and warm with a cool sea breeze, free museum...
August 10, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily For Monday, August 10, 2026
World Cup: Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati with a knee injury, Brazil's Bia Ferreira wins World Boxing Cup gold, and...
August 10, 2026
Bitcoin Steady At US$64,845 As Brazil Targets Crypto Fraud
Bitcoin settled at US$64,845 on Sunday as a contested fork stalled. Brazil advanced rules to freeze suspicious transfers, while the...
August 10, 2026
Copper Drops 2.1% On China Jitters; Miners Diverge
The copper-tracking CPER fund fell 2.11% Friday, while Southern Copper jumped 3.12% and Freeport-McMoRan added 2.11%. Worries over China's property...
August 10, 2026
Lithium Wrap: Albemarle Jumps 4.5%, SQM Dips as LIT ETF Climbs
Lithium producers diverged Friday: Albemarle surged 4.54% while SQM slipped 0.69% as the LIT ETF gained 2.21%. A tech-led Nasdaq...
August 10, 2026