Colombia’s Ecopetrol Plans Board Overhaul Before September Vote
Ecopetrol board overhaul triggers extraordinary vote in early September 2026 to fill three open seats after Ricardo Roa's exit and...
August 3, 2026Section
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Argentina Debt Survey: 62% Borrowed for Basic Costs
A Zentrix survey finds about 62% of Argentines took on debt in the past six months to cover basics, as...
August 3, 2026
Milei-Lula Feud: Milei Calls Brazil’s Lula ‘Thief’ Again
Argentina's Javier Milei again called Brazil's Lula a thief and corrupt in a TV interview, deepening a diplomatic rift that...
August 3, 2026
Oldelval Cyberattack Hits Argentina’s Top Oil Pipeline
A cyberattack struck Oldelval, operator of the pipeline that carries about 75% of Vaca Muerta's crude, but the company says...
August 3, 2026
Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso Wins US$1.67 Billion Rail Deal
Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso will build the 111-km Saltillo-Santa Catarina leg of Mexico's new northern passenger railway for about US$1.67...
August 3, 2026
Brazil Shelves Big Tech Antitrust Bill Under US Pressure
Brazil's government has paused a bill expanding Cade's power over big tech, bowing to US tariff threats, opposition manoeuvres and...
August 3, 2026
Italian State to Control TIM Brasil, Dubbed a ‘Jewel’
Poste Italiane's takeover of Telecom Italia hands the Italian state indirect control of TIM Brasil, which executives now call a...
August 3, 2026
Aegea Launches US$413 Million Share Issue as Itausa Buys In
Brazil's Aegea Saneamento has approved a follow-on share issue of up to R$2.1 billion (US$413 million) to cut debt, with...
August 3, 2026
Bogotá Faces Blackout Risk Without Two Power Lines
Bogotá could lose 30–40% of its power supply from 2028 if two 500 kV transmission lines aren’t completed within 12–15...
August 3, 2026
Colombia, Venezuela to Resume Direct Bank Transfers
Colombia and Venezuela will restore direct SWIFT transfers before 2026 ends, ending costly third-country triangulation for trade and remittances after...
August 3, 2026
Peru’s Alicorp Buys Unilever Home Care in Colombia, Ecuador
Peru's Alicorp is buying Unilever's home-care business in Colombia and Ecuador, taking over 4 brands as the global group exits...
August 3, 2026
ExxonMobil Guyana AI Spots 4 Offshore Oil Targets
ExxonMobil Guyana: the CFO told the Q2 earnings call that AI identified four new prospects in the Stabroek block. No...
August 3, 2026
El Salvador Property Prices Hit US$276/m², Doubling in a Decade
El Salvador property prices doubled in a decade to US$276/m², with the average home now US$30,600. See the real gap...
August 3, 2026
Brazil Narrows Big Tech Bill, Cuts Who It Covers
Brazil’s big tech bill wasn’t dropped—it was narrowed. New combined criteria shrink the field despite R$50B revenue thresholds. See what...
August 3, 2026
Chile May Sell Water Utility Stake, Losing Veto Power
Chile sold its water utilities years ago but kept about 5% of each. That Chile water utility stake carries a...
August 3, 2026
DP World Backs US$100M Mombasa Special Economic Zone
The DP World Mombasa SEZ project covers 535 acres at Jomvu and is worth over KSh 12 billion, with 67...
August 3, 2026
Zambia Election Puts US$13 Billion Debt Recovery to the Test
The Zambia election on 13 August tests a debt recovery that cut inflation to 6.5%, while copper output rose just...
August 3, 2026
Ivory Coast Raises Fuel Prices for the Second Time Since May
Ivory Coast fuel prices rose on 1 August, with petrol at 905 CFA francs a litre and diesel at 725,...
August 3, 2026
Equatorial Guinea Gas Deal Delayed on China Investment Rules
The Equatorial Guinea gas deal with China's Fuhai Energy has slipped to 31 August, after new Chinese outbound investment rules...
August 3, 2026
Gold and Silver Jump as Haven Bids Lift LatAm Producers
Gold futures rose 1.02% and silver 1.92% on Monday, lifting Mexican and Peruvian miner proxies as a softer dollar and...
August 3, 2026