Ricardo Roa, Ex-Ecopetrol CEO, Seeks Plea Deal Over Petro Campaign
Ricardo Roa, who just left Colombia's Ecopetrol, asked prosecutors for a plea deal over alleged over-spending on Petro's 2022 campaign.
July 31, 2026Section
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Peru Earthquake Near Pucallpa Felt Across the Brazil Border
A magnitude 5.7 Peru earthquake struck 42 km northeast of Pucallpa at a deep 145 km, earning a USGS 'Green'...
July 31, 2026
Banco BAM Gets US$70M From Colombia’s Grupo Cibest in Guatemala
Banco BAM in Guatemala received US$70M in subordinated financing from Colombia's Grupo Cibest, the owner of Bancolombia, to boost capital.
July 31, 2026
Antarctica Cruise Deal Brings Chinese Tourists Through Chile in 2026-27
Antarctica cruise operator Antarctica21 secures a charter with Mulin Youhao to fly Chinese luxury travelers to the Antarctic Peninsula and...
July 31, 2026
Guatemala Tourism Law Reform Adds Hotel Tax Breaks and a US$38M Fund
Guatemala tourism law reform would give 10-year hotel tax breaks and a Q300M (~US$38.5M) infrastructure fund to draw investment.
July 31, 2026
Trinidad Refinery Restart Gains US Backing at Pointe-a-Pierre
Trinidad refinery restart: the US will help Trinidad find a partner to reopen the shuttered Pointe-a-Pierre plant, closed since 2018.
July 31, 2026
ExxonMobil Guyana Drives Record Q2 Output as Profit Slips
ExxonMobil Guyana drove a record 4.514 million boe/d upstream high in Q2 2026, but earnings missed estimates as downstream margins...
July 31, 2026
Guyana Gas-to-Energy Project Gets US$91.5M to Speed Completion
Guyana Gas-to-Energy: Parliament approved about US$91.5M more to accelerate the project that aims to halve power costs.
July 31, 2026
Colombia Business Hub Grows: Barbados Air Deal and Bogotá GBS Rank
Colombia business hub gains: a Barbados open-skies cargo deal and Bogotá's top-3 Latin American ranking in global business services.
July 31, 2026
Carlos Manzo Murder: Mexico Captures Alleged Mastermind ‘El R1’
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July 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 31 — A UN probe accuses Sudan's RSF of genocide in Darfur, as the ICC reports...
July 31, 2026
Peru Economic Reforms Target Oil Investment and Labor Rules
Peru economic reforms under President Fujimori aim to revive oil investment and loosen labor benefits like CTS and bonuses by...
July 31, 2026
Colombia Bond Issuance Abroad Hits Highest Level Since 2006
Colombia bond issuance abroad is the highest since 2006, about three times the 20-year average, as the deficit widens, ANIF...
July 31, 2026
Constellation Brands Veracruz Brewery Hires 600 Before Its Launch
Constellation Brands Veracruz brewery has hired 600 workers ahead of a launch in the coming months, the maker of Corona...
July 31, 2026
Brazil Rare Earths Draw Korea’s POSCO Into the Caldeira Project
Brazil rare earths: South Korea's POSCO secures up to 30% of the Caldeira project's output, a boost for a local...
July 31, 2026
Irani Profit Falls 70% as Brazil’s Packaging Maker Sees EBITDA Rise
Irani profit plunged 70.3% to R$30.9M in Q2 2026 as financial charges wiped out operational gains, even with EBITDA up...
July 31, 2026
Egypt Replaces Visa Stamp with QR Code e-Visa in August
Egypt will replace its visa-on-arrival stamp with a QR code e-visa system in August, targeting 30 million annual visitors by...
July 31, 2026
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy to Close, Shift to Scholarships
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy will shut its campus by late 2027 and pivot to a scholarship fund for twice...
July 31, 2026
CEMAC QR Code Unites 6 Central African Nations’ Payments
The CEMAC QR code launched in Douala on 29 July lets customers pay any merchant across six Central African states,...
July 31, 2026
US Backs US$150M Madagascar Rare Earths Mine to Curb China
Madagascar rare earths at Ampasindava drew up to US$4.48 million from Washington's development finance agency, in a move aimed at...
July 31, 2026