MD Capital Wins Bid for Portugal’s Brazil Bank
MD Capital, founded by ex-Bradesco veterans, won Portugal's tender to buy Caixa Geral de Depositos' Brazilian bank, ending a nine-year...
July 31, 2026Section
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Coca-Cola Embonor Doubles Profit to US$52M Despite Bolivia Hit
Chilean Coca-Cola bottler Embonor more than doubled its first-half profit to about US$52 million, even as its Bolivia operation slumped...
July 31, 2026
Mexico Inflation Hits 3.10%, Lowest Since 2020
Mexico inflation slowed to 3.10% in the first half of July 2026, its lowest since December 2020, staying inside the...
July 31, 2026
Hidroituango Mega-Dam Hits Key Milestone and First Profits
Colombia's Hidroituango dam finished its main Almenara structure about 18 days early and posted its first-ever profits as manager Alejandro...
July 31, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026
Your São Paulo Friday brief: milder weather, end-of-week rodízio for plates 9 & 0, a contrasting day of sunlit terraces...
July 31, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Friday, July 31, 2026
Rio de Janeiro: Your Friday brief: cooler post‑storm air, service resuming, markets steady and the weekend shaping up calm. What...
July 31, 2026
South Africa’s TFG Sees Profit Fall 59% After Writedowns
The owner of Foschini, Markham and Jet sold more clothing than a year earlier and still saw profit drop by...
July 31, 2026
De Beers Set to Sell for US$1 Billion, a Tenth of 2011 Value
Anglo American is in talks to sell the world's best-known diamond company for about US$1 billion, against the US$12.75 billion...
July 31, 2026
Ghana Wants US$700 Million to Restart Its Aluminium Smelter
Ghana is looking for a co-owner, not a buyer, to revive its idled aluminium smelter. Officials put the bill above...
July 31, 2026
Tanzania Raises US$100 Million in London for Small Firms
A shilling-denominated bond listed in London on July 25 raised the equivalent of US$100 million for Tanzanian small businesses, with...
July 31, 2026
Nigeria’s Bauchi Borrows US$91.6 Million for 24 New Roads
Bauchi State signed a $91.6M Nigeria roads loan with an ECOWAS bank to build 24 roads and bridges. Nigeria's federal...
July 31, 2026
South Africa’s Bengwenyama Mine to Triple Chrome Revenue
Southern Palladium lifts Bengwenyama chrome production to 1.054 million tonnes annually after chromite recovery hits 85.6%, shifting project revenue to
July 31, 2026
Nigeria Private FX Outflows Jump 165% to $16.3 Billion
Private-sector FX outflows from Nigeria surged 165% to $16.3 billion in 2025, reshaping who controls dollars in Africa’s largest economy.
July 31, 2026
Kenyans Shift Savings to Special Funds as MMF Yields Decline
Kenya special funds now hold 23.9% of CIS assets as money market funds plunge from 90% to 51.9% share. With...
July 31, 2026
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Friday, July 31, 2026
Your LatAm expat and nomad daily guide for July 31: Argentina's Monotributo deadline looms, Peru rolls out a biometric foreigner...
July 31, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Friday, July 31, 2026
Ibovespa: Brazil's B3 to open with eyes on the Selic wager and fresh fiscal data.
July 31, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Friday, July 31, 2026
Latin American markets: Brazil budget numbers and a weaker dollar set the tone for Latin American equities, with commodity names...
July 31, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Friday, July 31, 2026
Latin America: From Brazil's budget scandal to Milei's speech decree, Paraguay's historical wounds, and Mexico's trade fears, we read the...
July 31, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — July 31, 2026
Global economy: US stocks rally, the dollar softens and yields hold steady before PCE and GDP data.
July 31, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — July 31, 2026
The Ibovespa surged 1.88% to 177,159 and the real strengthened to 5.0593 per dollar, powered by a global tech uplift...
July 31, 2026