Venezuela Supermarket Sales Jump 21% in Units Amid 580% Inflation
Venezuela supermarket sales rose 21% in units sold from January to July, even as annual inflation hit 580%, while corn...
August 18, 2026Section
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Central America: Diesel, Floods, TPS, Hospital Funds
Guatemala's diesel hits a five-year high, Costa Rica shelters hundreds after floods, and Honduras offers legal help to migrants losing...
August 18, 2026
Dominican Court Ends Falcondo Nickel Concession
A Dominican court has terminated the Falcondo nickel concession for breach after seven decades, with the site idle since November...
August 18, 2026
Panama Week: Railway Plans, Court Rulings, Tocumen Growth
Panama's railway to David advances in engineering studies, a court confirms Panama Papers acquittals, and Tocumen traffic climbs 15 percent.
August 18, 2026
Uruguay Cattle Fund Bankruptcy Leaves US$272 Million Shortfall
Uruguay's Conexión Ganadera bankruptcy left a US$272 million shortfall, and a court has ordered the central bank to pay four...
August 18, 2026
Mexico Consumer Spending Flat, Manufacturing Jobs Sag
Mexican private consumption stalled in July and manufacturing employment has now fallen year on year for forty straight months.
August 18, 2026
Mexico Fertilizer Duty Is Anti-Dumping Case, Not Payback, Says Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum says Mexico's duty on Chinese ammonium sulfate comes from an anti-dumping case opened in 2025, not from China's pecan...
August 18, 2026
China Lifts Suspension on 8 Ecuadorian Shrimp Plants
China has restored export authorisation to eight Ecuadorian shrimp plants suspended since late 2025, while six from the June wave...
August 18, 2026
Bolivia Links Large-Buyer Diesel to World Prices
Bolivia has moved diesel for large buyers to a world-linked price of 18 bolivianos a litre, and six business groups...
August 18, 2026
First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr Posts Strong Profit Growth in Egypt
FABMisr profit growth: First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr's Egypt unit posted EGP 15.8 billion (about US$330 million) net profit in...
August 18, 2026
Kenya Charcoal Prices Hit 78-Month High, Squeezing Urban Households
Kenya charcoal prices hit Sh96.79, about US$0.75, per kilogramme in June 2026, a 78-month high squeezing low-income urban households hardest.
August 18, 2026
Nigeria’s Broadband Speed Jumps 155% as Fibre Connections Triple
Nigeria broadband speed jumped 155% to 34.47 Mbps by mid-2026, per Ookla, as fibre-to-the-premises connections roughly tripled since end-2024.
August 18, 2026
Zambia Arrests 11 Opposition Figures on 2026 Election Night
Zambia opposition arrests: the government alleges an election-night insurrection plot; opposition leader Brian Mundubile calls it an assassination attempt.
August 18, 2026
Western Union Says It Has Doubled the Money It Moves in Peru
Western Union says it has doubled the money it moves in Peru in two years, and more than one transfer...
August 18, 2026
Peru Oil Gap Reaches 210,000 Barrels a Day, Geologist Says
Peru's oil gap reaches 210,000 barrels a day, says a leading geologist. The country imports most of its fuel, costing...
August 18, 2026
Buenaventura Invests US$36.2 Million to Extend Uchucchacua Mine Life
Buenaventura invests US$36.2 million in its Uchucchacua silver mine to extend operations to June 2029, pending Senace approval. Key details...
August 18, 2026
A Peruvian Miner Bets Up to US$28.9 Million on Copper Near Lima
Peru's Minsur signed an option to earn 75% of the Lacsha copper project from Canadian Latin Metals, spending up to...
August 18, 2026
Peru Businesses Create Private El Nino Command Led by Neuhaus
Peru's private sector forms a command to tackle El Nino, led by Carlos Neuhaus, backed by major business groups to...
August 18, 2026
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Orders Sedapal Restructuring After Lima Floods
President Keiko Fujimori orders Sedapal restructuring after Lima floods. Learn what broke, the emergency actions, and what it means for...
August 18, 2026
Peru Weighs Cutting Ministries, But No Plan Yet
Peru's finance minister says cutting ministries is on the agenda, but no plan exists. Read what was said and what...
August 18, 2026