Asia Intelligence Brief August 14, 2026: An Invitation To Challenge
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 14: the yen has given back half the gains from a joint intervention and traders...
August 14, 2026Section
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Africa Intelligence Brief August 14, 2026: The Count That Stopped
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 14: Zambia's electoral commission suspended vote counting nationwide over violence and stolen ballots, while the
August 14, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — August 14, 2026
Rio de Janeiro nightlife tonight, Friday August 14: the free Pedra do Sal roda, Maria Gadú at Circo Voador and...
August 14, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — August 14, 2026
São Paulo nightlife tonight, Friday August 14: Fafá de Belém's milestone show at Cine Joia, MPB legends at Espaço Unimed,...
August 14, 2026
Petz Cobasi Q2 2026 Profit Rises 8.4% to R$70 Million
Petz Cobasi Q2 2026 profit rose 8.4% to R$70.3 million (about US$13.6 million) as Brazil's largest pet retailer kept growing...
August 14, 2026
Cyrela Q2 2026 Profit Rises 16% to R$452 Million as Margins Hold
Cyrela Q2 2026 profit rose 16% to R$452 million (about US$88 million) as Brazil's biggest homebuilder held its margins despite...
August 14, 2026
Banco do Brasil Q2 2026 Profit Climbs to R$3.9 Billion, Tops Forecasts
Banco do Brasil Q2 2026 profit rose to R$3.9 billion (about US$760 million), up 3.3% and above forecasts as farm-loan...
August 14, 2026
Petroperú Names Luis Suárez Carlo Its New General Manager
Petroperú named engineer Luis Alberto Suárez Carlo as acting general manager on 15 August 2026, the third leadership change this...
August 14, 2026
Peru Court Archives Criminal-Association Charge Against Nadine Heredia
A Peruvian court archived the criminal-association charge against Nadine Heredia in the Gasoducto Sur Peruano case, though a collusion charge...
August 14, 2026
Egypt Opens Its Market to Peruvian Blueberries
Egypt has opened its market to Peruvian blueberries, now the 76th destination for a sector chasing buyers beyond a tariff-heavy...
August 14, 2026
Peru Names César Luna-Victoria as SUNAT’s New Chief
Peru's SUNAT tax authority has a new chief: César Luna-Victoria León, a veteran tax lawyer and former Fujimori-era minister, took...
August 14, 2026
Panama Canal Traffic Rises as Cargo Tonnage Climbs 7%
Panama Canal traffic is recovering after the drought, with cargo tonnage up about 7% and transits up about 5% in...
August 14, 2026
Peru’s Fugitive Peru Libre Leader Vladimir Cerrón Resurfaces in Public
Vladimir Cerrón, the fugitive founder of Peru's left-wing Peru Libre party, resurfaced in public on 13 August 2026 after nearly...
August 14, 2026
Peñoles Buys Back the 12-Contract Silver Deal With Fresnillo
Peñoles has bought back the Silverstream Contract, a series of 12 agreements, from Fresnillo for US$40 million, ending an 18-year...
August 14, 2026
Colombia’s De la Espriella Meets Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo
De la Espriella, Colombia's new president, met Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo in Bogota on 13 August 2026 to set...
August 14, 2026
Africa Hands One Firm a 20-Year Deal to Digitise Its Borders
The AfCFTA customs modernisation project gives Bergmans a 20-year, US$3.1 billion concession to digitise borders across about 50 African countries.
August 14, 2026
Colombia Treats Freight Transport as a High-Risk Activity: What Drivers Get
Freight transport is a high-risk activity in Colombia, a status that lifts drivers' accident-insurance premiums and safety duties more than...
August 14, 2026
Gabon’s Bonds Beat the Emerging World on an Audit Nobody Has Seen
Gabon dollar bonds have returned 19.5% in 2026 on an unpublished IMF-backed debt audit, while Senegal's spread widened to 1,541...
August 14, 2026
Walmex Split: Sam’s Club Grows as Bodega Aurrera Loses Ground
Walmex is splitting in two: its Sam's Club clubs keep growing while its Bodega Aurrera discount stores lose traffic, showing...
August 14, 2026
Suez Canal Revenue Climbs 13% — Because Hormuz Is Shut
Suez Canal revenue rose 13% to US$1.26 billion in the second quarter of 2026, driven by tanker traffic rerouted by...
August 14, 2026