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, 2026Section
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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Gabon dollar bonds have returned 19.5% in 2026 on an unpublished IMF-backed debt audit, while Senegal's spread widened to 1,541...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
Analysts Say Mexico’s World Cup Economic Boost Will Be Modest
Analysts say the 2026 World Cup will give Mexico only a modest economic boost, near 0.1% to 0.5% of GDP,...
August 14, 2026
KCB Profit Jumps 21% as Banks Outside Kenya Carry More Weight
KCB half-year profit rose 20.8% to KSh49.3 billion before tax, with regional banks outside Kenya contributing 27.7% of group earnings...
August 14, 2026
Cemex Wins Nearly US$38 Million From the UK Over an HS2 Land Taking
Cemex has won about £29.9 million (roughly US$38 million) plus interest from the UK government for the HS2 compulsory purchase...
August 14, 2026
Nigeria’s New Deep Offshore Rules Target Up to US$50 Billion
Nigeria deep offshore investment now has a rules-based framework President Tinubu says could unlock US$50 billion, starting with Bonga South...
August 14, 2026
Globant Cuts Its 2026 Guidance as AI Fears Hit IT Demand
Globant cut its full-year 2026 revenue guidance on August 13, sending shares down about 14% as AI fears and soft...
August 14, 2026
Brazil’s Lower House Passes Bill to Turn Airline Miles Into Cash
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that would let consumers turn airline miles into cash and sell points freely,...
August 14, 2026
Chile’s Sports Minister Natalia Duco Resigns Over Official Car Row
Natalia Duco, Chile's Minister of Sport and former Olympic shot putter, has resigned over an official-car row, and President Jose...
August 14, 2026
Brazil Advances Payroll-Deducted Rent, Bill Heads to Senate
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved payroll-deducted rent, letting tenants pay rent straight from wages, capped at 30% of pay. It...
August 14, 2026
Lithium Argentina Generates US$141 Million in Q2 Cash Flow
Lithium Argentina posted US$141 million of Q2 2026 free cash flow at its Jujuy salt flat, yet reported net income...
August 14, 2026
Peru Clears Abra Group’s SKY Airline Takeover, With Conditions
Peru's Indecopi has approved Abra Group's takeover of SKY Airline with conditions, the last regulatory sign-off the airline deal needed...
August 14, 2026
Brazil’s Top Court Gives Congress Two Years to Regulate Indigenous Land Mining
Brazil's Supreme Court set a two-year deadline for Congress to regulate Indigenous land mining, upholding the order on 13 August...
August 14, 2026
Argentina Opens Dollar Lending as Investors Pick Provinces
Argentina now lets banks lend US dollars to any company in a 'chau colchón' push, while investors favor provincial bonds...
August 14, 2026
Bolivia’s Foreign Debt Tops US$14.2 Billion
Bolivia's foreign debt hit US$14,238.5 million in July 2026 as President Paz touts a US$204M Amazon power plan and US$55...
August 14, 2026
Brazil’s Record 62.9M Jobs Meets Budget Gap and Bet Ban
Brazil formal jobs hit a record 62.9 million even as a R$105.5 billion budget gap, a Pixbet suspension, and a...
August 14, 2026
Grupo SURA Posts a Record First Half in Colombia
Grupo SURA record first half: the Colombian group earned COP 1.7 trillion (~US$541M), up 37.7%, as Isagen and Enel Colombia...
August 14, 2026
Copec Profit Hits US$712M as It Ties Up With Cabify
Empresas Copec posted a US$712 million first-half 2026 profit and sealed a mobility alliance with ride-hailing app Cabify. What it...
August 14, 2026