Ethiopia: Ethio Telecom Promises First Dividend to Small Shareholders
Ethio Telecom has promised its first dividend to the private shareholders who bought into the state telecoms company, after a...
September 6, 2026Section
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Angola Sells Standard Bank Angola Stake
Angola sells a 34% stake in Standard Bank Angola on the Luanda exchange, worth up to about US$229 million, with...
September 6, 2026
DR Congo Passes Law to Create Kinshasa Stock Exchange
The Kinshasa Stock Exchange now has a legal base after DR Congo's president signed Law 26/034, published in the official...
September 6, 2026
Key Market Events for the Week of September 7–11, 2026
Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and Peru inflation plus three regional rate decisions set the tone for LatAm assets in a...
September 6, 2026
Noboa Extends Ecuador Security Crackdown as 2026 Homicides Strain Investment
The Ecuador security crisis is strangling tourism, trade, and port revenue as the military struggles to contain gang violence ahead...
September 5, 2026
El Salvador Holds 7,762 Bitcoin as IMF Ends Mandatory Use
El Salvador holds 7,762 bitcoin worth over US$600 million as of May 2026, while an IMF programme ends mandatory acceptance....
September 5, 2026
US Trade With Central America Tops $86 Billion as Remittance Dependence Hits 26.6% in Nicaragua
US goods trade with the CAFTA bloc hit $86.4 billion in 2025. Remittance and migration economics define the Central America...
September 5, 2026
Caribbean Tourism Sets Record 10 Million First Quarter Arrivals as Debt Squeeze Bites
The Caribbean economy 2026 pairs record tourism with sharp exposure to US policy and hurricanes. Investors must weigh high debt...
September 5, 2026
ExxonMobil Drives Guyana Oil Boom Past 900,000 Barrels Daily as Suriname Race Heats Up
Guyana oil boom passes 900,000 barrels a day as Suriname races toward first oil. What the world's fastest-growing crude frontier...
September 5, 2026