Nigeria Inflation Drops to 15.43 Percent in July 2026
Nigeria inflation drops to 15.43 percent in July 2026 from 15.91 percent in June, the National Bureau of Statistics reported,...
August 18, 2026Section
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Uganda-Vietnam Trade Jumps to US$95.4 Million as Coffee and Tech Deals Deepen
Uganda-Vietnam trade reached about US$95.4 million in 2025, up from US$22.1 million in 2024, driven by coffee exports and new...
August 18, 2026
Foreign Investors Pull US$3 Billion From Brazil’s B3 in August
Foreign investors withdrew R$15.63 billion from B3 in August, the largest month in a series that only begins in January...
August 18, 2026
South Africa’s Competition Commission Widens Scrutiny of Small Tech Mergers
South Africa's Competition Commission is using 2022 digital-market guidelines to review small tech mergers even when formal thresholds are not...
August 18, 2026
Grains Wrap: Soybeans and Corn Climb, Lifting Latin American Exporters
Soybean and corn trackers rose on Monday, August 17, 2026, while wheat edged up. Read how Brazil, Argentina, China, harvest...
August 18, 2026
Iron Ore: Vale Rises as China Steel Data Lifts Miners
Vale's New York shares gained after a Beijing data dump showed steel demand holding up, while CSN Mineração jumped in...
August 18, 2026
Bitcoin Holds Above US$64,000 as Latin America Sticks With Stablecoins
Bitcoin closed Monday at US$64,506, up 2.69%. For Latin America the bigger news was Washington publishing its first draft of...
August 18, 2026
Kenya Fuel Consumption Defies Steep Price Rises in 2026
Kenya fuel consumption rose 6.94 percent in fiscal 2024/25 despite steep pump prices and IMF-driven subsidy removal, EPRA data show.
August 18, 2026
Uganda’s NSSF Seeks Court Eviction in Temangalo Land Fight
The Temangalo land fight sees Uganda's NSSF seek a court eviction of tycoon Amos Nzeyi from 55 acres after a...
August 18, 2026