Central Africa Moves to Ban Raw Log Exports by 2028
Central Africa's log export ban is set for 2028: CEMAC states and DR Congo plan to halt raw timber shipments...
July 6, 2026Section
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Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Nigeria’s Palm Oil Giants Post Records as Prices Soar
Nigeria palm oil champions Presco and Okomu posted record 2025 profits and a strong start to 2026, as output hit...
July 6, 2026
Chile’s Falabella Bets $900 Million on a Retail Revival
Chile's retail giant Falabella will invest about nine hundred million dollars in 2026, its biggest ever, betting on better stores...
July 6, 2026
A French Billionaire Just Bought Telefónica’s Chile Business
Spain's Telefónica has sold its Chilean operation to a French billionaire and Millicom for up to one point two billion...
July 6, 2026
Chinese Cars Stall Stellantis’s Big South African Factory
Stellantis South Africa paused its Gqeberha factory as Chinese cars took 19% of the market in Q1 2026, up 75%...
July 6, 2026
Dangote Plans Port, Power and Fertiliser Push in Tanzania
Dangote Tanzania plans took shape on June 29: a new port, a 2,000 MW power plant and a urea fertiliser...
July 6, 2026
Egypt Tourism Breaks Records as the Grand Museum Delivers
Egypt tourism set records in 2026: 6.1 million visitors by April, Q1 revenue near $5.1 billion and a 21-million goal,...
July 6, 2026
South Africa’s Newest Billionaire Built a Pharmacy Empire
Ivan Saltzman, who built Dis-Chem from one Johannesburg pharmacy in 1978, is South Africa's newest dollar billionaire at $1.3 billion...
July 6, 2026
Brazil’s Northeast Wants the AI Data Centers Its Wind Feeds
Brazil's EPE maps up to 4 GW of new demand for Brazil Northeast data centers, aiming to use wind power...
July 6, 2026