Codelco Overhauls Its Leadership With Five New Vice Presidents and Four Division Chiefs
Codelco named five new vice presidents and four division chiefs on August 14, 2026, as new CEO Jorge Gomez moves...
August 15, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Havanna Sales Drop 9.7% as Argentina’s Alfajor Icon Falls Into the Red
Havanna's second-quarter sales fell 9.7% and the Argentine alfajor brand swung to a net loss of ARS 747 million (about...
August 15, 2026
Argentina’s YPF Luz and Genneia Hit Pause on Their New York IPOs
YPF Luz and Genneia have delayed their planned New York IPOs as an Argentine market selloff shuts the Wall Street...
August 15, 2026
Terpel’s First-Half 2026 Sales Reach US$6.4 Billion as Profit Jumps 25%
Colombia's Terpel posted COP 19.94 trillion (~US$6.38 billion) in first-half 2026 sales and a 25% profit jump. Here is what...
August 15, 2026
Colombia’s Economy Grew an Estimated 2.7% in Q2 2026, but the Lift Looks Set to Fade
Colombia's economy likely grew about 2.7% in Q2 2026, early estimates show. Here's why analysts expect the second half to...
August 15, 2026
MTN Writes Down Iran Again as Its Trapped Stake Keeps Costing
The MTN Iran impairment of R2.13 a share will cut statutory earnings per share by 20% to 30%, even as...
August 15, 2026
Botswana’s US$16 Billion Railway Has a Study, a Route and No Start Date
The Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility study is complete, but Botswana's minister says the US$16 billion coal line cannot pay for itself...
August 15, 2026
Kenya Shut Its Soda Ash Mine. Tanzania Is Selling the Replacement
Tanzania has opened the Engaruka soda ash project to investors, with proposals closing 18 September, days after Kenya suspended Tata...
August 15, 2026
Ghana Has Lost 8,900 Hectares of Forest to Illegal Mining
Ghana illegal mining has affected about 8,900 hectares of forest reserve, and Cabinet has approved cutting large-scale mining leases from...
August 15, 2026