Credicorp Sees Chile Dollar Spike Past 1,000
A Credicorp economist sees brief spikes in the Chile dollar above 1,000 as probable, and the dollar closed Friday at...
October 23, 2026Section
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Mexico Power Firm Says Outages Fell 37%
CFE says outages fell 37% from January to September against 2024 and repairs now take 7 hours, down from 25,...
October 23, 2026
Mexico’s ASUR Airports Post 18.9% Revenue Jump
ASUR Q3 results show revenue up 18.9% to US$557 million as Cancún passengers fell 8.8% and net debt hit 2.6...
October 23, 2026
Venezuela’s 303bn Barrels Draw Expert Doubt
Analysts say Venezuela's official 303 billion barrels rest on outdated data, as the White House claims control of 65 billion...
October 23, 2026
Colombia Repeals 15 Mining Districts
Colombia mining districts were repealed as the mines ministry scrapped 15 special zones, La República reported, a move aimed at...
October 23, 2026
Dangote Cement to Report Q3 on 27 October
Dangote Cement will publish Q3 results after its board meets on Tuesday, 27 October, two days earlier than first planned,...
October 23, 2026
Unilever Nigeria Profit Rises 20% to US$20M
Unilever Nigeria reported a nine-month net profit of about US$19.9 million on 23 October, up 20%, and declared a US$8.7...
October 23, 2026
Nigeria Backs JPMorgan Merchant Bank Plan
Nigeria's central bank gave JPMorgan approval in principle on 23 October to open a merchant bank, but no final licence...
October 23, 2026
Grupo Nutresa Agrees to Buy Presto
Grupo Nutresa signed a contract on 22 October to buy Colombia's Presto burger chain, nine days after its operator entered...
October 23, 2026