Brazil’s Braskem Files For Extrajudicial Recovery On US$10.9 Billion Debt
Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem files for extrajudicial recovery to restructure US$10.9 billion in financial debt. No asset sales are planned...
August 24, 2026Section
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USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Sunday, August 23, 2026
USA and Canada Intelligence Brief, 23 August: Canada walked out of the talks, a 50% tariff took effect at midnight,...
August 23, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Sunday, August 23, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief, 23 August: six capitals draft a windfall tax on oil profits, Merz booed at a fire site,...
August 23, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Sunday, August 23, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief, 23 August: Japan's first execution under Takaichi, the Cool Japan Fund dropped from the budget, the post...
August 23, 2026
Ghana Booked US$1.91 Billion of Investment. Only US$88 Million Was New
Ghana foreign direct investment hit US$2.62 billion in 2025, but 95.4% of the balance-of-payments inflow was reinvested earnings from firms...
August 22, 2026
Kenya Says Dangote Has Offered It a Tenth of the Lamu Refinery
A Dangote Lamu refinery stake of 10%, worth about US$500 million, has been offered to Kenya, with 30% on the...
August 22, 2026
Washington Is Paying for a Rare-Earth Study in Mozambique
A US$1.875 million US grant will fund a pre-feasibility study at Monte Muambe rare earths project in Tete, which also...
August 22, 2026
Angola’s Biggest Phone Network Is Back After 23 Days Offline
Angola has recovered from the Unitel cyberattack of 28 July, with the operator confirming full restoration and saying no customer...
August 22, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 21, 2026: The Month That Has Two Numbers
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 21: Japan published July inflation and rebased the index on the same morning, three weeks...
August 21, 2026