Barbados Tells Banks to Fix the Spending Limits on BiMPay, Its Payment App
Barbados' central bank orders banks to match BiMPay limits with existing customer caps after the app processed $1.3B in its...
July 14, 2026Topic
Central Bank
Bolivia Chases $4 Billion in Mattress Dollars to Refill Bank Deposits
Bolivia wants to lure back about 4 billion dollars in cash held outside its banks, promising that new dollar deposits...
July 13, 2026
Peru’s Inflation Is Above Target. Without Fuel and Transport, It Is Just 1.6%
Peru's interest rate hold hits a tenth month at 4.25%. Inflation is 4% but just 1.6% once transport is stripped...
July 10, 2026
Colombia’s Next Finance Minister Signals a Sharp Turn Toward Markets
Colombia finance minister designate Miguel Gomez inherits the worst fiscal picture in a generation and signals a sharp break from...
July 2, 2026
Tunisia Spurns the IMF and Bets on Itself
Tunisia’s stalled 1.9 billion dollar IMF deal leaves a 700-million-euro Eurobond due July 2026. The country plans to raise nearly...
July 1, 2026
Brazil’s Budget Swings From Surplus to Deficit in an Election Year
Brazil budget deficit data show the year flipping from surplus to red, with public debt at the highest in five...
June 30, 2026
Uruguay’s Economy Grows but Its Investment Sinks to a Decade Low
Uruguay investment fell to a post-pandemic low in early 2026 even as growth, jobs and wages held up, exposing a...
June 26, 2026
Mexico’s Stock Market Surges, Snapping a Six-Day Slide
Mexico stock market surges: IPC climbs 1.72% to 67,416 on June 25, snapping a six-day losing streak as soft US...
June 26, 2026
Mexico’s Stock Market Falls a Sixth Day as Miners Drag
Mexico stock market slides 0.85% to 66,278 for a sixth straight loss as Peñoles and Grupo México each tumble 4%-plus,...
June 25, 2026