Nigeria Motor Insurance May Shift to Third-Party Cover, an Insurer Says
An insurance executive expects Nigeria motor insurance buyers to move from comprehensive to third-party cover as fuel and running costs...
September 25, 2026Topic
consumer spending
South Africa’s Woolworths Exits Top 40 Stock Index as Shoppers Cut Back
South Africa's Woolworths, no relation to the US or Australian chains, left Johannesburg's Top 40 index on 21 September after...
September 25, 2026
Shoprite Buys South Africa’s Largest Coffee Chain
Shoprite has agreed to acquire all of Vida e Caffè, about 400 outlets across Africa. No price was disclosed. A...
September 13, 2026
South Africa’s TFG Sees Profit Fall 59% After Writedowns
The owner of Foschini, Markham and Jet sold more clothing than a year earlier and still saw profit drop by...
July 31, 2026
Brazil’s Q2 GDP Affected by Lower Consumer Spending
This is the sixth consecutive decline in quarterly readings for the country's GDP showing that the economy recession is far...
August 31, 2016
Record Number of Brazilian Firms File for Judicial Recovery
Judicial recovery requests in Brazil increased by 95 percent in the first five months of the year.
June 7, 2016
Christmas Shopping Fever in Rio: Daily
Rio’s inhabitants were struck with Christmas shopping fever this season with consumers spending thousands of Reals in shopping malls around...
December 25, 2012Brazilian Consumer Spending Grows
By Jaylan Boyle, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Consumer spending in Brazil shows no signs of slowing down...
December 21, 2010