Antofagasta Minerals Bets Over US$7 Billion on Copper Without Continental Water
Antofagasta Minerals is committing more than US$7 billion to copper projects that run on desalinated seawater instead of continental fresh...
August 13, 2026Topic
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Falabella and Cencosud Headcount Falls by About 5,000 in the First Half of 2026
Falabella and Cencosud shed about 5,000 jobs between them in the first half of 2026, a quiet workforce contraction across...
August 13, 2026
Vale Copper Bet Accelerates as Salobo Expansion Is Pulled Forward to 2028
Vale copper plans speed up: the miner will bring its Salobo expansion in Para online in the first half of...
August 13, 2026
Brazil’s STF Upholds the Amazon Soy Moratorium — But Lets States Punish It
Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled the Amazon Soy Moratorium constitutional but let Mato Grosso and Rondônia strip tax benefits from firms...
August 13, 2026
BNDES Profit Rises 25% to US$1.78 Billion in First Half of 2026
BNDES posted first-half 2026 recurring profit of R$9.2 billion (US$1.7 billion), up 25.5%, as loan disbursements surged 37% and bad...
August 13, 2026
Sabesp Profit Falls 31% to US$283 Million as Debt Costs Climb
Sabesp posted Q2 2026 net income of R$1.46 billion (US$271 million), down 31.4%, as the debt behind its post-privatisation investment...
August 13, 2026
Nigeria Launches Diaspora Mortgage Loan Programme in London
Nigeria's FMBN launched a diaspora mortgage loan in London on 7 August 2026, offering up to ₦100 million at 9...
August 13, 2026
Tanzania Revises Investment Laws to Court Technology Investors
Tanzania investment laws are being revised to court technology, AI and digital payments capital, with faster approvals, clearer rules and...
August 13, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 13, 2026
Global economy: Overnight markets briefing August 13 2026: S&P 500 edges up, gold climbs past $4,414, US 10-year yield 4.701%,...
August 13, 2026