Sao Tome Runs Out of Petrol, Awaits US$17 Million Cargo
São Tomé and Príncipe has run out of petrol and cooking kerosene. The finance minister says a US$17 million import...
October 8, 2026Topic
Finance
Egypt Fintech MNT-Halan Opens US$150 Million IPO
Egypt's MNT-Halan opened its US$150 million share sale on Wednesday as the Cairo bourse pitches a three-year tax break for...
October 8, 2026
Ethiopia Approves 22 Ministers for Abiy’s New Cabinet
Ethiopia's parliament approved 22 ministers for Abiy Ahmed's new cabinet on Thursday, with Fitsum Assefa replacing Ahmed Shide as finance...
October 8, 2026
Colombia Clears US$556 Million in German Budget Loans
Colombia won approval for three KfW loans worth about US$556 million, priced below its own bond yields, as its finance...
October 8, 2026
Peru Weighs Fiscal Stimulus as Oil Nears US$90 a Barrel
Peru's finance minister, Elmer Cuba, says fiscal policy will have to turn expansionary to offset costlier oil and rising global...
October 8, 2026
Colombia Lifts 30% Cap on Pension Funds’ Foreign Assets
Colombia scrapped a 30% cap on pension funds' foreign assets, so managers can keep about US$77 billion abroad, mostly in...
October 8, 2026
Argentina’s Economy Loses Speed as Talk of US Financial Assistance Returns
Argentina's activity fell 2.9% in July and country risk hit a 2026 high. Bessent says new US financial assistance is...
October 5, 2026
Colombia Inflation Seen Rising to 6.33% in September, Analysts Say
Colombia inflation is forecast to rise to 6.33% in September from 6.24% in August, analysts say. DANE publishes the official...
October 5, 2026
Uruguay Has Room to Be More Ambitious, IMF Says
Uruguay's IMF mission chief, Raphael Espinoza, says growth averaging 1.2% since 2016 is too slow and stability alone will not...
October 4, 2026