Kenya’s Pension Assets Hit a Record — but the State Leans Harder on Them
Kenya’s pension assets reached about KSh2.81 trillion (US$21.8 billion) in 2025, up 24.6% — but more than half now sits...
August 11, 2026Topic
fiscal policy
Who Stops Paying Colombia Wealth Tax Under The Repeal
Colombia’s wealth tax repeal would free residents above the COP 3.77 billion threshold and nonresidents with local assets from the...
August 9, 2026
Kenya State Think Tank Warns Raising VAT Risks Driving Firms To Informal Sector
Kenya VAT rate above 16 percent would push small firms into the informal sector and cut total revenue, the state...
August 8, 2026
Ruto Orders a US$23 Monthly Stipend for Kenya’s Village Elders
President William Ruto has ordered a KSh 3,000 monthly stipend for over 106,000 village elders starting in mid-2026, a KSh...
August 4, 2026
DR Congo Suspends Digital Taxes After Startup Backlash
DR Congo digital taxes were suspended on 1 August after protests from entrepreneurs, pausing fees of up to US$100,000 pending...
August 3, 2026
Brazil State Companies Post Record US$1.54 Billion Loss
Brazil's federal state companies ran a R$7.8 billion (US$1.54bn) primary deficit in the first half of 2026 - more than...
August 2, 2026
Colombia’s 2027 Budget Is Short COP 30 Trillion, and the Money Depends on a Tax Reform
Colombia's draft 2027 budget totals COP 575.6 trillion (US$183bn), but COP 30.2 trillion of it only exists if Congress passes...
August 2, 2026
Colombia’s Comptroller Probes Finance Ministry Over Landmark Bond Swap
Colombia's Comptroller General deployed judicial police to the Finance Ministry to investigate a COP 43.4 trillion TES bond swap, citing...
July 29, 2026
Chile Private Mining to Pay Record US$8 Billion to State
Chile’s private mining sector is projected to pay a record US$8,039 million to the state in 2026, driven by copper...
July 29, 2026