Brazil US$39 Billion Credit Release Pushes Public Debt Higher
Brazil's plan to exempt R$200 billion (US$39 bn) from its spending cap pushes gross debt toward 90% of GDP, raising...
July 28, 2026Topic
fiscal policy
Ghana Pays Eurobond Early as Parliament Passes Contentious Revenue Bills
Ghana's $700M Eurobond buyback settled ahead of schedule, pushing total payments to $2.1B since 2025. Parliament passed a 0.75% mobile-money...
July 26, 2026
Angola Health Jobs: 170,000 Apply for 6,000 Openings
Angola opens 6,000 health jobs for 2026, drawing over 170,000 online applications in one week—a 28:1 ratio. See the full...
July 20, 2026
Paraguay Keeps Moody’s Investment-Grade Rating Third Year
Moody’s affirmed Paraguay’s Baa3 investment-grade rating with a stable outlook on July 30, 2025. GDP grew 5.9% in Q1 and...
July 18, 2026
Nigeria Offers Shell $11.50 Tax Credit to Unlock $20 Billion Deepwater Project
Nigeria gazetted an $11.50-per-barrel Bonga Southwest tax credit for Shell, unlocking a potential $20B investment on 820M barrels of reserves....
July 17, 2026
South Africa’s Coalition Fears Rattle Markets and Investors
South Africa coalition fears erase 1.7% from the rand and hit bonds after ANC’s 39.7% vote share forces talks with...
July 15, 2026
Ten Tax Breaks Cost Mexico 2.1% of GDP, a New Fiscal Study Finds
A CIEP study finds just 10 of Mexico’s tax breaks cost about 776 billion pesos in 2026, some 2.1% of...
July 15, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court Cracks Down on Lawmakers’ Hidden Budget Spending
Brazil's Supreme Court declared budget-amendment outsourcing illegal and demanded full traceability, even as the TCU weighed loosening the public-salary cap.
July 15, 2026
Argentina’s ARCA Rolls Out SME Payment Plan, Sparking Compliance Debate
ARCA payment plan lets SMEs refinance overdue tax, social security, and customs debts over 60 months at a 2.75% monthly...
July 14, 2026