Illegal Drugs Could Enter Brazil’s GDP From 2028 Under Statistics Agency Review
Brazil's statistics agency is studying how to count illegal drugs in GDP from 2028, under UN accounting rules. Nothing is...
September 30, 2026Topic
GDP
Uganda and Nordic Countries Team Up to Unlock Creative Economy
Uganda and Nordic countries launched a creative economy partnership in Kampala on 10 September 2026, backed by a Shs33 billion...
September 11, 2026
Angola’s Economy Grew 8.74% in Q2, With Diamonds Out Front
Angola GDP growth reached 8.74% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, with the non-oil economy up 9.24%...
August 29, 2026
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, 2026
Colombia’s Inflation Hits Two-Year High of 6.14% Despite 12% Interest Rate
Colombia's annual inflation hit a two-year high of 6.14% in June, just after the central bank raised its benchmark rate...
July 28, 2026
Argentina’s Economy Contracts Again in May, Exposing Uneven Recovery
Argentina’s economy contracted 0.5% in May, the second straight monthly decline, as agriculture and mining gains mask weakness in manufacturing...
July 24, 2026
Peru Fiscal Deficit Shrinks, Easing El Niño Risk
Peru’s rolling annual fiscal deficit fell to 1.3% of GDP in June 2026, beating official targets, as higher revenues strengthen...
July 18, 2026
BofA Sees Chile’s GDP Accelerating to 3% on Reconstruction Drive
Chile GDP — Bank of America projects Chile’s GDP growth will rebound to 3% in 2027, driven by a pro-growth...
July 14, 2026
The Two-Speed World: How AI and Oil Decided Who Grew This Quarter
Quarter-end data across China, Canada, the United States and the Philippines exposed one dividing line, where growth now runs on...
July 1, 2026