
The Renminbi Is Becoming a Hedge Against the Dollar
A UOB report shows Chinese firms now hold the renminbi as a hedge, not just to pay, and Latin America...
August 13, 2026In-depth, primary-source analysis of the global stories that move emerging markets – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – each decoded through a Latin American and Global South lens. The Rio Times reads the original documents and shows the math. This hub gathers our deep analysis of the world beyond Latin America; for our Latin America long-form work, see the In-Depth section.

A UOB report shows Chinese firms now hold the renminbi as a hedge, not just to pay, and Latin America...
August 13, 2026
The Maumela tax probe sees South Africa's SARS reportedly pursue a R40 million matter, widening state scrutiny of the Tembisa...
August 13, 2026
PayJustNow, owned by Weaver Fintech, faces rising bad debt risk as DebiCheck authentication adds friction to South African buy now,...
August 13, 2026
Tanzania social media tax rules now require businesses to display tax identifiers publicly, creating 3 clear privacy and cybersecurity risks...
August 13, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 12: American inflation eased to 3.4% but still outpaced wage growth of 3.2%,...
August 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 12: German inflation rose to 2.8% in July, driven entirely by energy after a fuel...
August 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 12: Chinese firms are relocating into ASEAN rather than across oceans, and a BRICS trade...
August 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 12: Zambia votes tomorrow on whether debt restructuring paid off, days after the African Development...
August 12, 2026
Europe's drone incidents are driving a counter-drone procurement boom. Latin America's ports, mines, and airports face the same Cheap Drone...
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