Colombia Gripen Contract Faces Court Bid to Freeze Payments to Saab
A lawyer has asked a Bogotá court to freeze the Colombia Gripen contract with Saab, worth about US$3.6 billion, until its financing is made public.
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IG4 Braskem Raízen Push: Regulator Clears One Offer as a Second Bid Nears
The IG4 Braskem Raízen push: Brazil’s regulator cleared a Braskem tender offer as IG4 readies a binding bid...
Austin ICE Shooting Leaves Venezuelan Delivery Driver Wounded and in Custody
The Austin ICE shooting wounded a Venezuelan delivery driver. DHS says he had a removal order; his lawyer...
Chile Political Reform Nears Final Vote, Raising the Bar for New Parties
The Chile political reform faces final votes this week. It demands more members for parties and keeps state...
Brazil Supreme Court Reform Push Grows as 84 Amendments Await Congress
Brazil Supreme Court reform is back: at least 84 amendments are pending in Congress as the Banco Master...
Cuban Doctors in Uruguay: Government Weighs Paying Them Directly After US Listing
Cuban doctors in Uruguay could be paid directly under a plan reported on 17 September, after a US...
Bachelet UN Bid: Former Foreign Ministers Blame Kast, Cite US Snub
Former Chilean foreign ministers blame Kast for hurting the Bachelet UN bid and say the US ambassador to...
Bolivia Fuel Deal Keeps Tanker Drivers Moving After 83% Diesel Price Rise
A Bolivia fuel deal struck on Sunday keeps tanker drivers hauling diesel after the subsidy ended, but freight...
Fuel Distributors Investigation: Brazil Opens Price Cases Against Vibra and Ipiranga
A fuel distributors investigation by Brazil’s consumer secretariat targets Vibra, Ipiranga, Ale and nine other cases over unjustified...
Falklands Offshore Licences Extended Five Years Amid Argentine Pressure
The Falklands offshore licences held by Navitas, Rockhopper and others get a five-year extension as Argentina warns suppliers...
US Boat Strikes: UN Expert Sees Grounds for Crimes Against Humanity
US boat strikes: UN expert Ben Saul sees grounds to call the reported 68 attacks and 223 deaths...
Argentina IMF Review Begins Under New Mission Chief as Milei Flies to the UN
The Argentina IMF review has begun under new mission chief Joyce Wong, with about US$900 million at stake...
El Carmen Drone Attack: Nine Grenades Hit a Colombian Police Station
The El Carmen drone attack dropped nine grenades on a police station near the Venezuelan border, wounding one...
Swan Lake Lima Season Runs to 3 October 2026 in Peru
The Swan Lake Lima season runs to 3 October 2026 at the Teatro Municipal, with four performances carried by a live symphony orchestra.
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Venezuela Visa and Residency 2026 — Entry Rules, Visa Types and Residence Steps
Venezuela visa and residency in 2026: who enters visa-free, which visas the law sets out, how residence works,...
Suriname Visa and Residency 2026 — Entry Fees, Permits and Timelines
Suriname visa and residency in 2026: the entry fee, the MKV, residence permits, employer work permits, the PSA...
Bahamas Visa and Residency 2026 — Entry, Permits, Property and Tax
Bahamas visa and residency in 2026: visitor limits, the BEATS question, residence permits, property routes, work permits, fees,...
Buying Property in El Salvador as a Foreigner 2026 — Rules, Costs and Real Risks
Buying property in El Salvador as a foreigner in 2026: the legal limits, the purchase steps, the real...
Taxes in El Salvador for Expats 2026 — What You Owe and What Stays Untaxed
Taxes in El Salvador for expats in 2026: the 200-day residence test, territorial rules, income tax brackets, 13%...
Healthcare in Honduras for Expats 2026 — Costs, Hospitals and Evacuation Cover
Healthcare in Honduras for expats in 2026: private hospitals, verified costs, insurance, evacuation cover, dengue risk and the...
Honduras Visa and Residency 2026 — Routes, Income Rules and What They Cost
Honduras visa and residency in 2026: the shared CA-4 90-day clock, pensionado and rentista income tests, documents, timelines...
Cost of Living in Barranquilla 2026 — Real Monthly Budgets, Rent and Utility Bills
The cost of living in Barranquilla in 2026: real monthly budgets, rent by neighbourhood, the estrato system, utilities,...
Cost of Living in Brasilia 2026 — Monthly Budgets, Rent by Sector and Car Costs
The cost of living in Brasilia in 2026 for expats: real monthly budgets, rent by sector, transport, utilities,...
Cost of Living in Cancun 2026 — Monthly Budgets, Rent by Zone and Utility Bills
A calm 2026 guide to the cost of living in Cancun for expats: real monthly budgets, rent by...
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 21, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for 21 September 2026: Nigeria's civil defence corps parades its own detained officers in a show of contrition, Ethiopia's
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Open Bank Account Morocco Foreigner 2026 — Convertible Dirhams, Moving Money Out
Open bank account Morocco foreigner guide for 2026 — convertible dirham accounts, Office des Changes transfer rules, documents,...
Taxes in Tanzania for Expats 2026 — Residence Tests, PAYE Rates and Deadlines
Taxes in Tanzania for expats in 2026 — residence tests, PAYE bands, payroll levies, VAT, withholding rates, Zanzibar...
Retire in Ghana 2026 — Residency, Costs and Daily Life for Foreign Retirees
Plan to retire in Ghana in 2026 — the residence routes that exist, official permit fees, a real...
Open Bank Account Ghana Foreigner 2026 — Ghana Card, Documents and Real Costs
Open bank account Ghana foreigner guide for 2026 — the Ghana Card rule, the documents, cedi and foreign-currency...
Uganda’s NSSF Says It Could Fund Kampala-Jinja Expressway in Two Years
Uganda's pension fund NSSF says it could finance the Kampala-Jinja Expressway within two years if the government delivers...
Uganda Says Private Credit Must Rise 17-Fold for a US$500 Billion Economy
Uganda says private credit must rise to Shs490 trillion (about US$128 billion) by 2040 to build a US$500...
Nigeria’s Business Lending Rate Falls to 29.2 Percent, Lowest in 2026
Nigeria's average maximum lending rate to businesses fell to about 29.2 percent in August 2026, the lowest this...
South Africa’s PIC Lost US$1.1 Billion of Pension Money on Unlisted Deals
South Africa's Public Investment Corporation lost R18.2bn (about US$1.1bn) of public servants' pension money on 23 unlisted deals....
Singapore’s Banyan Group to Buy 70% of South African Safari Group Newmark
Banyan Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Cape Town-based Newmark Hotels & Reserves, valuing the...
Cameroon Gold: Oriole Sells Turkish Royalty to Fund 51-Tonne Mbe Project
Oriole Resources is selling a Turkish royalty for US$1.2 million to fund its Mbe gold project in Cameroon,...
Morocco’s SAMIR Refinery: How the Kingdom Lost Its Only Oil Refinery
Morocco's only oil refinery, SAMIR, has been idle since 2015, leaving the kingdom to import all its fuel....
Mali Junta Holds Crisis Meeting as Jihadist Attacks Surge in the Centre
Mali's junta leader Assimi Goïta held a crisis meeting after jihadists killed about 100 soldiers at Dioura and...
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