Peru Reserves Near US$100 Billion, Central Bank Says
Peru reserves reached US$99.094 billion on 18 August 2026, the central bank reported, closing in on the US$100 billion milestone.
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Mexico Strawberry Exports Face New US Anti-Dumping Duty
US imposes anti-dumping duty on Mexican strawberries; Mexico rejects dumping finding. Exports were worth US$1 billion in 2025.
Brazil Deputies Under STF Probe Add US$6.6M in Assets
Nine Brazil deputies investigated at the STF raised declared assets by R$33.9 million (US$6.6M) from 2022 to 2026,...
Argentina pushes India Mercosur trade pact expansion
Argentina is pressing to expand the India Mercosur preferential trade agreement, which covers only 450 products, into a...
Bolivia Gas Imports Possible From 2028, Chamber Warns
Bolivia gas imports could begin between 2028 and 2030, the hydrocarbons chamber warned, as a fuel crisis topples...
Mexico’s Aeroméxico Proposes US$100 Million Annual Share Repurchase
Aeroméxico will propose a US$100 million yearly share buyback, pending shareholder approval. Shares rose in Mexico after the...
LATAM Resumes Pereira Flights on 26 August After Airport Reopens
LATAM Pereira service resumes 26 August with 21 weekly flights after Matecana Airport reopens post-earthquake. Bogotá and Medellín...
IFX Networks Invests US$6 Million to Expand in El Salvador
IFX Networks plans a US$6 million investment to strengthen its digital infrastructure in El Salvador, part of a...
Guatemala Growth Hits 4.4% in First Half of 2026
Guatemala's economy grew 4.4% in the first half of 2026, Banco de Guatemala data shows, led by commerce,...
Pátria Sells Elfa Medicamentos Stake to Gravataí
Pátria sold its 99.56% controlling stake in Brazilian drug distributor Elfa Medicamentos to Gravataí Participações. The deal price...
Buenos Aires Tango: Free Nights at Centro Cultural 25 de Mayo
Buenos Aires Tango at Centro Cultural 25 de Mayo: free nights on 25, 28 and 29 August 2026....
Colombia Criminal Groups Face Deportation Order and New Offensive
Colombia's president orders deportations of criminal migrants and intensifies operations against criminal groups, while watchdog presses for dam...
Minas Gerais Orchestra in Ipatinga: Free, With Conditions
The Minas Gerais Orchestra in Ipatinga is a free daytime educational concert for booked school groups, plus a...
Sílvia Pérez Cruz in Havana: A Free Concert in a Blackout
Sílvia Pérez Cruz in Havana gave a free concert at a church during a blackout, choosing a venue off the grid for its acoustics. Read the full report.
Brazil Cut Income Tax and Taxed Dividends: What Expats Owe
Simone in Recife: Tickets From US$18 for September 25
Denis Rouvre in Salvador: 43 Free Photographs on Climate
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Café Vinilo Festival Returns to Buenos Aires in September
The Café Vinilo Festival returns to Buenos Aires in September with eight nights of independent music at a...
Maná in Mexico City Closes a Five-Country Stadium Tour
Maná in Mexico City closes the Vivir Sin Aire Tour 2026 on 17 December at Estadio GNP Seguros....
Kid Abelha Fortaleza Show Ends 13-Year Band Hiatus
Kid Abelha Fortaleza marked the band's return after a 13-year hiatus, with a concert at the Centro de...
Jazz na Serra: Free Festival in Santo Antônio do Pinhal
Jazz na Serra 2026 is a free festival in Santo Antônio do Pinhal, Brazil, on 28-29 August. Two...
SP-Arte Rotas Opens in São Paulo With 70 Exhibitors
SP-Arte Rotas 2026 opens in São Paulo with 70 exhibitors, but the first day is invitation-only. Public days...
Vitória da Conquista Hosted the Bahia Winter Festival
The Bahia Winter Festival closed its 20th edition in Vitoria da Conquista with Maria Bethania, Ludmilla and Bell...
Belo Horizonte Virada Cultural: 24 Free Hours, 200 Acts
Belo Horizonte Virada Cultural 2026: 24 free hours, 200+ acts, five stages in the hipercentro. Find out what...
Over 100 Buenos Aires Bodegones Offer Deals This Week
Buenos Aires Bodegones Week runs from August 24-28, 2026, with over 100 canteens offering discounts and special menus...
Chiles en Nogada Season Reaches San Miguel de Allende
Chiles en Nogada season reaches San Miguel de Allende with two addresses serving the patriotic dish. Learn about...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — August 24, 2026
Rio de Janeiro nightlife tonight, Monday 24 August 2026: the free Pedra do Sal roda, Moacyr Luz's Samba...
Salvador Wine Festival Closed Sunday on Rua Chile
The Salvador Wine Festival closed Sunday after four days of wine, food, and music in Salvador's Historic Centre....
Paulo Penna in Belo Horizonte: Free Show From August 27
Paulo Penna in Belo Horizonte: free exhibition of drawing, printmaking and photography opens August 27 at Centro Cultural...
Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, August 24, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 24: Namibia approves a local-content policy it has not gazetted, Libya initials a text nobody will describe.
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South Africa Has Wind But No Wires to Carry It
South Africa's gazetted energy plan needs 14,500 km of new power lines and R2.2 trillion, about US$137 billion,...
Cameroon Paid for Roads That Are Still Unfinished
Three Cameroonian road contracts with Egypt's Arab Contractors are years late. The ministry has paid most of the...
Mogadishu Demolished a Neighbourhood at Midnight
Somali forces began tearing down homes in Mogadishu's Tookiyo neighbourhood after midnight. Nearly ten people were hurt and...
Egypt Lets You Open a Bank Account Online
Egypt's central bank has issued rules for opening a bank account remotely, without visiting a branch. Here is...
Ethiopia and the US Upgrade Their Defence Ties
Ethiopia and the United States agreed at the Pentagon to deepen defence cooperation. What was actually agreed, and...
Africa Intelligence Brief — Sunday, August 23, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief, 23 August: Egypt built Tanzania's biggest dam, Chinese firms hold every airport package in Ethiopia,...
Nigeria Has Drawn on a US$5 Billion Abu Dhabi Loan It Will Not Explain
The Nigeria Abu Dhabi loan is a US$5 billion swap secured on federal bonds, and the finance minister...
Libya’s Rivals Initialled an Election Deal. The UN Disputes the Text
A Libya election agreement was initialled in Tunis on 20 August. Two days later the UN said the...
South Sudan Restarts Salary Payments After Months of Arrears
South Sudan salaries are to flow again after a ministerial committee ordered payments on 20 August. No date...
Nigeria Would Make Crypto Exchanges Base Their Chief Executive There
Draft Nigeria crypto rules published on 20 August would require an exchange to keep its chief executive in...
Congo Wants 10,000 Megawatts. First It Has to Fix Its Power Company
A Congo Brazzaville electricity plan would lift capacity from about 760 megawatts to 10,000 by 2040, starting with...
Namibia Approved an Oil Local-Content Policy That Binds Nobody Yet
The Namibia local content policy for oil was approved on 4 August 2026. It has not been gazetted,...
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