Brazil Shop Workers Get Five-Day Week Deal
Retail unions in São Paulo and Porto Alegre agreed to end the 6x1 week (six days on, one off) for...
November 12, 2026Section
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Petrobras May Owe US$650M to Pipeline Buyers
Petrobras may have to return R$3.6 billion (US$650 million) to buyers of its TAG gas pipelines, Folha reports, after a...
November 12, 2026
Brazil Farm Debt Relief Heads to Lula’s Desk
Brazil farm debt relief cleared the Senate on 11 Nov: 5% to 12% rates for weather-hit growers. Lula must now...
November 12, 2026
Brazil Lawmaker Backs Criminal Age of 16
Deputy Mendonça Filho will back lowering Brazil's criminal age to 16, with separate prisons. His report is due 1 December...
November 12, 2026
Brazil Judge Freezes Hospital Payment Suits
Justice Gilmar Mendes froze all Brazilian lawsuits seeking higher public-health pay for hospitals, with up to US$43.5 billion at potential...
November 12, 2026
Brazil Police Split Over Bank Fraud Probe
Brazil's Federal Police removed two officers from the Banco Master inquiry, and the Senate will question its chief on 18...
November 12, 2026
Nigeria Opposition Wants Probe of Cash Gifts
Nigeria's opposition ADC asks the EFCC and election body INEC to probe alleged cash and gift handouts by the ruling...
November 12, 2026
Colombian Bank Giant’s Profit Falls 29%
Grupo Aval, owner of Banco de Bogotá, says third-quarter profit fell 29.3% to about US$112 million as it absorbed Itaú's...
November 12, 2026
Namibia Lender Letshego Seeks New Chief
Letshego Namibia's board began a search for a new CEO as Ester Kali reaches retirement age in August 2027. See...
November 12, 2026
Telkom Kenya Opposes Internet Metering Bill
Telkom Kenya told lawmakers on 10 November that compulsory internet metering could raise costs and expose data. See what the...
November 12, 2026
Capitec Becomes Top Bank at US$34 Billion
Capitec closed at R4,983 on 10 November, making it South Africa's most valuable bank at about US$34 billion. What the...
November 12, 2026
Brazilian Homebuilder’s Profit Hits Record
MRV's Brazilian homebuilding arm earned a record US$56 million adjusted profit in Q3 2026 as revenue rose 28.7% and margin...
November 12, 2026
Uganda Opens Envoy Office for Buganda
Uganda opened an office for a presidential envoy on Buganda affairs on 11 November 2026, a permanent channel to the...
November 12, 2026
Sudan Leader Claims War Sides Hide Famine
Yasir Arman claims both sides in Sudan's war hide an imminent famine. The UN-backed hunger monitor listed 14 hotspots at...
November 12, 2026
Somaliland Reportedly Executes Nine Convicts
Somaliland reportedly shot nine convicted murderers by firing squad on 11 November 2026; no official statement has been found yet.
November 12, 2026
Engie Brasil Profit Slips 2% on Debt Costs
Engie Brasil's adjusted profit slipped 2.1% to US$128 million in Q3 2026 as debt costs rose, while revenue grew 9.8%....
November 12, 2026
Petrobras Profit Hits US$7.7B on Record Oil
Petrobras earned US$7.7 billion in Q3 2026 as oil output hit a record 3.51 million barrels a day. What it...
November 12, 2026
Peru Bank Giant Credicorp Earns US$566M
Credicorp, Peru's largest bank group, earned US$566 million in the third quarter, up 11%, while setting aside funds for El...
November 12, 2026
Somalia Seeks US$6.3 Billion for Climate
Somalia's president told COP31 climate talks on 11 November 2026 that his country needs about US$6.3 billion through 2035 to...
November 12, 2026
São Tomé Assembly Counts 19 Women Deputies
São Tomé and Príncipe's new Assembly seats 19 women among 55 deputies, a first, but no party has a majority...
November 12, 2026