USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 29 — North America reels from a tech-led market rout and security shocks. Canada...
July 29, 2026Section
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Europe Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 29 — France's Macron makes historic Damascus trip as Western Europe endures record heat and wildfires....
July 29, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief July 29 — South Korea votes in a deluge after a martial law crisis, China encircles Taiwan...
July 29, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 29 — A UN probe finds genocide in Sudan as Tanzania arrests 130 and Mali faces...
July 29, 2026
Brazil Lobby Pitches US$350 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Brazil's CNT presents a R$2.03 trillion ($350bn) infrastructure agenda with 2,837 projects to 2026 presidential candidates, proposing concessions and PPPs.
July 29, 2026
IMF Urges Brazil to Cap New Loan Payments as 70M Default
The IMF recommends Brazil introduce a 40% debt-service-to-income cap on new household loans to curb rising defaults and protect financial...
July 29, 2026
Cristina Kirchner Takes Corruption Conviction to UN Human Rights Committee
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner filed a complaint with the UN Human Rights Committee on July 29, 2026, challenging her corruption...
July 29, 2026
JP Morgan Says Latin America’s Right Turn Is Complete
JP Morgan says seven consecutive elections produced centre-right governments in Latin America by mid-2026, but Brazil's October vote is the...
July 29, 2026
US Extends Brazil Emergency, Keeping Tariffs on Imports
The White House extended its Brazil national emergency on July 28, 2026, keeping the 2025 declaration active until at least...
July 29, 2026
Argentine Equities Lure Dutch Giant Robeco After 9-Year Exit
Dutch asset manager Robeco, overseeing US$18 billion, has resumed buying Argentine stocks after nine years, citing Vaca Muerta exports and...
July 29, 2026
Keiko Fujimori Names Market-Friendly Economic Team for Peru
Keiko Fujimori named Elmer Cuba as Economy Minister and filled Energy, Agriculture, and Trade posts, signalling pro-market continuity for Peru's...
July 29, 2026
Curaçao Bets on Oil Storage to Serve Guyana’s Boom
Curaçao is marketing its 17-million-barrel storage and deep-water port at Bullenbaai as a logistics hub for Guyana and Suriname’s offshore...
July 29, 2026
Argentina Tenders Los Nihuiles Hydro Complex Privatization
Argentina opened a joint tender to privatise the 290 MW Los Nihuiles hydro system in Mendoza with a 30-year concession...
July 29, 2026
Dominican Republic FDI Hits Record as Cuba Opens Oil to Foreigners
Dominican Republic FDI reached US$3.28 billion in H1 2026, a 7.7% rise, as Cuba approved 176 reforms opening oil and...
July 29, 2026
Chile Reworks Prison Concessions to Unlock US$2.65 Billion in Works
Chile is overhauling its prison-concession model to accelerate an estimated US$2.65 billion in new facilities, adding over 15,000 places by...
July 29, 2026
Colombia’s Comptroller Probes Finance Ministry Over Landmark Bond Swap
Colombia's Comptroller General deployed judicial police to the Finance Ministry to investigate a COP 43.4 trillion TES bond swap, citing...
July 29, 2026
Argentina’s Telecom Ordered to Shed Assets After Movistar Deal
Argentina's competition tribunal ordered Telecom Argentina to divest 6 million mobile customers and 130 MHz of spectrum as a condition...
July 29, 2026
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Pledges 15% Minimum-Wage Rise in First Presidential Address
President Keiko Fujimori announced a 15% minimum-wage increase to 1,300 soles and a doubling of Pensión 65 in her first...
July 29, 2026
Colombia’s New Mining Law Threatens US$ Investment
Colombia's government filed a 255-article mining bill on 1 October 2025, reshaping royalties, environmental rules, and the state's role in...
July 29, 2026
Grupo Mexico Train Derailment Triggers Toxic Spill in Sonora
A Grupo Mexico train derailment in Sonora spilled 59,000 litres of sodium hydrosulfide, a toxic chemical, prompting evacuations and raising...
July 29, 2026