Day: August 29, 2025

Peru

Peru’s bond issuance between January and August 2025 reached PEN 52.8 bln (USD 14.5 bln), equal to 4.6% of GDP, according to the finance ministry.

Colombia

Colombia’s 2061 bonds rallied more than 3 cents to nearly 60 cents on the dollar, the highest since September 2024, after a group of major

Brazil

Brazil’s President Lula saw his approval slip to 48% in August, down two points from July, while polls showed him trailing Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio

Zambia

Zambia’s inflation eased to 12.6% in August from 13% in July, the lowest in almost two years, helped by currency strength reducing import costs. Food

Tanzania

Tanzania’s electoral commission disqualified the presidential candidate of the second-largest opposition party from October elections, leaving President Samia Suluhu Hassan to face smaller rivals. Hassan

Mozambique

Mozambique signed a USD 20 bln strategic agreement with Qatari group Al Mansour Holding, to be invested across agriculture, energy, infrastructure, health, education, and tourism.

Egypt

Egypt cut rates by 200 bps, lowering the benchmark deposit rate to 22% and lending rate to 23%, its first reduction since May. The central

Russia

Kazakhstan confirmed that crude exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline were halted this month due to contamination in Azerbaijani oil, and said talks are underway to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia’s electoral commission has scheduled a presidential election in Republika Srpska for November, to replaced banned RS leader Milorad Dodik, who was removed for defying

Ukraine

Russian strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine, killed at least 18 people and injured dozens more in one of the largest attacks this year, despite US and

Vietnam

Vietnam’s decision to liberalize its gold market could help slow dong depreciation, MUFG said. Analyst Michael Wan noted the local premium over global gold prices

Thailand

Thailand’s bond rally is expected to lose momentum as most rate cuts are already priced in, according to Aberdeen. The 10-year yield has dropped to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s central bank repaid USD 900 mln to the RBI and USD 209 mln to the IMF in the year to March 2025, official