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LEAP closes in Riyadh with $15 billion in deals
The rescheduled LEAP 2026 ran August 31 to September 3 in Riyadh, closing with nearly $15 billion in AI and technology commitments.
Copom cuts Selic to 14.75 percent, opening the easing cycle
75 percent on March 18, 2026 — the first move down from a 15% peak held for five meetings, unanimous and cautious.
UAE equities add Dh37 billion in August
5 percent year-to-date as the region's haven market.
Forty unicorns later: what Latin America's startup decade actually built
From a handful in 2019 to dozens by 2021, then winter: what the region's 40-plus unicorns built, lost and learned.
What is Duqm, Oman's mega-port bet
Duqm is Oman's 2,000-sq-km special economic zone outside Hormuz: deep-water port, region-scale drydock and a 230,000-bpd OQ-Kuwait refinery JV.
From Globo to the algorithm: the telenovela's streaming afterlife
From Globo's 100-country exports to 'El Eternauta': how telenovela culture became the streamers' Spanish-language engine.
Why the UAE moved to a four-and-a-half-day work week
From January 2022 the UAE moved to Monday-Thursday full days plus half Friday with a Saturday-Sunday weekend, aligning with global markets. How it works.
Four-dollar coffee: how Brazil's weather became a global price
Drought and frost in Brazil's arabica belt pushed futures past $4 a pound. How Minas Gerais weather became a global cost-of-living line item.
How to buy off-plan property in Dubai
A step-by-step guide to off-plan purchases in Dubai: escrow accounts, the 4% DLD fee, Oqood registration, payment plans and delay protections.
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