AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoArgentina Finance: Buenos Aires and the IMF reached a staff-level deal that could unlock $900 million, pending board approval, bolstering support for President Javier Milei’s reform program. Brazil Markets: Lula’s election win sent stocks and the real tumbling as investors weighed policy uncertainty; his fourth term begins with a right-leaning Congress. Energy Costs: Higher oil prices have upended fiscal assumptions across the region, where several 2026 budgets were built around crude near $61–$65 a barrel. Digital Payments: Circle and ACI Worldwide are piloting USDC settlement on Colombia’s Bre-B instant-payments network, a test of stablecoins in cross-border finance. Regional Trade: Central American and Dominican officials agreed to put intellectual property at the center of investment, trade and export strategies at a WIPO-backed summit in El Salvador.
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