🌍 Frontier Markets News,July 31st, 2026

What We’re Reading

S&P acquires Nigerian ratings firm to deepen Africa coverage (Bloomberg)

Two ships hit in apparent drone strike at Egyptian port (New York Times)

Gabon raises $920mn Eurobond (Business in Cameroon)

Guinea plans 2,000 new taxis to improve transport in its capital (Ecofin Agency)

The rare-earth stockpile below a sacred Kenyan hill (Financial Times)

As Zimbabwe’s raw lithium ban pays off, ambitions grow (Barron’s)

Ebola vaccine race accelerates as DRC outbreak outpaces response (Bloomberg)

Angola’s Unitel hit by cyberattack ahead of stock market debut (Reuters)

Philippines offers $1bn manufacturing subsidy for EV makers (Nikkei)

War with Thailand drags down Cambodian economy (Nikkei)

Malaysia and Myanmar crack down on online scams (Bloomberg, Bloomberg)

Malaysia to return 5,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar (AP)

US Navy ship makes port call in Vietnam (NYT)

Exiled Bangladesh PM plots return (Times of India)

Leading Bangladesh airline plans $1.5bn Boeing purchase (Reuters)

Erdogan touts ‘historic step’ in Turkey-Iraq energy ties (Al Monitor) 

Turkey and Lebanon’s leaders present a united front on Lebanon’s sovereignty (L’Orient Today) 

Hormuz oil spills threaten Oman’s marine life and beaches (AGBI)

Saudi economy shrinks as Gulf reels from Iran war’s oil chaos (Bloomberg)

Saudi Arabia announces maritime defense coalition as Houthi attacks threaten Red Sea route (FT) 

Saudi Arabia reluctantly enters US-Iran war (NY Times) 

Romania’s farmers feel the heat as Danube dries up (Balkan Insight) 

Hungarian bond rally hit by global sell-off (FT) 

US lawmaker urges Serbia to distance itself from Russia (Radio Free Europe) 

Polish opposition rift hands Donald Tusk pre-election boost (FT) 

Argentina’s growth paradox: Shale riches grow as jobs disappear elsewhere (Reuters)

Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru president after narrow election win (Al Jazeera)

US-backed Venezuela talks to begin without opposition leader Machado (Reuters)

First Quantum staffs up in anticipation of Cobre Panama restart (Mining.com)

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