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— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Valor das exportações cresce 31,4% em janeiro, diz FGV
O valor das exportações brasileiras cresceu 31,4% em janeiro e foi liderado pelas commodities, cujo volume subiu 17,4%, contra 6,8% das não commodities informou hoje (18) o Instituto Brasileiro de Economia da Fundação Getulio Vargas (Ibre/FGV), ao divulgar o Indicador de Comércio Exterior (Icomex). As commodities tiveram participação de 63% no valor total ...
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FGV/Icomex: preços das importações brasileiras disparam 32,4% em janeiro
A balança comercial de janeiro fechou com déficit de US$ 214,4 milhões, como já havia informado o Ministério da Economia
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Brazil’s Central Bank posts US$16.6 billion profit in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After posting record profits of R$469.6 (US$90.7) billion in 2020, the Central Bank earned R$85.9 billion in 2021. The National Monetary Council (CMN) yesterday, February 17, approved the institution's accounts for last year. Of the total R$85.9 billion profit, R$14.2 billion refer to foreign exchange ...
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Uruguay to issue US$1 billion sustainability-linked bonds
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Environment Minister Adrián Peña announced that Uruguay would soon issue sustainability-linked bonds of about US$1 billion, the interest rate of which would depend on the country's compliance with its environmental goals by 2025. In statements to the program Quién es Quién on Channel 5 and ...
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Luiss lancia "ACE", la nuova "tripla laurea" in Business Administration con George Washington University (Usa) e Renmin University (Cina)
La ?diplomazia della cultura e della formazione? italiana connette e avvicina tre continenti per preparare manager globali: seguendo questa traiettoria oggi venerdì 18 febbraio,...
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Take the 5th? The choice could soon be Trump’s in NY probe
That is the question Donald Trump may face after a New York judge ordered the former president to testify in a long-running state civil investigation into his business practices.
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Thai Oil to raise $1.1bn for debt repayment
Thai Oil Public Company Limited is set to raise about US$1.1 billion from the sale of a stake in a local power producer and a new share offering to repay short-term loans and fund its business expansion.
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KT to pay $6.3m to US SEC to settle corrupt practice charges
KT, South Korea’s largest telecommunications firm by sales, will pay a total of $6.3 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an SEC announcement showed Friday. T
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Religious Freedom: Activist Knocks U.S. For Blacklisting Russia, China, Others
A rights activist, Idris Usman, has criticised the United States government for blacklisting Russia, China and eight other countries as religious violators. Usman accused America of manipulating weakened countries and creating favourable conditions for the promotion of its interests and the “conquest” of dominant positions. He recalled that the US ...
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Brazilian Economy Minister foresees new credit program for small and medium enterprises
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a meeting with representatives of the trade and services sectors, the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, said the government would launch a new credit program aimed at small and medium enterprises, with the potential release of R$100 billion (US$19 billion) in operations, said . ...
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Bolivia achieves record figure in sesame exports
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE) reported that, between 2020 and 2021, Bolivia exported 22,127 tons of sesame for a value of US$41 million, a record figure compared to previous years. According to a report of that entity, in 2020, the country sold to ...
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Zimbabwe: EU Investors Eye Zim
[The Herald] CHARMED by President Mnangagwa's "Zimbabwe is open for business" policy, some European Union member states that closed shop during the First Republic era are now eyeing a comeback, with a high-powered delegation from the Netherlands reportedly expected this year.
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US accuses China of backing away from free-trade commitments
China has not adopted the rules of the World Trade Organization even after 20 years’ membership, the United States said yesterday, adding that the world’s second-biggest economy had “retained and expanded” its statist approach to the detriment of businesses and workers globally.
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Intel says it will buy Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion
Intel said it is buying Israeli company Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion in a deal that could give the California chipmaking giant an edge in the business of making custom-designed chips.
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High US inflation 'not acceptable' but recovery on track: Yellen to AFP
WASHINGTON: Soaring US inflation rates are "not acceptable" but the health of the world's largest economy is fundamentally sound thanks to policies that have mitigated the impact of the pandemic, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told AFP.
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Intanto nel mondo
Il parlamento francese approva una legge per chiedere perdono agli harki, il produttore di armi Remington versa 73 milioni di dollari di risarcimenti negli Stati Uniti, arrestato l’ex presidente honduregno Juan Orlando Hernández. Leggi
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Shinsegae acquires Napa Valley winery for W299.6b
Shinsegae Property, the property development arm of Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae, said Wednesday it has acquired US winery Shafer Vineyards for 299.6 billion won ($250.3 million) to boost the group’s wine business. “With the acqu
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Uhuru markets Kenya at Dubai Expo as a top hub for investors
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday opened the Kenya-Gulf Cooperation Council states business forum at the Dubai expo.
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Dólar fecha a R$ 5,18, com tensão menor na Ucrânia
A diminuição das tensões na Ucrânia e as altas taxas de juros no Brasil fizeram o dólar cair para abaixo de R$ 5,20 e fechar no menor valor desde setembro do ano passado. A bolsa subiu e alcançou o maior nível em cinco meses. O dólar comercial encerrou esta terça-feira (15) vendido ...
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Chile was one of the main suppliers of cherries and table grapes to China in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Data recently released by the China Chamber of Commerce on the import and export of food, domestic products, and animal by-products show that China will import 7.03 million tons or US$13.47 billion of fruit in 2021, up 11.5% and 30.9% year-on-year, respectively. Chile stands out ...
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Why Uruguay is the only full democracy in South America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On February 10, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU, an independent business unit of The Economist magazine that analyzes countries and markets) published the 2021 Democracy Index, a ranking that assesses the state of democracy in 167 countries. Depending on the score achieved, each country can ...