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— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Governo retira Casa da Moeda do programa de desestatização
O governo federal decidiu retirar a Casa da Moeda de seu portfólio de privatizações, por meio do Programa de Parcerias e Investimentos (PPI), vinculado ao Ministério da Economia. A decisão foi anunciada em entrevista à imprensa, nesta quarta-feira (25), após a 17ª reunião do conselho do programa. Criada em 1694, a ...
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Dívida Pública Federal sobe 1,24% em julho e aproxima-se de R$ 5,4 tri
Mesmo com o vencimento de títulos prefixados, a Dívida Pública Federal (DPF) subiu em julho e aproximou-se de R$ 5,4 trilhões. Segundo números divulgados hoje (25) pelo Tesouro Nacional, a DPF passou de R$ 5,329 em junho para R$ 5,396 trilhões em julho, com alta de 1,24%. O Tesouro prevê que ...
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Brazilian agriculture and livestock expected to generate record US$200 billion in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to estimates by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, revenues from this sector are expected to exceed 1 trillion reais (US$200 billion) this year, about 10% more than in 2020. It is the first time that revenues from agriculture and livestock have reached this level, ...
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Paraguay continues to lead Latin America in positive business climate – FGV
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The business climate in Latin America rose in the third quarter of this year to its best level in the last three and a half years, according to an indicator published yesterday by the Brazilian Center for Economic Studies Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Among the ...
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Design
Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge: una Questione di Buon Gusto!
Il Consorzio del Parmigiano Reggiano lancia una nuova iniziativa indirizzata agli States, primo mercato export per la Dop dell'eccellenza casearia italiana. Si chiama Parmigiano Reggiano Design Challenge 2021 ed è un concorso che invita designer professionisti, studenti e semplici appassionati a presentare idee di design di prodotto basate sul tema ...
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Em 11 anos, arrecadação de royalties de petróleo no Rio subiu 225%
A arrecadação de royalties do petróleo no estado do Rio de Janeiro subiu 225% em 11 anos, saltando de R$ 1,2 bilhão de janeiro e julho de 2010 para R$ 3,9 bilhões no mesmo período de 2021. Os dados constam no 6º Anuário do Petróleo, lançado hoje (24) pela Federação ...
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Caixa termina de depositar lucro do FGTS; veja como consultar
Cerca de 88,6 milhões de trabalhadores receberam o rateio do lucro do Fundo de Garantia do Tempo de Serviço (FGTS) em 2020. A Caixa Econômica Federal informou hoje (24) ter concluído os depósitos nas contas vinculadas. No último dia 17, o Conselho Curador do FGTS decidiu distribuir aos trabalhadores R$ 8,129 ...
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Most Arab countries now focus on domestic concerns, not unity
A FEW SUMMERS ago, scores of people packed into a Beirut concert hall for an evening of nostalgia. An Iraqi-born singer performed songs by Umm Kulthum, Egypt’s most famous diva. “The Lady” was an icon of Arab nationalism: a champion of the Palestinian cause and friend of Nasser, who often ...
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The Palestinian cause no longer binds the Arab world
IN THE FIRST years after Israel’s founding, David Ben-Gurion promoted an “alliance of the periphery”. The father of modern Israel saw the Arab world as implacably hostile. So he sought ties with non-Arab states, chiefly Turkey and Iran, which both established diplomatic relations with Israel in 1950 (the first Muslim-majority ...
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President signs a law that expands the crime of femicide in Costa Rica
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, signed this Monday a law that extends the punishment for the crime of femicide with up to 35 years in prison against men who take advantage of their bond of friendship or trust to murder a woman. Authorities ...
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Argentina receives US$ 4.334 billion in IMF Special Drawing Rights
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina confirmed that it had received US$4.334 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began distributing among its members on Monday. According to the Argentine Ministry of Economy in a press release, the South American country received 3,055 million SDRs, ...
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California's Gig Worker Law: What to Know
The law, the result of a $200 million proposition fight last year, ensures that workers like Uber and Lyft drivers are considered independent contractors.
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Mercado financeiro eleva projeção da inflação para 7,11% este ano
A previsão do mercado financeiro para o Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo (IPCA - a inflação oficial do país) deste ano subiu de 7,05% para 7,11%. É a vigésima elevação consecutiva na projeção. A estimativa está no boletim Focus de hoje (23), pesquisa divulgada semanalmente pelo Banco Central ...
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Uber shares rise on belief that California’s Proposition 22 will stand
Gig economy groups hope to prevail after legal setback over classification of workers as independent contractors
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Brazil leads economic recovery in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is leading the economic recovery in Latin America. In the week ending August 13, the country was the only one in the region that did not register a decline in mobility and maintained the ongoing recovery in economic activity. According to the Oxford Economics ...
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New York City’s Economy Is Dealt a New Blow by the Delta Variant
The Delta variant has upended events, office reopenings and travel, raising new challenges for service businesses and their workers.
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ETF Are Tools For Diversification Of Investments
In this interview, managing director of Highcap Securities Limited, Mr David Adonri speak on ETF Can you tell us what is Exchange Traded Funds? Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is an investment fund or collective investment scheme which pools money from the investing public. The pool of funds from a ...
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Panama’s 1st half-year exports rise 108.7 % over 2020, thanks to mining sector
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Panama's exports rose 108.7% in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2020, driven by mining and timber, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) reported Thursday, August 19. According to preliminary figures from the statistics agency, Panama exported ...
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Afghanistan: the view from Ground Zero
As the US pulls out of Kabul, Americans are more wary than ever of foreign entanglements
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Tourism As Private Business Regulated By States, Not Federal Govt
The Nigerian tourism industry in the last few years has been clog and hampered by issues of law, rights of control, regulation and taxing between the tiers of government. The initial lack of clarity on the constitution vis-à-vis states and federal government administrative organs of tourism led to so many ...
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Massachusetts Court admits Mexico’s lawsuit against arms companies
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A federal court in Massachusetts admitted the historic lawsuit filed by the Government of Mexico against US arms companies for arms trafficking, informed this Friday the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard. "The Federal Court in Massachusetts accepted the lawsuit filed by the Government ...