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— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Brazil inflation intensifies as producer prices rise at fastest rate in seven years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Producer prices in Brazil rose in February at their fastest rate since comparable records began seven years ago, figures showed on Tuesday, March 30, intensifying “stagflation” pressures in an economy struggling with rising interest rates, a weak currency, and a rampant COVID-19 pandemic. The monthly ...
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Let us hold exhibitor shows safely, events sector tells Government
Traction is gaining on a petition which would see trade shows able to go ahead with safety measures under alert levels other than the baseline.
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World Bank sharply upgrades its GDP projection for Chile, targets 5.5% growth in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – More damage than any other region in the world, both in health and economy, was suffered by Latin America and the Caribbean last year, as a consequence of Covid-19. This is the starting point for the World Bank’s analysis of the current scenario, which states ...
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World Bank raises its growth forecast for Latin America to 4.4%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean, the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, will rebound by 4.4% in 2021 after last year's 6.7% drop. However, it may enter an "accelerated" process that increases "inequality within and between countries", the World Bank warned today ...
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Mercado financeiro eleva projeção da inflação para 4,81% este ano
A previsão do mercado financeiro para o Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo (IPCA) deste ano subiu de 4,71% para 4,81%. A estimativa está no boletim Focus de hoje (29), pesquisa divulgada semanalmente, em Brasília, pelo Banco Central (BC), com a projeção para os principais indicadores econômicos. Para 2022, a ...
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FG, States’ Debt Profile Rise To N32.92trn – NBS
Nigeria’s total public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. It made the revelation in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt report for Quarter Four, 2020, obtained from its website on Monday in Abuja. It added that the debt ...
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RH 4.0: diversidade como parte do negócio
Luciana Amaro , VP de Recursos Humanos/ People Services da Basf para América do Sul, é a convidada da série de lives que debate os temas em alta no RH Na próxima terça, dia 30/03, às 14 hs, na live da série “RH 4.0” do “Carreira ...
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Economia do Vietnã cresce 4,5% no 1º trimestre, impulsionada por exportações aos EUA
Entre janeiro e março, as vendas ao exterior chegaram a US$ 77,3 bilhões, uma alta de 22% O Escritório Nacional de Estatística do Vietnã informou nesta segunda-feira que o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) do país cresceu 4,48% no primeiro trimestre deste ano na comparação com o ...
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Argentina closed February with a trade surplus of more than US$1 billion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's foreign trade closed February with the second consecutive surplus of more than US$1 billion, advised the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec). In the second month of the year, the trade surplus was US$1,06 billion. Exports amounted to US$4.775 billion, while imports totaled ...
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Argentina wants to postpone renegotiation of its debt with the IMF until 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina seems willing to postpone the restructuring of its debt with the International Monetary Fund until next year. The visit to Washington by Economy Minister Martín Guzmán achieved little more than some theoretical discussions and an agreement on the need to reach an agreement. There ...
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US not yet ready to lift tariffs on China: trade rep Tai
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's new trade negotiator has said the United States is not yet ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports, but could be open to talks with Beijing.
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Brazil missed out on exporting US$56.2 billion to South America during last 10 years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The shrinkage of regional trade in the last decade made Brazil stop exporting US$56.2 (R$308) billion to South America in the last ten years. The conclusion is reported in a survey conducted by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI). According to the study, Brazil's share ...
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Primary elections in Honduras, a “failed rehearsal of democracy”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The primary elections in Honduras, with a view to the general elections in November, became "a failed rehearsal of democracy" in which, with the accusations of fraud, it was once again evidenced that the political class does not play fair to a people who finance ...
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Latin America may see wave of new “unicorns” with liquidity
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With investors with a growing appetite for riskier investments, the Latin American region is expected to be the target of at least R$16.5 billion (US$3 billion) of inflows from "blank check" companies this year. According to Bank of America's previous projection, this is the estimate ...
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A caravan along Havana’s Malecon calls for the end of the U.S. embargo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A caravan of dozens of cars, motorcycles, bicycles, skaters, and even a horse-drawn carriage paraded Sunday, March 28, along Havana's Malecon to call for an end to the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. With music and Cuban flags, the participants walked along the famous avenue ...
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Brasil deixou de exportar US$ 56,2 bi em 10 anos para América do Sul
A perda de espaço no comércio regional na última década fez o Brasil deixar de exportar US$ 56,2 bilhões para a América do Sul nos últimos dez anos. A conclusão consta em levantamento da Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI). Segundo o estudo, a participação do Brasil nas importações dos demais países ...
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The Week in Business: A Big Win for Marijuana
New York reaches a deal to legalize marijuana, and China strikes back against sanctions.
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32 States Shun Life Insurance Cover For Workers
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos, Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt, Abdullahi Olesin, Ilorin, Abdullahi Yakubu, Kano, Achor Abimaje, Jos and Angela NKWO- AKPOLU, Owerri The continuous neglect of group life insurance cover by governors of 32 states of the federation could jeopardise the future livelihood of families of no fewer than 1.1 ...
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China and Iran sign 25-year agreement to expand ties
Beijing has become Tehran’s most important commercial partner as US sanctions have tightened
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Investors hunt for source of fire sale that sent stocks tumbling
Friday’s block trade selling spree on Wall Street hit several Chinese groups and US media companies
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Justin Bieber In Prison To Spread The Word
Justin Bieber is back in L.A. after a break in the islands, and one of his first orders of business is telling prisoners about the big man upstairs … TMZ has learned. The singer’s RV was spotted Tuesday pulling into the California State Prison of L.A. County — which prompted ...