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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Ibovespa retoma trajetória de alta com Petrobras e Vale
Alta nos preços de commodities no mercado global e comentários do governo sobre combustíveis influenciam nos negócios O Ibovespa retomou a trajetória de alta nesta sexta-feira, com bom desempenho das ações da Petrobras e da Vale. Além da alta nos preços de commodities no mercado global, os ...
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Economia dos EUA continua “em apuros” e precisa de pacote amplo, diz Biden
Ao descartar a ideia de reduzir o tamanho de seu pacote de estímulos, presidente dos EUA disse ter aprendido com as lições ensinadas pela crise financeira de 2008-2009 O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, afirmou nesta sexta-feira que o mais recente relatório divulgado pelo Departamento de ...
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Cuba’s Imports From China Slump 40% in 2020, Extending Long Decline
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba’s imports from China tumbled to US$483 million last year versus US$791 million in 2019, according to data from the Chinese Customs Office, extending a steep five-year decline as the island’s economy reels from U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic. Cuba is dependent on imports ...
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Why Emergency Communication Centres Is Key To National Security
In this feature, CHIMA AKWAJA, examines the role emergency communications centres being built across the states and the national emergency helpline plays to secure lives and property especially during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing way on insurgency and banditry in some parts of the country. Experts in the ...
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Nigeria To Receive Largest Share Of MTN/AU’s COVID-19 Vaccine Soon
BY ABIODUN SIVOWAKU, Lagos Following MTN’s donation of US$25 million towards the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ICT company has said that Nigeria will receive a significant volume of the seven million doses of the vaccine to be distributed to health workers across the continent. The Africa Centres for ...
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Olympic Games: We Can’t Wait To Battle USA, Others – D’Tigress
BY OLAWALE AYENI, Abuja Captain of Nigeria’s senior female national basketball team, Adaora Elonu said the D’Tigress cannot wait to compete alongside the best countries in basketball at the 2020 Olympic Games billed for Tokyo, Japan. Reacting to the Tuesday draws which pitted the team against world number one, USA, ...
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Caso GameStop motiva reuniões de alto nível político em Washington
O caso GameStop passou para o terreno da política em Washington, onde, por entre apelos a maior controlo das práticas bolsistas, a secretária do Tesouro reuniu com reguladores do mercado de capitais.
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Guyana Nixes Taiwan Office After Beijing Criticizes “Mistake”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Guyana on Thursday, February 4th, abruptly terminated an agreement with Taiwan to open a representative office in the South American country, hours after China urged Georgetown officials to “correct their mistake.” Taiwan’s foreign ministry earlier on Thursday said it had signed an agreement with Guyana ...
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Biden Receives File Requesting Suspension of Agreements Between USA and Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The cabinet of U.S. President Joe Biden this week received a long file signed by academics and non-governmental organizations calling for a freeze on diplomatic negotiations with Brazil, as well as the suspension of the import of products linked to deforestation in the Amazon. "The ...
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Investment in Technology Expected to Increase 7.1% This Year in Brazil, Says IDC
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Spending on technology and telecommunications in Brazil should rise 7.1% this year, totaling US$64.4 billion, said International Data Corporation (IDC) Brasil consultancy on Thursday, February 4th. Cyber security is at the top of the priority list among investments in technology for 61% of the 75 ...
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McKinsey Settles for Nearly $600 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis
The consulting firm has reached agreements with 49 states because of its sales advice to drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
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US to withdraw support for Yemen war in break with Trump
Six-year assistance ends after Biden suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
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Países com rápida distribuição de vacinas fortalecem moedas
Avanço no Reino Unido impulsiona libra e dificuldades na UE pesam sobre euro; dinâmica turva cenário para dólar, que ainda assim se fortalece com imunização nos EUA O ritmo irregular da distribuição de vacinas ao redor do mundo oferece aos investidores uma nova rota para ganhos nos ...
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UK-Kenya trade deal on course, says High Commissioner Marriot
Commissioner to Kenya Ms. Jane Marriot said the UK government is committed to facilitating trade between the two states.
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Taiwan Opens Office in Guyana in Push Against China Influence
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Taiwan has opened a representative office in Guyana, the island’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, February 4th, drawing praise from the United States, worried about deepening Chinese influence in Latin America, and a rebuke from Beijing. Guyana, a former British colony, is strategically located next ...
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Milken Institute Ranks Chile as LatAm Country Best Able to Attract Foreign Investors
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile ranks no. 1 in Latin America as the country with the most potential to attract foreign investors, according to the 2021 Milken Institute Global Opportunity Index. The annual assessment uses 96 variables including macroeconomic outlook, potential for future innovation and development, access to financial ...
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Turkey slams US statement on Boğaziçi protests
It is not within anyone’s limit to try to interfere in internal affairs in Turkey, said the country’s Foreign Ministry on Feb. 4 on ongoing events at an Istanbul-based university.
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US-China investment flows belie geopolitical trade tensions
Data show efforts by Trump administration to decouple economies has fallen short
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Venezuela Frees Crew of two Seized Guyana Boats
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Caracas on Wednesday, February 3rd announced the release of the crew of two Guyana fishing boats that the Venezuelan military had seized last month in waters contested by both countries. "Yesterday, the 12 Guyanese citizens detained on January 23 were released," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge ...
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Brasil formaliza oferta na OMC para abrir licitações a estrangeiros
Um ano depois do primeiro anúncio, o Brasil formalizou hoje (3) a oferta de abertura das licitações públicas a empresas internacionais. O país apresentou à Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC) uma lista de órgãos, bens e serviços que poderão entrar no acordo de compras governamentais. Atualmente, 48 países integram o acordo, ...
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Analysis: Latin America Swinging Toward EU Position on Venezuela
By Patricia Garip, Argus RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile's foreign minister Andres Allamand cited the need for "convergence" of international groups in the face of Venezuela's "grave humanitarian, political and institutional crisis" and urged all parties to advance a political transition and convene internationally monitored presidential and parliamentary elections ...