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— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Argentina: MSME exports in the year’s first half highest in 9 years
Exports of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) totaled US$6.6 billion in the first half of 2022, which meant the highest value in 9 years, an increase of 13% year-on-year and 25% compared to 2020, according to preliminary data from the Secretariat of Industry and Productive Development of Argentina. In ...
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Clal Insurance commits to buying credit card co Max
Clal Insurance has signed a binding agreement with Max's largest shareholder, US private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
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Truflation, a blockchain-powered data aggregator, says Argentina’s real inflation might be up to 90%
Stefan Rust, CEO of Hong Kong-based data aggregator Truflation, says that inflation in Argentina may be even higher than officially reported. In 2014, while the world economy chugged, Argentina's inflation rate was just above 10%. Fast forward to 2018, and the rate climbed past 20% before starting a dramatic rise ...
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Liberia: Pervasive Corruption in Govt, Private Sector Hampering Investments in Liberia - 2022 Investment Climate Report
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The United States State Department has released its 2022 Investment Climate Statements on Liberia which emphasizes that "pervasive government corruption constrains investment and development."
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“Mercado Libre” integrates bitcoin and ether trading across Latin America
Argentine e-commerce giant Mercado Libre will offer its bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) trading services across Latin America. Having already served more than one million cryptocurrency users in Brazil, the company will expand its bitcoin trading service. According to Osvaldo Gimenez, CEO of Mercado Pago, the fintech (financial technology) division ...
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Uruguay and China: South America’s most talked-about trade talks
Uruguay and China are negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA). At first glance, the two countries seem like an odd couple to negotiate a free trade agreement. The two countries are on the other side of the world, one being the second-largest economy in the world . . . To ...
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S. Korean auto industry requests US House rethink proposed tax credits for EV purchases
A major association for South Korea's car industry has sent a letter to the US House of Representatives and requested changes in tax incentives proposed under a major climate change and energy bill, stressing that they could put Korean carmakers
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Metal Shark is building a 115 Defiant patrol vessel for Guyana
Through a press release, the U.S. shipbuilder Metal Shark informed that it is building a Type 115 Defiant patrol vessel for the Guyana Defense Force. The vessel was acquired through direct purchase and is being built at the company's shipyard in Franklin, Louisiana, USA. It confirms what InfoDefensa has been ...
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Bolivia plans to exceed US$13 billion in exports by 2022
Bolivian exports reached US$7 billion as of June, and the Government projects to exceed US$13 billion by December, stated the Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Benjamín Blanco. "In global, we are going to have a positive balance; I estimate that this year, this 2022, is going to be the year ...
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Trump says he took the Fifth in New York civil investigation
Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he testified under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings.
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Peru: Agroexports grow 20.6%, totaling US$4.04 billion as of June 2022
Peruvian agricultural exports (traditional and non-traditional) totaled around US$4.04 billion in the first half of 2022, registering an increase of 20.6% compared to the same period of 2021, according to the Exporters Association (ADEX). In its breakdown, the
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Former foreign minister: Chile becomes synonymous with instability and incoherence
The writer, former ambassador, and former foreign minister of Chilean President Piñera, Roberto Ampuero, comments on the criticism received by the foreign policy during the government of Gabriel Boric. "Let us not blame only the Foreign Ministry (Minrel) or the Chancellor for this partial disappointment. The President is providing the ...
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Israeli fintech co Melio cuts workforce by 10%
The layoffs are mainly among US sales staff, while the company is doubling its development team in Tel Aviv.
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Brazil is the second most popular sun and beach destination for US-Americans
Brazil is the second most popular sun and beach destination in the world for North Americans, according to the Brazilian International Tourism Promotion Agency, Embratur. Among the 2,000 US-Americans surveyed by the poll, 86% (8 out of 10) say they have already traveled to other countries, and 89% say they ...
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Ministro diz que desemprego cairá para 8% antes do fim do ano
Atualmente em 9,3%, a taxa de desemprego pode cair para 8% antes do fim do ano com a recuperação econômica, disse hoje (9) o ministro da Economia, Paulo Guedes. Ele participou, nesta noite, da abertura do congresso da Associação Brasileira de Bares e Restaurantes (Abrasel), em Brasília “Antes de o ano ...
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Vietnam needs $8bn-$14bn power investment a year through 2030
HANOI: Vietnam will need investment of between US$8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An said on Wednesday.
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American Airlines strengthens its presence in Chile, resumes Santiago-Dallas route
American Airlines resumes its flight between Dallas and Santiago de Chile, which stopped two years ago because of the pandemic. Starting on October 29, tickets will go on sale for this service, which will be operated with a Boeing 787-8 with a capacity for 234 passengers. This new route will ...
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Africa: South Africas's Foreign Minister Welcomes Blinken
[Govt of SA] Opening remarks by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor at the occasion of the hosting of the South Africa-United States Strategic Dialogue
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The USA identified six obstacles to investment in Ecuador
The U.S. State Department conducted an assessment of the investment climate in Ecuador, and while it highlights fiscal sustainability and the attempt to maintain a favorable environment for foreign investment, it also mentions six challenges that must be urgently addressed to improve the country's outlook, which are: Reputation as a ...
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Mercado financeiro reduz projeção da inflação de 7,15% para 7,11%
A previsão do mercado financeiro para o Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo (IPCA), considerada a inflação oficial do país, caiu de 7,15% para 7,11% neste ano. É a 6ª redução consecutiva da projeção. A estimativa está no Boletim Focus de hoje (8), pesquisa divulgada semanalmente pelo Banco Central ...
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Balança comercial tem superavit de US$ 1,2 bi na primeira semana de agosto
Crescimento nas exportações da agropecuária e da indústria de transformação alavancam resultado positivo, divulgado pelo Ministério da Economia