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Thailandia
Supattanapong lists risk factors that are being addressed
Despite growth prospects, the Thai economy still has to brave a spate of risk factors such as high inflation, soaring energy prices, persistent Covid-19 outbreaks and relatively hefty household debt, says Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.
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USA
Alternative fund managers are increasingly mainstream
BLACKSTONE STARTED life in 1985 with $400,000 in seed capital and plans as an advisory boutique. Its founders, Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, wanted to try leveraged buy-outs too, but struggled to get backing. That was then. In October Mr Schwarzman called his New York-based firm the private markets’ “reference ...
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Portogallo
Covid-19: Açores sem tolerância de ponto na terça-feira de Carnaval
A nível nacional, os trabalhadores que exercem funções públicas nos serviços de administração direta do Estado, centrais ou desconcentrados, e institutos públicos vão ter tolerância de ponto na terça-feira de Carnaval, de acordo com um despacho do primeiro-ministro.
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Portogallo
TVDE entregam caderno reivindicativo no Ministério do Ambiente
Uma comitiva de motoristas e parceiros TVDE entregou, esta quarta-feira, no Ministério do Ambiente, em Lisboa, o caderno reivindicativo de alteração à lei 45/2018 e o relatório de custos da atividade.
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Belgio
Bruxelles: la station de métro Gare centrale sera agrandie et modernisée
La station du métro bruxellois "Gare Centrale" subira un lifting en profondeur à partir du mois de mars et au cours des six prochaines années. Elle ...
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Cina USA
The U.S. is planning to boost supply of minerals needed for electric vehicles.
The White House effort is part of a push to reduce America’s dependence on foreign products, particularly those from China.
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Brasile USA Bolivia
Bonds: Bolivia offers 7.5% interest rate until 2030 but does not finalize issuance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Bolivian Government offered to pay an interest rate of 7.5% in a term of up to eight years to private investors interested in the repurchase and exchange of sovereign bonds for US$2 billion. A specialist assured that this interest rate is high and could ...
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Brasile USA
Activist and adversarial Supreme Court shares responsibility for Brazil still being a largely unfree country economically – Heritage
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Americas region covers more than one-quarter of the globe’s landmass and is one of the world’s most economically diverse regions. With a population of just over 1 billion, it has the second-highest population-weighted gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (US$31,992 at purchasing power parity). ...
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Brasile Russia USA Uruguay
Uruguay, Chile and Brazil are the most expensive countries in Latin America in terms of gasoline prices
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The increase in the price of gasoline, which reached a record level in 2021 and continues this year, has become an almost permanent pressure factor for consumers. And the outlook is not bright given the conflict between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, which has ...
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Brasile Argentina
Argentine and Chilean wineries clash over the Patagonia brand
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The conflict of interests between Argentine wineries that produce wines in the south of the country and foreign wineries that want to use the Patagonia brand on their labels, added a new episode. This time there was an open confrontation between the companies, after the ...