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Brasile
EU approves antitrust rules for tech giants
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The European Union on Thursday approved new antitrust rules aimed at changing the business model the major digital platforms – Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon – have used to dominate the market over the past two decades. “Agreement. An innovative and long-awaited text to ensure ...
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Brasile Ecuador
Ecuador: 57% of unbanked people are women, reveals the World Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The gender gap continues to be the subject of studies and initiatives in Ecuador and the region that seek to reduce it in different areas, one of these in the financial system. That, in a context in which women lead 46.5% of new ventures in ...
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Brasile Colombia
Colombia’s wealthiest families, according to Forbes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The number of brands that Colombian society consumes belonging to some of the six wealthiest families is surprising. Grupo Bolívar, Mercantil Colpatria, Corona, Alkosto, Olímpica, and Tecnoquímicas are the business groups and companies that belong to the portfolio of some of the . . . ...
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Brasile Colombia
Colombia approves license for its first fracking pilot project
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Colombia's National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) approved, amid criticism from political opposition and civil society, the first fracking pilot project in Puerto Wilches, in the department of Santander, environmental organizations reported Monday. Although Resolution 00648 of 2022 has not yet been made public, a leak ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s industry says tax system is main limiting factor to country’s competitiveness
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Confederation of Industry (CNI) decided Tuesday in Brasilia to present the Legislative Agenda 2022 for Industry, a program of 151 proposals to improve the business environment in Brazil and restart economic growth. In this package, 12 proposals constitute the "minimum agenda", which are ...
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Brasile Giappone
Chile: Anglo American Plc evaluates desalination plant project for copper mines
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Anglo American Plc, which has faced years of relentless drought in Chile, is considering developing a desalination project in partnership with state-owned Codelco, Japan's Mitsui & Co., and a local water company. The proposal involves building a plant on the coast of the Valparaiso Region ...
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Brasile Argentina
Argentina’s economic activity would have grown 6.2% in January, but drops compared to December
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentina's Monthly Economic Activity Estimator (EMAE) would have grown by 6.2% year-on-year in January, less than in December, due to the low performance of several items, according to the median of a Reuters poll. Estimates among thirteen local and foreign analysts showed an average improvement ...
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USA Emirati Arabi Uniti
Governors Showcase States’ Potentials At Dubai Investment Summit
Some Nigerian governors yesterday in Dubai presented to United Arab Emirates (UAE) businessmen and investors their states’ comparative advantages. The governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) are in Dubai for the annual investment meeting. The governors are seeking foreign direct investments of up to $15 billion ...
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Brasile Francia
Privatização da Petrobras não está prevista neste mandato, diz Guedes
O ministro da Economia, Paulo Guedes, descartou hoje (29) uma eventual privatização da Petrobras “neste mandato”. Em entrevista coletiva na embaixada brasileira em Paris, ele comentou a troca de presidente da estatal e minimizou o impacto da medida sobre a companhia. “O presidente [Jair Bolsonaro] disse expressamente que não privatizaria a ...
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Brasile
Cliente resgata R$ 1,65 mi esquecido em consórcio, diz diretor do BC
Apesar de cerca de 40% dos brasileiros encontrarem valores inferiores a R$ 1 no site Valores a Receber, um correntista resgatou R$ 1,65 milhão esquecido em cotas de consórcio. A informação foi revelada hoje (29) pelo diretor de Relacionamento, Cidadania e Supervisão de Conduta do Banco Central, Maurício Moura. De acordo com Moura, ...