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Brasile
União cobriu R$ 8,96 bilhões de dívidas de estados em 2021
O Tesouro Nacional pagou, em 2021, R$ 8,96 bilhões em dívidas atrasadas de estados. O valor é 32,4% a mais que o registrado em 2019, quando a União havia desembolsado R$ 13,265 bilhões. Desse total, a maior parte, R$ 4,18 bilhões, é relativa a atrasos de pagamento do estado do Rio ...
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Argentina
La oposición rechaza el nombramiento de Alberto Fernández como titular de la Celac
Representantes de Juntos por el Cambio cuestionaron el nuevo rol de la Argentina; dijeron que es un retroceso en materia de derechos humanos y que complica la negociación con el FMI
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Brasile USA Uruguay
Uruguay: Montevideo tourism loses cruisers and seeks to retain Brazilians
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Some 50 tourists from the United States and Canada disembarked from the Viking Cruise ship to give stores on the Sarandí promenade a boost, but nothing seems to be enough to save the city from a poor season. Montevideo's tourism is fueled by business tourism ...
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Brasile
Brazilians’ savings showed a negative balance in 2021 for the first time in five years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilians' savings, after reaching a record high in 2020 due to the uncertainties generated by the pandemic, registered its first negative balance in the last five years in 2021, apparently due to the need to compensate for the loss of income, the Central Bank reported ...
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Brasile
Peru’s Central Bank raises its interest rate from 2.50% to 3%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) raised the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3% this Thursday. With this new increase, the interest rate has risen by 275 basis points in the last five months, after being fixed at 0.25% in the ...
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Kazakistan
Kazakh leader ordered use of lethal force on ’terrorists’
The President of Kazakhstan said on Jan. 7 he authorized law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation.
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Turchia
Parliament passes law imposing higher fines for stockpiling
Turkey’s parliament has approved a legislation that is designed to prevent stockpiling by imposing higher fines for such activities at a time when consumer prices are rising.
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Turchia Lituania
SunExpress launches direct flights between Vilnius, Antalya
SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa Group, will start direct regular flights between Vilnius and Turkey’s leisure capital Antalya as of April, expanding its European flight network with new destinations for summer 2022.
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Nigeria
‘20,000 APSAN Members Benefit From CBN Loan Intervention’
No fewer than 20,000 members of the Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria (APSAN ) across Nigeria have benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan intervention scheme in the agricultural sector. This is part of the 503.3 billion naira loan already disbursed to farmers by NIRSAL Micro Finance ...
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Nigeria
Buhari Inaugurates New NNPC Board, Demands Transparency, Profitability
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja urged the Board of the newly incorporated Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to ensure strict compliance with corporate governance principles that place premium on doing business with the highest ethical standards, integrity, and transparency. Inaugurating the Board chaired by Senator Margery Chuba Okadigbo, ...