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Cina Russia
The ‘China Model’ is being tested by Covid, Russia and the economy. And it’s coming up short.
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Brasile Ecuador
Ecuador launches tender to reopen 100 oil wells and extract gas
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuadorian state oil company Petroecuador has launched a tender to reopen 100 abandoned oil wells and extract associated gas from fields in the Amazon, the company said Friday. The reopening of these 100 wells will allow Ecuador to increase its oil production by 15,000 barrels ...
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Brasile USA Argentina
Argentina recorded a trade deficit with Brazil for the third consecutive month
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Argentine sales to Brazil rose 4.4% to US$973 million in March 2022 compared to March 2021, continuing the positive trend from the previous month. Meanwhile, imports from this destination country amounted to US$1.196 billion, registering a 9.6% increase - the lowest in the last thirteen ...
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Brasile Bolivia Montenegro
Bolivian government launches economic reconstruction policy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On March 31, the Bolivian government announced the launching of an economic reconstruction program to maintain the sustained growth rates of 2021 in several sectors after hard years of economic contraction. The Minister of Economy, Marcelo Montenegro, said that after the Covid-19 pandemic, domestic investment ...
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USA
Hyundai, Kia's US sales down 3.7 pct in Q1
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. said Saturday their combined sales in the United States fell 3.7 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago due to the prolonged pandemic and chip shortages. The corporate duo sold a total of
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Nicaragua
Honduras intenta cambiar su voto en contra de resolución de la ONU sobre Nicaragua
Un día después de que Honduras votó en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas en contra de[...]
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Giappone
Confidence weakens among Japanese manufacturers
Confidence weakened among Japan’s major manufacturers for the first time in nearly two years, a key business survey showed on April 1, as concern grows over the impact of the Ukraine crisis.
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Thailandia
TCG lends a helping hand to small business
Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG), a state-owned specialised financial institution, is capitalising on digital technology and new strategies to help more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access loans from financial institutions.
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Thailandia
Ministry closes 2 Covid-hit insurers
The Finance Ministry has revoked the business licences of Southeast Insurance and Thai Insurance, effective yesterday, after the two companies were declared financially incapable of paying outstanding claims, according to the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC).
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Cina Giappone
China’s ‘zero COVID’ and yuan’s rise versus yen add pressure on Japan’s economy
With energy and commodity prices increasing globally as the Ukraine war rages, resource-poor Japan might experience "bad inflation" — a combination of an economic downturn ...