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Brasile
Brazil: Jet-setter Lula da Silva loses focus
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's focus on foreign policy and his relentless schedule of foreign trips could distract him from tackling thorny domestic issues. Two high-ranking allies of the left-leaning president told Reuters. Their candid comments, made on condition of anonymity, point to growing unease in Lula's camp ...
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Brasile
IMF backs Brazil’s tax reform and “ambitious” green agenda
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) "strongly" supports Brazil's efforts to improve the country's fiscal situation while praising the country's "ambitious agenda" for a sustainable, inclusive, and green economy. "Improving Brazil's fiscal framework, broadening the tax base, and eliminating spending rigidities would promote the country's sustainability and credibility," the head of ...
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Argentina
Argentina and its complex economic puzzle
The increase in Argentina’s interest rate to 97% is a testament to the Argentine economy’s difficulties. It shows how difficult it is to balance a scenario of devaluation, inflation, and declining growth. After Zimbabwe, Argentina has the highest interest rate in the world. The 150% that the African country’s banks ...
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Senegal
SENEGAL-POLITIQUE / Ziguinchor: Ousmane Sonko s’offre un bain de foule devant son domicile
Ziguinchor, 17 mai (APS) – Le leader du parti PASTEF, Ousmane Sonko, est sorti, mercredi, peu avant 19 heures, pour s’offrir un bain de foule devant son domicile ziguinchorois, a constaté l’APS. De Lyndiane à Grand-Dakar en passant par les quartiers populaires de Ziguinchor, des centaines de jeunes et de ...
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Senegal
SENEGAL-CHINE-TECHNOLOGIES-COOPERATION / Economie numérique : Pékin exprime la volonté de coopérer avec Dakar
Dakar, 17 mai (APS) – Le vice-ministre chinois de l’Economie numérique, Zhao Zhiguo, a manifesté le désir de son pays de nouer un partenariat avec le Sénégal en matière d’économie numérique. ‘’La Chine attache de l’importance au développement de sa coopération avec le Sénégal dans le domaine de l’économie numérique’’, a-t-il ...
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USA Giappone
For Biden, Debt Limit Crisis Complicates Trip to Asia
Volatility has become the new norm in Washington as the president heads to Japan, where he will reassure world leaders that the debt ceiling showdown will not upend the global economy.
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Germania
Türkiye summons German envoy over detention of Turkish journalists
The Foreign Ministry on May 17 summoned the German Ambassador to Türkiye, Jürgen Schulz, over the detention of the journalists working for daily Sabah’s Frankfurt bureau in Germany.
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Turchia
Ankara criticizes comments in IEOM report for May 14 polls
The statements and “accusations” in the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) report for May 14 polls “exceed the framework of the election process and disregard the principles of independent and impartial observation are regrettable,” the Foreign Ministry said on May 16.
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Brasile
CNPE cria grupo para melhorar aproveitamento de gás natural
O Conselho Nacional de Política Energética (CNPE) quer melhorar o aproveitamento do gás natural produzido no Brasil. Para tanto, criou um grupo de trabalho que vai propor medidas e diretrizes ...
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Brasile
Haddad: há espaço para início do ciclo de corte da taxa juros no país
O ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, disse nesta quarta-feira (17) que há espaço para iniciar o ciclo de cortes na taxa de juros. No início deste mês, o Comitê de ...