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Cuba Nicaragua
Defensores de derechos humanos denuncian persecución y “debacle autoritaria en Nicaragua”
“En años recientes, no hemos visto en la región una destrucción tan acelerada y brutal del espacio cívico como la que existe en Nicaragua”, asegura Juan Pappier, abogado e investigador de la División para las Américas de Human Rights Watch (HRW). Si bien Cuba prohíbe desde hace décadas el trabajo ...
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Argentina
Argentina announces bill to promote green hydrogen
The Argentine government announced yesterday that it is preparing to send Congress a bill to promote green hydrogen. This initiative will seek to balance the care of natural resources with the development necessary to generate employment and exports. The Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santiago Cafiero, made the announcement this ...
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Argentina
Argentine Minister of Economy rejects opposition dollarization proposal
Argentina’s Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, questioned and rejected yesterday, Friday, the proposal of dollarization of the country by sectors of the local opposition given the upcoming presidential elections. “How much market will they be able to sustain with salaries of 100 dollars and with dollars of 1,900 pesos for ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Finance Minister says the country is ready to start a cycle of interest rate cuts
The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, defended again this Friday (19) the reduction of the introductory interest rate, Selic. The minister said the country is ready to start a cycle of interest rate cuts. "We think there is room to start a cycle [of rate cuts], but ultimately there is ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s economic activity grows 2.41% in first quarter, according to Central Bank
Brazilian economic activity registered a growth of 2.41 percent in the first quarter of the year in relation to the last three months of 2022, the Central Bank of Brazil preliminarily estimated yesterday, Friday. According to the Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), considered as a prior on the behavior of the ...
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USA
US court rules against Warhol in copyright case
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a photographer was denied fair payment over the publication of an Andy Warhol print of the singer Prince, in a case with major implications for copyright law and the art world.
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USA
Foreign tourists hit 9.47 million, driven by Asian tourists
Thailand has welcomed 9.47 million foreign tourists so far this year, generating about 391 billion baht (US$11 billion) of revenue, according to government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.
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Giappone
Daihatsu’s test scandal engulfs SUV model for Japan market
Daihatsu, a unit of Toyota, stopped shipments and sales of the hybrid model of the Rocky small SUV. The vehicle is also sold by the ...
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Brasile
Ministério da Justiça vai investigar denúncias de golpe contra BNDES
O Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública (MJSP) irá investigar 1.547 denúncias de golpes envolvendo o nome do Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES).O presidente do BNDES, Aloizio ...
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Brasile Portogallo
Haddad diz que país está pronto para iniciar ciclo de queda de juros
O ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, voltou a defender nesta sexta-feira (19) a diminuição da taxa básica de juros da economia brasileira, a taxa Selic. Ao discursar em um evento ...