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Kenya
NLC broke law due to lack of structures, Swazuri claims
Muhammad Swazuri has defended himself over the accusation that he instructed Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) to directly pay Sh12 billion to people..
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Venezuela
Lara Trump Joins Fox News as a Paid Contributor
The daughter-in-law of former President Donald J. Trump appeared as a frequent guest on the cable channel during the 2020 campaign. Her hiring was the latest example of the revolving door between Fox and Mr. Trump’s circle.
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Brasile
UN warns of possible default by Brazil and other developing countries
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the UN, 42 economies that borrowed in capital markets have suffered sovereign downgrades since the beginning of the pandemic, being six developed countries, 27 emerging economies, and nine underdeveloped countries. In the last year alone, according to António Guterres, secretary-general, six countries have ...
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Brasile USA
World Bank sharply upgrades its GDP projection for Chile, targets 5.5% growth in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – More damage than any other region in the world, both in health and economy, was suffered by Latin America and the Caribbean last year, as a consequence of Covid-19. This is the starting point for the World Bank’s analysis of the current scenario, which states ...
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Brasile USA
World Bank raises its growth forecast for Latin America to 4.4%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean, the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, will rebound by 4.4% in 2021 after last year's 6.7% drop. However, it may enter an "accelerated" process that increases "inequality within and between countries", the World Bank warned today ...
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Brasile
Quase 9 milhões de contribuintes enviaram declaração do IRPF
Nas quatro primeiras semanas de entrega da Declaração do Imposto de Renda Pessoa Física, 8.992.283 contribuintes acertaram as contas com o Leão. Isso equivale a 27,6% do previsto para este ano. O balanço foi divulgado na tarde de hoje (29) pela Receita Federal, com dados apurados até as 11h desta segunda-feira. Neste ...
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Brasile
Bolsonaro assina MP para melhoria do ambiente de negócios no Brasil
O presidente Jair Bolsonaro assinou hoje (29) uma medida provisória (MP) com o objetivo de modernizar e desburocratizar o ambiente de negócios no Brasil, melhorando a posição do país no ranking Doing Business, do Banco Mundial. O documento traz mudanças legislativas para a simplificação de abertura de empresas, a proteção ...
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USA
Mercado financeiro eleva projeção da inflação para 4,81% este ano
A previsão do mercado financeiro para o Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo (IPCA) deste ano subiu de 4,71% para 4,81%. A estimativa está no boletim Focus de hoje (29), pesquisa divulgada semanalmente, em Brasília, pelo Banco Central (BC), com a projeção para os principais indicadores econômicos. Para 2022, a ...
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Senegal
CAN 2022 : quatre sélections de la zone ouest A en quête de billet
Dakar, 29 mars (APS) - La dernière journée des éliminatoires de la Coupe d'Afrique des nations (CAN) offre à quatre sélections membres de la zone ouest A de l'Union des fédérations ouest-africaines de football (UFOA), parmi lesquelles le Cap-Vert, l'ultime occasion de se qualifier pour cette compétition prévue en janvier ...
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Argentina
Premiaron a Buenos Aires por su estrategia para atraer inversiones extranjeras