A survey conducted by the Guatemalan Chamber of Food and Beverages (CGAB) of 45 companies from various branches of the productive sector revealed that 40% of them are subject to extortion. The survey showed that 75% said they had been victims of this crime for three years, while the rest have been victims for more […]
The controversial Panama Copper Mine project -in which the powerful international group First Quantum Minerals has invested US$10 billion in the last ten years, according to its reports- is on hold. This is because it has been immersed since last December, when the deadline for signing the contract expired, in a confrontation with the Panamanian […]
The Paraguayan police reported the arrest of one of the leading suppliers of drugs and weapons to the organized crime group known as 'Comando Vermelho', carried out in the center of the city of Capitan Bado, in the department of Amambay (center-east). "Police in an important raid arrested one of the main suppliers of drugs […]
The Nicaraguan Stock Exchange completed the process of integration to the stock market that El Salvador and Panama have been holding for six years, a decision that marks a milestone in Central America, said the general manager of the entity, Gerardo Argüello. This agreement “marks a before and after”, the businessman announced, as quoted by […]
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero informed his UK counterpart James Cleverly of the cancellation of a pact signed with the government of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) that envisaged the possibility of the British exploiting the natural resources of the disputed Falkland Islands. It "informs the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland […]
Denmark has officially opened its new working holiday quota for citizens from Chile and Argentina. The new quota period started on March 1, 2023, and will last until August 31, 2023. During this period, all interested parties will have access to the quota, and Denmark will issue up to 75 residence permits for citizens of […]
Ecuador resumed pumping oil through the Trans-Ecuadorian Oil Pipeline System (SOTE), the largest state-owned oil pipeline, after seven days paralyzed due to a bridge collapse in the province of Napo (center) said yesterday, Wednesday, the public company EP Petroecuador. The entity said in a statement that “since 19:20 (local time) on Tuesday, the start-up process […]
Uruguay’s exports of goods recorded a year-on-year drop of 8 percent last February, totaling US$939 million, including free trade zones, the foreign trade promotion institute Uruguay XXI reported. “This is explained by the fall in exports of beef, wood and wood products, meat by-products, and rice, which did not offset the significant increase in cellulose […]
The risks of Mexico’s economic recovery losing momentum over the next few quarters are increasing and would be greater if the United States falls into contraction, the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF) warned yesterday, Wednesday. So far, the pace of the first two months of the year suggests that the Mexican economy is on […]
The Timorese ministries of Education and Higher Education want to make it mandatory that instruction in the country's education system be only in Portuguese and that other languages be "auxiliary" and supportive. "The two ministries are proposing changes to the basic law on education, and the proposal is that the language of instruction is only […]
The outgoing ambassador of Cape Verde to Angola, Jorge Eduardo Aubyn de Figueiredo, characterized Tuesday, 28, in Luanda, as "excellent" relations between the two countries. At the end of his mission, the diplomat was received in the audience by the MPLA's vice-president, Luísa Damião, the ruling party. When leaving the meeting, Jorge Figueiredo said that […]
In recent years, Colombia's growth has made it one of the most important fintech centers in the region. According to Colombia Fintech, 344 companies are currently operating in the South American country. According to a report by local media, this development was represented by 110 startups, 23 of which are from abroad and 87 from […]
