"The US Department of Defense plans to conduct future JCETs (Joint Combined Exchange Training) with Mozambique's Armed and Defense Forces (FADM) that are being deployed to combat the spread of terrorism and violent extremism," reads a statement. The intention was expressed in the balance of the fourth joint action - which ended on April 10 […]
The current account of the Angolan balance of payments recorded, in 2022, a surplus of US$11.7 billion, a growth of 40% compared to the homologous period, in which it stood at US$8.3 billion, according to the balance of payments report, recently released by the National Bank of Angola (BNA). The document justifies the result with […]
By Pedro Mbinza The Luso-Angolan artist, Pedro Pires, inaugurates this Thursday, May 20, in Luanda, as part of the celebrations of the "Day of the Portuguese Language", an exhibition called "The Long Life of Straight Lines. The exhibition, with free admission and open until May 26, is part of the program of celebrations that Camões […]
By Gianlucca Gattai The Lula Government (PT) has opened a process that may result in the suspension of Telegram in the country. The announcement was made by the Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Flávio Dino, this Thursday afternoon (26). According to him, the decision was taken because Telegram disregarded the deadline for platforms to […]
Robberies and thefts in the "Cracolândia" region in downtown São Paulo fell by 19% between April 10 and 16 compared with the previous week. The result comes after a 30% reinforcement in ostensive and preventive policing and an intensification of investigations. The finding was made through the Central Region Criminal Diagnosis - Open Scenes of […]
A technology services consulting firm has filed for bankruptcy of the retailer Tok&Stok in the São Paulo courts. The information is from the newspaper Valor Econômico. The creditor Domus Aurea, based in Barueri, informed in the lawsuit that the furniture chain has suspended payments regarding the anticipated conclusion of a project. The debt, in arrears […]
The Institute of Man and Environment of the Amazon (Imazon) reported this Thursday, March 20, that deforestation in the Amazon tripled in March. Also, according to the survey, the first quarter of this year is the second worst since 2008. According to Imazon, almost 900 square kilometers (km²) of the forest were cut down, the […]
Cuba’s 62-year-old president Miguel Díaz-Canel was appointed on Wednesday (19) for a second and final five-year term. He was “elected” with 97.66% of the parliamentarians’ votes on the day of the formation of the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP), the country’s highest legislative body. Diáz-Canel, also the first secretary of the Communist Party of […]
By Ania Nussbaum Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, is more popular than President Emmanuel Macron, according to an Ifop poll for Paris Match published Wednesday. Specifically, 47% of those consulted said they preferred Le Pen, while 42% chose the current president. Le Pen was more popular among women, with 52% […]
The growth of Argentina’s Central Bank’s interest-bearing liabilities is increasingly unsustainable. The latest BCRA statistics show that the stock of Leliqs and Pases reached 241% of the monetary base in April, and thus an increase of up to 40 percentage points concerning the same ratio in December last year was observed. The highest ratio of […]
The president of the Central Bank of Brazil (BC), Roberto Campos Neto, said on Wednesday, 19, that, according to his assessment, inflation in Brazil had fallen more slowly than expected, despite the basic interest rate being at a high level - currently at 13.75%, with accumulated 4.65% over the past 12 months. The National Wide […]
By Nicolás García Representatives of the Chilean Joint Chiefs of Staff (Emco) participated in the XIV Planning Meeting of the Chile-Texas Associated States Program in Austin from April 4 to 6 to review the activities scheduled for this year and plan and protocolize the exchange and training agreements for 2024. Chile and Texas signed in […]
Ibovespa, the main indicator of the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), registered a sharp drop of over 2% to 103,000 points on Wednesday, 18. The dollar rose significantly, by more than 2%, returning to a level above R$5. The market assessed the integrity of the new fiscal framework as disappointing, and two factors were crucial for […]
The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) announced today, Wednesday, a reduction of the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 25 basis points to 11.25 percent, given the “gradual decline in inflation” that is expected to continue in the coming months. The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) reviewed in a statement that “in the year ended March, inflation […]
Uruguay received 1,219,198 foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2023, 11.6 percent more than in 2019, the Ministry of Tourism reported yesterday. "This figure leaves us very happy. We see a recovery process, which is confirmed," said Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera at the public presentation of the report with the data, held in Montevideo. […]
Uruguayan analysts foresee a national economic growth of 1.50 percent in 2023, which represents a drop with respect to the projection of 1.80 percent made the previous month, according to the average of the Expectations Survey published today, Wednesday by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU). The survey, which consults economists and financial sector institutions, […]
The Lula 3 government is preparing to ensure that future pandemics do not have the same impact on the country as the new coronavirus and is strengthening epidemiological surveillance, science, and technology, official sources reported yesterday. According to Brazil's Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, Brazil has created a preparedness program for future pandemics and is […]
