The legal currency in Venezuela, the bolívar, has lost 30 % of its value so far this year, according to estimates by the independent Venezuelan Finance Observatory (OVF).
According to the independent organization, "for every 1 % the currency depreciates, prices increase by 1 %". This is attributed…
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Bolivia to allow the use of cryptocurrencies for fuel purchases
The Bolivian government issued a decree authorizing the state-owned energy company YPFB to use cryptocurrencies to pay for energy imports, particularly gasoline and diesel.
The South American country is currently experiencing an internal…
OECD forecasts Costa Rica’s GDP growth at 3.8 %
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forecasts Costa Rica's Gross Domestic Product growth of 3.8% this year.
The international organization presented the data last Tuesday through the OECD Economic Surveys:…
Venezuela is open to international investment in oil and gas
Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, indicated during a meeting with economic sector officials that the country is ready for international investment in oil and gas.
The president emphasized the importance of creating a "comprehensive,…
FVF inaugurated its new headquarters in Caracas
The Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF) inaugurated its new headquarters in Caracas, in the El Recreo Shopping Center, Torre Norte, with the presence of its president, Jorge Giménez, and representatives from CONMEBOL and FIFA.
At the…
A developer creates the open-source operating system Free95 in Spain
A Spanish software developer, whose name is being withheld, created the open-source operating system Free95 compatible with Windows.
It is in its initial stages, and it is too early to know if it will become an alternative to the world's…
First Hydrocarbon Sovereignty Expofair starts on March 20
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that the first Hydrocarbons Sovereignty Expofair will begin on March 20 at Simón Bolívar Park in La Carlota.
The exposition will run for 10 days, with presence throughout the country, and is…
Saime published updated prices for Venezuelan passports in bolivars
Through its Instagram account and through the media, the Administrative Service of Identification, Migration, and Immigration (Saime) has announced the price of the passport in bolívares for adults and minors.
The local agency referred to…
Guinness World Record and Bancamiga challenge promote the Collado del Cóndor Gran Fondo
The 2025 Collado del Cóndor Gran Fondo will make history in the country's cycling world, not only for achieving Guinness World Record certification as the race with the longest climb, but also for being the fastest of its five editions.
A…
The SEC could exclude crypto companies from registration as securities brokers
Amid discussions about the creation of a bitcoin fund in the United States and the ups and downs in the price of the market's leading cryptocurrency, acting SEC Chairman Mark Uyeda asked staff to abandon "a rule change that would expand the…
Suriname’s Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin is the new Secretary General of the OAS
The Foreign Minister of Suriname, Albert Ramdin, was elected this Monday, March 10, as Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS, for the period 2025-2030.
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Mental health benefits of reducing mobile phone use
The findings of a study by the Danube University in Krems near Vienna suggest that using a mobile phone for less than two hours a day has benefits for people's mental health.
The research, which was published in the journal BMC Medicine,…