The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve discussed the possibility of lowering interest rates in 2024, but stressed the need to maintain a restrictive stance to control inflation, according to the minutes of its December 12-13 meeting.
FOMC members estimated that the…
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Banco Nación de Argentina will be privatized
The government of Javier Milei approved the privatization of Banco Nación de Argentina, a measure that is part of the new omnibus law. Daniel Tillard, the newly appointed president of the entity, confirmed this decision, underlining its…
At least 324,000 users were victims of phishing in 2023
Scam Sniffer, a blockchain security platform, confirmed that more than 324,000 cryptocurrency users were scammed in 2023. Victims lost approximately $295 million in digital assets due to phishing scams and digital wallet theft.
Scam…
ESET listed the most common scams in Marketplace during 2023
The leading company in proactive threat detection, ESET, conducted a thorough analysis of the most common scam modalities detected on the Facebook Marketplace over the course of the year. This report details the crucial signals that users…
Bill Gates gave his predictions for this 2024
In a recent post on his blog predictions for the year 2024, Bill Gates, the influential investor and co-founder of Microsoft, as well as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, expressed his firm belief in the transformative role…
Latin American entrepreneurs anticipate a series of challenges in 2024
After a year marked by political uncertainty, inflation and high interest rates, Latin American entrepreneurs are setting their sights on 2024, a year that presents the initial challenge of a slowdown in the global economy and the headwinds…
ILO projects unemployment rate in Latin America of 6.3 % at the end of 2023
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has made its projections on the unemployment rate for Latin America at the end of this year, placing it at 6.3 %, with a range between 6.2 % and 6.4 %."
In its 2023 Labor Outlook report for Latin…
ESET: The health sector was heavily attacked by cybercriminals
ESET reports that an increasing trend observed year after year, and that 2023 is no exception, are cybercriminal attacks focused globally on the health sector. A report from the World Economic Forum already reported until the middle of this…
The technological transformation of the banking sector in Venezuela accelerates
The technological advances applied to the banking sector have already reached Venezuela, where there is progressive progress towards new customer services, as well as an optimization of current services.
In this regard, the president of…
Urgent Care of Venemergencia presented the results of its first 100 days of operation
Venemergencia's Urgent Care, the first emergency room in the country, inaugurated in August 2023, celebrates its first 100 days of 24-hour operation, generating value for its patients, affiliated insurers and the health system in general.…
Ariel Martínez: “Bancamiga is consolidated by the innovation and commitment of its team”
Bancamiga closes 2023 with the satisfaction generated by having achieved the highest levels of efficiency, profitability and growth in our new but solid history. The consolidation of the bank and its sustainable growth placed it – in the…
ESET: Malicious loan apps for Android multiplied in 2023
“It is important to note that each instance of a SpyLoan application, regardless of its origin, behaves identically. If users download an app they will experience the same features and face the same risks, regardless of where they got the…