The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a half percentage point increase in the interest rate, raising it from 2.5 % to 3.0 % on average for deposit returns.
In a press release, the ECB explained that the increase will be reflected in the three official interest rates, with effect from March 22,…
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Biden signs new executive order on gun control
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, signed a new executive order on gun control on Tuesday, which is intended to tighten purchase and sale requirements, strengthen collaboration between different departments and greater…
Credit Suisse collapses on the stock market and asks the BCS for support
The negative effects of the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States reached Europe. This Wednesday, Credit Suisse suffered a collapse of shares on the stock market and has requested a rescue from the Swiss Central Bank.…
US government intervenes in Silicon Valley Bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (CFSD) intervened this Friday in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a financial institution that concentrates a large number of clients among technological 'startups'.
Customer withdrawals due to rumors…
Latin American air traffic growth slowed
Air passenger traffic in Latin America reached 31.3 million people transported in January, which is equivalent to 96.4 % of the figure registered in the same month of 2019, prior to the pandemic.
Thus, according to the monthly report…
Chevron’s contribution to crude oil production in Venezuela is 87 thousand bpd
The expert on the oil issue Rafael Quiroz has indicated that the contribution of the Chevron company to oil production in Venezuela amounts to 87,000 barrels per day.
The economist pointed out on Tuesday that, despite this figure, the US…
Argentine police intercepted smuggling of cryptocurrency mining equipment
In Argentina, the Mendoza Police intercepted a smuggling of cryptocurrency mining equipment valued at one million dollars that entered from Chile in a truck with fake license plates.
The shipment consisted of 300 boxes of Chinese origin…
79th Annual Assembly of Fedecámaras will be in Maracaibo
The president of Fedecámaras, Carlos Fernández, indicated at a press conference on March 1st that the organization's 79th Annual Assembly will be held from July 20 to 23 in the city of Maracaibo, Zulia state.
The participants will analyze…
South Dakota will treat CBDCs as money
The Senate of South Dakota, a state located in the Midwestern United States, recently passed a law that establishes that digital currencies issued by central banks, known as CBDCs, will be considered as legal money in the state. However,…
Biden will receive Ursula Von der Leyen at the White House on March 10
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will meet on March 10 with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, at the White House, as part of a week-long trip to North America that will also take her to Canada,…
The US extends a decree on the Maduro government
The White House administration announced that President Joe Biden decided to extend for an additional year an executive order that classifies the Venezuelan government as an unusual threat to US national security.
This order was originally…
Judiciary of Peru reiterates provisional detention for Pedro Castillo
The Judiciary of Peru has dismissed the 'habeas corpus' that sought to annul the provisional detention of former President Pedro Castillo, accused of the alleged crimes of aggravated criminal organization, aggravated influence peddling and…