The president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Duarte Pacheco, and his team arrived in Venezuela, this Monday, August 23, in order to hold various meetings with representatives of the national executive and representatives of the Venezuelan opposition in order to inquire about the…
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Banks remain closed in Kabul
The prices of goods have been gradually increasing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, whose banks have been closed since the arrival of the Taliban group last week.
According to information from the Afghan media, both banking institutions and…
Venezuela increased exports of marine products
In the first half of the year, foreign sales of registered marine products reached 13 thousand tons of shrimp; 1,000 tons of blue crab, 907 tons of "tajalí" and octopus with 629 tons, which represents an increase of 10 % compared to 2020 in…
Nicolás Maduro announces changes in his cabinet
This Thursday, August 19, Nicolás Maduro reported changes in the executive cabinet, also known as the national cabinet of ministers.
In this way, the Venezuelan head of state explained that Jorge Arreaza will leave the Ministry of Foreign…
Cuba reviewed its telecommunications laws
A series of regulations related to telecommunications, information technologies, the radio spectrum and cyberspace came into effect this week in Cuba.
In the Ordinary Official Gazette No. 92 of 2021, Decree-Law 35/21 of Telecommunications,…
Binance forced to investigate digital asset theft
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom imposed an injunction on Binance for the search of 2.6 million dollars in digital assets stolen from the Fetch.ai account, which was violated by a hacker, who transferred the assets to another exchange…
GDP of the European Union presented growth of 2 %
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the European Union (EU) grew at a rate of 2 % in the second quarter of the year compared to the first three months of 2021, when it had suffered a contraction of 0.3 %, according to the new estimate of…
Major international banks have investments in blockchain projects
International financial institutions are entering the blockchain ecosystem. This was highlighted in the research carried out by the Blockdata consultant, which reflects that "55 of the 100 main fundamental banks have investment…
Maduro authorizes credits in foreign currency
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro assured that he instructed Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to authorize credits in foreign currency within public banks.
"I believe that the time has come to give credits in public banks in foreign…
US Senate passes infrastructure law
The Senate of the United States approved, with 69 votes in favor and 30 against, the Infrastructure Law, opening the possibility of an investment of 1.2 trillion dollars in the public works of the nation. However, the document contemplates…
Rummenigge demands better financial control in football
The former chairman of the Bayern Munich board of directors Karl-Heinz Rummenigge again spoke out in favor of stricter financial control in European football.
"It already exists in the form of Financial Fair Play. You just have to adapt…
U.S. Pentagon announces coronavirus vaccine will be mandatory for troops
The Secretary of Defense of the United States, Lloyd Austin, announced that he will include the coronavirus vaccine in the list of mandatory injections for all members of the Army before mid-September, thus following a request from the…