The investment bank Goldman Sachs announced the suspension of its activities in Russia, thus becoming the first large Wall Street bank to announce a measure that has already been previously adopted by numerous multinational companies.
The financial institution spread the news through an official…
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Bitfinex does not want to block Russian accounts
The Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange assured that it is not in favor of suspending the accounts of Russian citizens who are not sanctioned.
As with all our clients' accounts, we work to ensure that there are no irregular movements or…
Joe Biden could sign executive order on cryptocurrencies
US President Joe Biden will probably sign a long-awaited executive order during the week aimed at promoting the regulation of cryptocurrencies in the country, according to information published by specialized sources.
The information from…
Biden blocks import of oil and gas from Russia
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced a ban on the import of oil, gas and coal from Russia, assuming that there may be other allies who, like the Europeans, cannot yet take such a big measure.
"We will not subsidize…
Twitch will block users who share false information
Twitch announced that it will block all those users who share false information or 'fake news' regularly through the platform in order to protect other users from dangerous content. This was reported by the company through a statement in…
Payments with international credit or debit cards will be exempt from the ‘IGTF’
According to decree No. 4,647 published in Official Gazette No. 6,689, payments with international cards in Venezuela will be exempt from the new tax on foreign currency transactions.
In this way, people who use their debit or credit cards…
LG to close its solar panel business in June
The board of directors of LG Electronics Inc. (LG) announced its decision to close the solar panel business next June, within the framework of the fluctuations that the global industry has been experiencing such as "the intensification of…
Brazil’s GDP recovers in 2021 and comes out of recession
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil grew by 4.6% in 2021 compared to the previous year, after having registered a positive year-on-year variation of 1.6% in the last quarter of the year, according to data released by the Brazilian…
Ukraine and Russia agree on a possible temporary ceasefire
Ukraine and Russia have agreed on Thursday to establish humanitarian corridors for the evacuation and delivery of food and medicine in the context of the conflict and a possible temporary ceasefire, as announced by the parties at the end of…
Venezuela could face problems in the sale of foreign currency
Asdrúbal Oliveros, economist and director of Ecoanalítica, stressed that the relationship between the governments of Russia and Venezuela could impact the sale of foreign currency in Venezuela to contain the exchange rate because the…
Russian banks will be suspended from the Swift system
The European Union (EU) recently agreed to suspend seven Russian financial institutions from the Swift interbank communications system.
In this list stand out VTB (the second largest entity in the country), Rossiya, Otkritie, Novikombank,…
The relationship between the EU and Latin America requires a “new impulse”
The Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Pilar Cancela, claimed the need for a "new impetus" in the relationship between the European Union and the countries of Latin America, considering it "a mistake" not to give the region…