The cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel approved a code of ethical standards for lobbyists. It obliges professional lobbyists, among other things, to disclose their interests and clients. The regulation has yet to be approved by Parliament.
The code of conduct is provided for in the Law on…
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Cuba temporarily suspends cash deposits in dollars
The Central Bank of Cuba decided to temporarily suspend, as of June 21st of this year, all deposits with dollars in cash in the entire banking network of the Caribbean nation. It will affect natural persons, nationals or foreigners and…
Israel Parliament approved the new government
Israel's Parliament, the Knesset, approved 60 to 59 votes the inauguration of Naftali Bennett of the nationalist Yamina movement, as the new prime minister, a vote that ends more than a decade of Benjamin Netanyahu's mandate.
Just before…
More than 1,000 people arrested in China for cryptocurrency fraud
China's Ministry of Public Security detained more than 1,000 people in an operation against a network accused of "fraudulent activities" related to cryptocurrencies. The arrests were made in Beijing, the neighboring Hebei region, the Shanxi…
Biden reverses decisions on TikTok and We Chat
US President Joe Biden decided to reverse the decisions of his predecessor in office, Donald Trump, to ban the use of Chinese social networks TikTok and We Chat, according to information released by the White House in a statement.
Biden…
Parliament of El Salvador approves legal tender for bitcoin
The Parliament of El Salvador has approved this Wednesday the legalization of the use of bitcoin, which will be legal tender in the Central American country together with the dollar, as confirmed by the Legislative Assembly through its…
Google will change its public practices around the world
Google will implement changes to its global advertising system to prevent abuse of market dominance. The move is part of an unprecedented agreement by the organization with the French Antitrust Authority. The settlement also includes a fine…
G7 reaches an agreement to reform the tax system
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the world's most developed economies, meeting at the G7 in London, reached a historic agreement on the reform of the global tax system.
Thus, the G7 ministers, made up of the United…
Venezuelan accused of alleged bitcoin scam
The Venezuelan Public Ministry received a complaint against José Alejandro Figueira de Abreu for the alleged crimes of fraud and money laundering by appropriating 7.9 bitcoins representing more than 300 thousand dollars.
The complaint was…
The United Kingdom to enter the Trans-Pacific trade agreement
The Free Trade Area Commission of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) made up of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Chile, Malaysia, Vietnam, Mexico, Peru and Brunei, confirmed the start of…
IDB grants credit to Chile to help decarbonization process
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a 50 million dollar loan for Chile with the aim of accelerating decarbonization in the Andean country and supporting the national strategy of producing green hydrogen by 2030.
Chile plans…
Brazilian Minister of the Environment to be investigated
The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) of Brazil has requested this Monday the Supreme Court of Brazil to open an investigation to the Minister of the Environment, Ricardo Salles, for alleged crimes of administrative law, obstructing…