Bafin president Mark Branson said Thursday that the rules have been changed to prevent fraud. "The purpose of the service directive for the private financial transactions of Bafin employees (...) is to avoid any appearance of misuse of confidential information."
The regulations replace a…
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Russia threatens to cut oil supply
The Russian government has threatened to cut off oil supplies to those countries that decide to put a cap on the price of Russian crude, an idea that the United States plans to bring to the G7 this Friday.
"If they impose restrictions on…
Presidents of Colombia and Venezuela could meet in October
The Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, stated in the National Assembly on Tuesday that the first meeting between the presidents of both nations could take place next October.
According to the media, Benedetti indicated…
Cryptocurrency regulation law in Paraguay was vetoed
Mario Abdo Benítez, president of Paraguay, this week restricted a bill that was intended to recognize cryptocurrency mining as an activity of the industrial sector.
One of the president's arguments is based on the fact that the high…
Energy ministers of the 27 will discuss price escalation in Europe
"After a weekend full of negotiations, I can announce that we have convened the extraordinary meeting of the Energy Council. We will meet in Brussels on September 9," said the Czech Industry Minister, Jozef Sikela, the country that holds…
Dubai creates rules for the issuance of cryptocurrencies
The city of Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, now has an entity that will be in charge of supervising the cryptocurrency space for the issuance of them.
For a year now, city regulators have been working on creating a legal framework…
Siemens would work on reconstruction of power plants in Venezuela
The Venezuelan government, according to the Bloomberg news agency, would be in talks with the giant Siemens Energy to take charge of the recovery of power plants in the South American country.
According to what was reported in this medium,…
ECLAC improved growth forecasts for Latin America
ECLAC indicated this Tuesday that the growth projection for Latin America and the Caribbean went from 1.8 to 2.7 %, which shows a slight increase. The agency gave details of GDP expansion on Tuesday when announcing forecasts for economic…
California will restrict the sale of cars that use gasoline
This week, California (United States) announced that from 2035 it will limit the sale of vehicles that use gasoline.
The objective of this measure focuses on drastically reducing the emission of carbon dioxide in the next two decades,…
CBV applies strategies to stop the rise of the dollar
The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV in Spanish) is working on applying measures that seek to prevent the escalation of the dollar against the bolivar.
The board of directors of the Venezuelan institution wants to avoid a greater impact on…
New phishing attacks PayPal accounts
Cybercriminals are currently targeting the PayPal platform with a new, highly convincing phishing attack on users, who become victims by opening a dangerous email.
Through a message in their email accounts, warning that an amount has been…
PayPal enters the TRUST network
The digital payment platform PayPal announced its incorporation into the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) platform, which allows it to be part of a network of important names in the world of cryptocurrencies.
This measure…