Carlos Fernández, president of Fedecamaras, pointed out that a meeting between the Venezuelan organization and the Colombian authorities is scheduled for next August 18 to discuss the possibility of "making a trade agreement between the two nations." The main objective would be "to regulate trade at…
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Spanish airports will have Bitcoin ATMs
The Spanish startup Bitbase announced that it reached an agreement with the Spanish Airports and Air Navigation agency (AENA) for the installation of cryptocurrency ATMs.
According to the official statement, initially four spaces were…
The US created more than half a million jobs in July
During the month of July, the United States economy generated a total of 528,000 new non-agricultural jobs, double what was expected by the market consensus, while the unemployment rate fell one tenth, to 3.5 %, reported the Bureau of Labor…
Ecopetrol reaches a profit of 3,882 million euros in the first half of the year
The Colombian oil company Ecopetrol recorded a net attributable profit of 17 billion Colombian pesos (3,882 million euros) during the first six months of the year, which means multiplying by more than two the result obtained during the same…
Meta Platforms makes its first bond issue
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, confirmed to the United States Securities Market Commission (SEC) the start of a placement of unsecured preferred bonds among institutional investors, in which it represents the company's…
Gucci incorporates payments with Apecoin
Gucci, the Italian clothing brand, announced the addition of the digital asset Apecoin, affiliated with the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection, as a payment method.
The luxurious company thus becomes, from August 1st, the first of its kind to…
Brussels disburses 1 billion euros in aid to Ukraine
The economic vice-president of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, announced on Monday that "this payment of 1,000 million euros is the first part of our macro-financial assistance package of 9,000 million euros to help Ukraine…
Alibaba will seek to remain on the New York Stock Exchange
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba assured that it "will strive" to maintain the trading of its titles on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), after the United States Securities Market Commission (SEC) has threatened to exclude it from…
Germany will apply a tax on gas consumption from October
The rate planned in Germany for all final gas consumers will be applied from October 1st, sources from the Ministry of the Economy announced today.
The exact amount of the surcharge will be published online in mid- to late-August and will…
Italian government presents bill for social assistance
The Italian Government has presented a bill in Parliament that includes 14.3 billion euros in aid for workers, companies and families with the aim of softening the economic crisis unleashed by rising prices.
"I confirm the Government's…
Panama on the list of countries ready for crypto
A report prepared by Forex Suggest prepared a list of countries that are ready to adopt the massive use of cryptocurrencies.
In the report called "World Cryptographic Preparation", Panama is among the top 10 countries in the world with a…
BME launches blockchain-registered bond
BME, through Iberclear, BBVA and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), completed the first issue in Spain of a bond listed on a regulated market and registered in blockchain technology developed by ioBuilders.
This platform may serve…