Joe Biden, president of the United States, is evaluating the possibility of temporarily freezing the federal tax on gasoline, a measure that could place the price of a gallon at 18.4 cents for drivers.
Biden affirmed that he was analyzing the measure and estimates to make a decision based "on the…
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WHO will develop health projects in Venezuela
The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Cristian Morales, announced the development of 32 projects in the health sector with the purpose of strengthening the health system…
Labor productivity in Latin America must improve
The International Labor Organization (ILO) raised the need to formulate effective strategies to increase labor productivity in Latin America, given the evidence of a persistent regional lag that compromises the possibilities of a future of…
PDVSA works to privatize Paraguaná wind farm
The Ministry of Petroleum and Petroleum of Venezuela (PDVSA), together with the Ministry of Electric Energy, are making a great effort to privatize the wind turbines that were installed, more than 10 years ago, as part of a wind energy park…
Latin America could enter a new positive wave of raw material
Latin America could re-enter a new commodity supercycle like the one that occurred in the 2004-2014 period, due to the restriction of the supply of many commodities due to environmental considerations.
This was indicated by the latest…
Gustavo Petro wins the presidential elections in Colombia
After the announcement this Sunday of the victory of Gustavo Petro in the second round of the Colombian elections, the presidents of Latin America have sent their congratulations late this Sunday.
One of the first leaders to react after…
IDB grants loan to Chile for energy transition
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $300 million loan to support the energy transition process in Chile, according to a statement.
This is the second and last operation of a policy reform support program in the Andean…
World Bank approves 200 million dollars for Ecuador
The Executive Board of the World Bank approved an additional credit for 200 million dollars to finance the Social Protection Systems project in Ecuador with the objective of reducing malnutrition in "pregnant women and children under 24…
Fed will seek to regulate inflation in the US
The president of the United States Federal Reserve Board (Fed), Jerome Powell, stressed that the US central bank is concentrating its efforts on returning the inflation rate to 2 % target and assured that the institution's commitment to…
Sánchez addresses the food crisis with the Iberoamerican secretary general
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, met with Andrés Allamand, the head of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB in Spanish) to discuss the various problems resulting from the war between Russia and Ukraine,…
Oil demand will exceed pre-pandemic levels
Global oil demand will exceed the level before the Covid-19 pandemic until 2023, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which estimates that world crude oil consumption will reach 101.6 million barrels per day (mb /d).
In its…
Agricultural production is in danger due to the rains
Celso Fantinel, president of the Confederation of Associations of Agricultural Producers of Venezuela (Fedeagro), warned that vegetable production could be in danger and go through a negative period as a result of the heavy rains that are…