Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched today the country's new digital currency, eNaira, to improve the payments system in the West African nation, as announced by the country's Central Bank.
The currency, which will take several years to reach its fullness, intends to "facilitate and…
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Walmart boosts its presence and profits in Central America
Walmart's net profit in Mexico and Central America grew 48.3% in the first nine months of the year, to almost $ 1.5 billion, according to the company's quarterly accounts report.
Compared to the previous year, the subsidiary's sales grew…
Trade between Venezuela and Colombia increased by 72 %
The commercial exchange between Venezuela and Colombia was located at 192 million dollars, between the months of January to July 2021, compared to the 112 million dollars registered in 2020 during the same period, which represents an…
Maduro makes changes in the ministerial cabinet
President Nicolás Maduro made changes in some ministries this week, the main novelty being the appointment of the former rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Tibisay Lucena, as the new minister of university education.
"I…
Venezuela will boost its economy in November and December
President Nicolás Maduro announced that from November 1st, until December 31, 2021, the country will enter a process of easing the quarantine.
The Venezuelan president thus announced the temporary suspension of the 7 + 7 system, a scheme…
IDB will hold its 2022 annual meeting in Uruguay
The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold the Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the IDB and IDB Invest in Punta del Este (Uruguay) from March 17 to 20, 2022, as reported in a…
The United States launches a plan to face shortages
The president of the United States announced This Wednesday a plan to attack the crisis that the Covid-19 pandemic has generated in the distribution and supply chains in the country, in addition to reassuring the population in the face of…
Avior Airlines adds international destinations to its operations
With the departure of flight 1246 on October 13, 2021, Avior Airlines took back the Central American skies when its flight took off to the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City. The airline thus offers its passengers the opportunity…
Economic growth in Latin America will be 6.3 %
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published the new estimates on economic growth for Latin America in 2021, raising them to “6.3 %, that is, half a point above its July forecast, thanks mainly to the good development of the raw material…
North Korea faces a “bad economic situation”
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that the country is experiencing a bad economic situation, urging senior officials to focus on improving the "quality of life" of the population.
In the framework of the celebration of the 76th…
Spanish Government approves general budget for 2022
The Spanish Government approved the draft bill of General State Budgets (PGE) for 2022, which amounts to 458,970 million euros, of which 27,633 come from European funds. This was reported by the Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero.…
Bank of Spain analyzed the case of El Salvador and bitcoin
The Bank of Spain prepared an analysis on the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, highlighting the low financial inclusion of the population as one of the challenges the country faces in this project.
Specifically, the…