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US banks seek cryptocurrency experts

A wide group of banks and financial institutions in the United States are in search of experts in the area of ​​cryptocurrencies. A report by Bloomberg highlights that in a period of three years, the different institutions have offered…

IDB grants loan to Peru for its tax reform

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) granted a loan of 500 million dollars to Peru to strengthen the sustainability of fiscal management and support the recovery of the Andean country. The loan, which has a repayment term of 20 years…

The pandemic destroyed 125 million jobs

The impact of the pandemic on the labor market will be more severe than initially estimated, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO). It estimates 4.3 % of the hours worked lost worldwide in 2021 compared to the levels in…

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…

UK will not stop investments from China

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ruled out sidelining Chinese investments despite differences between London and Beijing regarding human rights and the situation in Hong Kong. Ahead of the London Global Investment Summit, Johnson stressed…

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…

Barrel Brent passes the $ 85 mark

The price of Brent oil, the benchmark for Europe, surpassed the threshold of $ 85 per barrel on Friday for the first time since 2018, fueling pressures on energy prices and inflation. However, after the opening of the markets of the Old…