The Taliban government announced a total ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan based on the economic situation it is going through and the "interests" of the country.
"The economic situation and the national interests of the country require that all Afghans use the Afghan currency in…
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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…
Dorsey: “Hyperinflation will hit the whole world”
Jack Dorsey, CEO and one of the founders of the social network Twitter, assured that hyperinflation is an economic phenomenon that will soon spread to much of the world.
“Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It is happening”,…
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…
China will continue in the Latin American export market
China will continue to be Latin America's main trading partner after the pandemic, according to a Coface report, which indicates that Latin American exports to the Asian giant are strongly concentrated in agri-food products in Argentina and…
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…
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…
Google announces resources to boost cybersecurity insights
Google announced new resources for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Spain so that they can promote cybersecurity knowledge, which it will develop in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Institute (Incibe) and through…