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Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador

The Bitcoin Law enters into force today in El Salvador to adopt cryptocurrency as a means of legal exchange in the Central American country. A range of economic possibilities opens up for Salvadoran citizens and for the economy in general,…

CAF announced its new president

Colombian Sergio Díaz-Granados assumed the executive presidency of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) with the aim of promoting the economic and social reactivation of the region. In a ceremony held at the headquarters of the…

Unemployment in Colombia falls to 14.3 %

The unemployment rate in Colombia fell to 14.3 % in July, a reduction of 5.9 percentage points with respect to the same month of the previous year, according to data published by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (NADS).…

US review trade relations with China

The Administration led by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris is conducting a "comprehensive review" of trade relations between the United States and China, according to US Government Trade Representative Katherine Tai.…

BBVA brings the “Aqua” card to Latin America

BBVA will take its Aqua card model to Mexico, where more than one million cards have already been issued since June, and also to Peru and Colombia, the institution reported in a statement. The Aqua card is based on a dynamic CVV and the…

Bitcoin climbs back to $ 50,000

On the night of August 22, bitcoin reached the $ 50,000 milestone again, something that it had not achieved since May of this year. Now, the world of cryptocurrencies is waiting on whether this will mark the recovery of the asset or if it…