Colombia's unemployment rate stood at 17.3 % in January, compared to 13 % in the same month the previous year, with a total of 4.16 million unemployed people in the Andean country during the first month of the year, according to data published by the National Administrative Department of Statistics…
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Maduro bets on the digitization of the economy
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reported on his plans to implement the use of a "digital Bolivar" in the country.
Despite not offering further details, the national president indicated that "there is a good surprise for the…
BID Annual Meeting will address economic recovery
This March 17, the 61st annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) will take place, where economic and financial leaders will debate through a virtual meeting issues related to economic recovery and sustainable growth in…
Portuguese company will accept payments in bitcoin
The Portuguese electricity company Luzboa announced to its clients the possibility of paying their electricity bills under the modality of bitcoin. This measure, reported through a local medium, is presumed to be available from next month.…
Ethereum hits its all-time high
Ethereum, considered the second most popular cryptocurrency in the world, reached its all-time high after reaching $ 1,938 per unit.
Due to the recent interest in institutions shown in recent days, and after one day of the launch of their…
Digital economy in Latin America must continue to grow
The opinion of several experts agrees that Latin America should carry out a greater impulse in the use of the digital economy, in order to favor its development and be able to face different types of crises.
This topic, among others, will…
Japan’s GDP declines after 12 years
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Japan, the world's third largest economy, registered an annual contraction of 4.8 % in 2020, the first since the 2009 financial crisis, despite the 3 % expansion observed in the last three months of the…
Inflation in the US remains at 1.4 % in January
The consumer price index (CPI) of the United States stood at 1.4 % last January compared to the same month last year, so it did not register any change compared to the year-on-year inflation observed during the previous month, according to…
BNB breaks the $ 100 barrier
The Binance Coin (BNB) token is at its best moment since its launch in July 2017. Recently, the digital asset broke the barrier of 75 dollars to settle at 100 dollars.
According to experts, the trend would have to do with the purchase of…
The IDB grants 125 million dollars to decarbonize Chile
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through IDB Invest, granted a financial package of 125 million dollars to Engie's Chilean subsidiary to accelerate the decarbonization of the electricity company in the Andean country.
As reported…
US GDP could recover by mid-year
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States will return to its pre-pandemic levels in mid-2021, while surpassing its potential in early 2025, according to an analysis published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) .
The…
Brussels increases humanitarian budget by 60 % for 2021
The European Commission has adopted its humanitarian budget for 2021 on Tuesday, which will amount to 1,400 million euros, which means a 60 percent increase compared to last year's budget.
After a year in which humanitarian needs have…