Chile will celebrate on October 4 and 5 the 10th Digital Country Summit. As can be read on its website, “all the possibilities for startup development will be shown and it will also present the most influential speakers on digitization, digital society, cybersecurity, the future of education and…
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Labor productivity in Latin America must improve
The International Labor Organization (ILO) raised the need to formulate effective strategies to increase labor productivity in Latin America, given the evidence of a persistent regional lag that compromises the possibilities of a future of…
Bank of England raises rates a quarter point
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England decided to increase, for the third consecutive time, the reference interest rate for operations by 25 basis points, going to 0.75 %. The decision was approved with votes in favor against…
Private sector in the US created almost a million jobs
Companies in the United States were able to generate 807,000 new jobs last December, the highest monthly figure since last May, after the lifting of restrictions due to the pandemic, according to data published by the consultancy ADP .
The…
American workforce quits job and migrates to cryptocurrencies
Civic Science conducted a study involving 6,741 citizens over the age of 18 that found that 4 % of the US workforce "quit their job because they found financial freedom with crypto."
While 11 % of the general population surveyed stated…
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…
UK sets records for job openings
The United Kingdom registered 29.06 million workers in the month of August, which means recovering the level of employment that was observed in February 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic began to affect the economy of the country,…
Joe Biden announces immigration protection for Venezuelans in the United States
In an announcement made by Senator Bob Menéndez this Monday, March 8, United States President Joe Biden authorized the application of the Temporary Protective Status (TPS) to Venezuelans residing in the country.
According to statements…
IMF estimates that the end of the global economic crisis is still far away
The managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, analyzed the world economic scenario on Wednesday in the face of the ravages caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the confinement measures, the rebound in infections in several…
Argentina proposes agreements to protect its production
The Argentine government proposed to the Southern Common Market (Mercosur in Spanish) to establish a trade agreement that allows protecting employment and domestic production in the South American country, as expressed by the Foreign…
UK companies could move to the Netherlands after the rexit
The Brexit effect is increasingly felt within the United Kingdom, during a meeting held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate many companies talked about moving their operations to Holland.
After the referendum, where the…
Thomas Cook bankruptcy hits tourism industry
This Monday the British tour operator Thomas Cook declared bankruptcy. As a consequence, an average of 600,000 people have been stranded worldwide due to suspension of flights from the group's airline.
One of the most affected countries…