According to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec), the consumer price index (CPI) in Argentina registered an increase of 20.6% in January compared to December. Although this figure shows a slowdown compared to the 25.5% monthly rate observed in the last month of 2023.
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France will restrict the import of food treated with pesticides
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that France will implement a “safeguard clause” to ban the import of food from outside the European Union that has been treated with pesticides or plant protection products not authorized in Europe.…
German inflation slows to 10 % in November
The consumer price index (CPI) in Germany stood at 10 % in November, which represents a slowdown of four tenths compared to the year-on-year increase registered in October and the same figure as in September, according to the data advance…
The UN commemorates World Food Day 2022
This October 16 marks International Food Day. This year's slogan, "Leave no one behind", encompasses the UN's commitment, in more than 150 countries, to carry out sustainable programs in this area and guarantee the health and well-being of…
Agricultural production is in danger due to the rains
Celso Fantinel, president of the Confederation of Associations of Agricultural Producers of Venezuela (Fedeagro), warned that vegetable production could be in danger and go through a negative period as a result of the heavy rains that are…
Colombian microenterprises generate an average of 2.7 jobs
An investigation carried out by the Interactuar Corporation with the purpose of knowing the economic and social conditions of entrepreneurs in Colombia showed that micro-enterprises in that country are showing “signs of recovery” after the…
Inflation in Spain reaches its highest level in 37 years
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3 % in March compared to the previous month and suddenly raised its year-on-year rate by more than two points, to 9.8 %, its highest value in 37 years, specifically since May 1985, according to the…
Amazon closes its physical bookstores in the US and the UK
Major e-commerce company Amazon said it plans to close dozens of brick-and-mortar bookstores and other retail stores to focus on groceries and tech. The decision affects a total of 68 stores in the United States and the United Kingdom…
Venezuelan inflation stood at 6 % in November
The Venezuelan Finance Observatory announced that Venezuelan inflation in November stood at 6.0 %, registering a small decrease when compared to October, which was 8.1 %.
The accumulated and annualized inflation of the inflation rate was…
Venezuela and the UN agree cooperation for sustainable development
The Venezuelan government held a meeting with the representative of the United Nations Organization (UN) in order to establish the guidelines and agreements that allow promoting sustainable objectives.
The meeting was attended by 11…
International remittances decrease by 55.8 % due to the pandemic
Money transfers to Venezuela have registered a decrease of 55.8 %, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that affects the world. This was indicated by the economist Corina Fung, who also stressed that "people who reside in the country and…
Egildo Luján: Food crisis and low agricultural production have a plan and solutions
"We have perfected and we have a national agrifood plan that solves the shortage, provides dignity to entrepreneurs and farm workers, guarantees security and sustainability to the country, its inhabitants, in this delicate and urgent…