This September 26, the first Polkadot hackathon will take place for developers of the ecosystem in Latin America and Spain. It will be in a 100 % online format, with various activities on topics such as NFT, smart contracts, blockchain technology.
The Hackaton LATAM 2022 will be the virtual stage,…
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IMF and Argentina reach an agreement on second review of debt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Argentine authorities have reached an agreement at staff level on the second review under the Fund's Extended Service Agreement, so that once the review is complete, Argentina will have access…
World Bank will help combat climate change
The World Bank announced that it will provide support to Latin America to be able to face the situation with climate change, through adaptation strategies.
The Latin American and Caribbean region generates 8 % of the world's greenhouse gas…
Renault will launch the E-Tech range to the Latin American market in 2023
The automotive firm Renault will launch the E-Tech range, which includes fully electric passenger cars and commercial vehicles, on the market in Latin America in the first half of 2023, as reported in a statement.
Thus, after delivering…
IDB reaches an agreement with Argentina to support its liquidity
The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone, and the Argentine Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, agreed to optimize the loan program of the multilateral organization in favor of the country for 2022,…
Turkey receives observer status in the Andean Community of Nations
Turkey is now a member of the ACN as an observer. The status was recently granted to him, and welcomed by his representatives, who have indicated that the decision will allow expanding cooperation with the countries of the region.
"Within…
ILO indicates reduction in unemployment rate in Latin America
Recent estimates from the International Labor Organization indicate a drop in the unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean when comparing figures with the same period in 2021.
According to the ILO, the previous year, the…
Chile rejects the new constitution
The Electoral Service of Chile (Servel) reported that, according to preliminary data, the rejection of the referendum of the draft of a new Constitution was imposed with a large majority.
Voters responded to this question: "Do you approve…
Cryptocurrency regulation law in Paraguay was vetoed
Mario Abdo Benítez, president of Paraguay, this week restricted a bill that was intended to recognize cryptocurrency mining as an activity of the industrial sector.
One of the president's arguments is based on the fact that the high…
ECLAC improved growth forecasts for Latin America
ECLAC indicated this Tuesday that the growth projection for Latin America and the Caribbean went from 1.8 to 2.7 %, which shows a slight increase. The agency gave details of GDP expansion on Tuesday when announcing forecasts for economic…
Sony announces PS5 price increase
Sony announced that it will raise the price of its latest console, PlayStation 5 (PS5), in different regions of the world due to "high rates of global inflation" that affect the economy of these countries.
The company assured that video…
Ripple launches liquidity service in Brazil
Digital payment processor Ripple recently launched an on-demand cryptocurrency and liquidity (ODL) service in Brazil.
This service comes thanks to the intervention of the company Travlex Bank, which now becomes the first bank in all of…