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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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…
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…
Softbank will invest 1,000 million dollars in Latin America
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group plans to invest this year about 1 billion dollars from its Latin American private equity fund due to the possible boost of technological growth in the region due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
"We are…
Netflix becomes the most popular brand in Latin America
A study carried out by the British consultancy Business Financing, found the most popular brands in the global arena in which the entertainment platform, Netflix, was above large brands such as Google or Amazon, in Latin America.
Despite…
Recovery of Latin America could start in 2023
The new waves of contagion in Latin America and the Caribbean threaten to frustrate the chances of recovery in several economies in the region, which in an uneven reactivation would not return to levels prior to the crisis until at least…
Brazil’s recovery could turns slow
The risks associated with the evolution of the pandemic in Brazil and the cooling of emergency aid granted by the Government of Jair Bolsonaro could imply a scenario of slower economic recovery or even a temporary reversal of it.
This was…
Telefónica shares soared 10% after the sale of the Telxius towers
This Wednesday, January 13, the shares of the Telefónica company shot up 10% after announcing that Telxius Telecom signed an agreement with American Tower Corporation (ATC) for the sale of its telecommunications tower division in Europe and…
Inflation in Brazil in 2020 was 4.52%
The Brazilian Consumer Price Index (IPCA) closed 2020 with a level of 4.52%, which is the highest accumulated figure since 2016, after an increase of 0.21 percentage points compared to the previous year, according to data published this…
Cybercrime strikes the healthcare sector again
The cybersecurity company Check Point presented a report showing the substantial increase in attacks on the health system in the last three months.
According to the document, there has been an increase since November 2020, revealing the…