The ministers "reiterated that approval of the Mobility Agreement between Member States of the CPLP by the XIII Conference of Heads of State and Government and its ratification by all Member States means a huge step for the CPLP to become a true Community of peoples, opening the way, in particular, the movement of persons, […]
This figure represented an improvement from January, when the deficit recorded in the current account balance was 2.92% of GDP. A country's current account deficit occurs when the sum of the balance of trade and services and unilateral transfers in the balance of payments shows a negative result. In February, Brazil's current account deficit was […]
By Luzia Santos The Dominican Republic will apply to become an associate observer of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP). CPLP's executive secretary, Zacarias da Costa, will deliver the formal expression of interest soon. According to Zacarias da Costa, the Government of the Dominican Republic expressed to him the country's willingness to become an associate […]
By Adnardo Barros The "Water for All" program implemented in Angolan villages will be replicated in Ivory Coast by Owini, a subsidiary of the Israeli Metrelli group for the water sector, according to its CEO, Zafrir Vaknin, in a meeting with journalists a few days ago. According to Zafrir Vaknin, the company is now in […]
By Juan Pablo Álvarez* Over the last decade, Latin America has greatly diminished its relative weight in the world economy. A good way to understand the extent to which it has regressed is to observe how the importance of its two major economies (Mexico and Brazil) in emerging markets has been reduced and how Asia […]
Argentine President Alberto Fernández will be received this March 29 by US President Joe Biden at the White House, sources from the Presidency of the South American country confirmed to Sputnik. The Argentine president will meet alone with Biden in the Oval Room of the White House. “The meeting will take place on the 29th […]
The Chilean Water Authority is implementing one of the most profound reforms of the 1981 Water Law. This is Law No. 21,435, which was published in April 2022 and took 12 years to draft. It turns how water is managed on its head by prioritizing human consumption, domestic subsistence use (water that a person withdraws […]
Heavy rains triggered a large-scale landslide in Alausí (Chimborazo province). According to the government of Ecuador, “at least 16 people have died, more than 60 houses have been destroyed, and numerous people are still missing.” The natural disaster alert was triggered at 9:48 pm local time on Sunday evening (26), confirming a series of calls […]
By Belén Escobar* In just one week, between the 13th and 20th of this month, the category of fresh products and eggs registered an increase of 11.4%, according to private-sector surveys. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed in February to 6.6%, and in the inter-annual measurement, it surpassed the 100% barrier, reaching 102.5%, according to […]
*Belén Escobar While the price of rents rises in the face of a demand that does not find enough supply in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA), the sale and purchase of properties are shaping up to go through another year with a muted scenario while owners wait for a rebound in prices, depressed since […]
By Valerie Cifuentes* Colombia’s inflation is still above 13%, at historical highs not seen since 1999. Although it is expected to ease in a more significant proportion after half a year, the indicator would close at 9% in 2023. It would take two more years to return to 3% levels, according to the International Monetary […]
The Government of Paraguay has delivered four Typhoon 4x4 armored vehicles to the Internal Defense Operations Command (CODI) to reinforce its capabilities to combat organized crime. The units were acquired from the Emirati firm Streit Group and involved an investment of approximately US$3 million. "This is historic because the Armed Forces do not have this […]
By Jamil Chad* (Opinion) In an ambitious project, the Brazilian government wants to transform millions of hectares of pasture into agricultural production areas. But to do so, it is negotiating China's participation in financing a plan that can change the country's rural landscape and increase productivity without deforestation. Despite the cancellation of President Luiz Inácio […]
This Saturday, Congressman Javier Milei presented his national arming with more than 1,000 leaders who will accompany him in this year's general elections. The libertarian economist is the presidential candidate who best ranks individually at the national level and in 18 of the 24 provinces. Still, he needs a structure in every corner of the […]
The Cordoba Stock Exchange reported an alarming increase in the price of technology as a natural response to the protectionist measures promoted by the government. The increase in internal costs deteriorates competitiveness and foreign currency inflows. President Alberto Fernández and Minister Sergio Massa strongly defended applying new protectionist measures, this time aimed at the technology […]
By José Ramón Riera The pandemic produced in the year 2020 a general reduction in the number of inhabitants in most countries due to its significant mortality rate. In countries like Spain, the government’s official data were 70,000 dead, while the statistics gave us almost 60,000 more deaths than the Executive published. This did not […]
By Camila Abdo For economist Márcio Furtado, superintendent at the Ministry of Economy during the Bolsonaro government, the economic policies adopted by Lula's government team haven't started to be "visible" to the population. Unemployment, for example, will begin to be deeply felt in the coming years. Furtado spoke exclusively to Revista Oeste. The economist explains […]
Brazilian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva said this Sunday (26) that the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is internally debating the creation of a decree to recognize a permanent state of climate emergency in more than a thousand municipalities mapped as vulnerable to the effects of climate change. "There is […]
Fred Nicácio, a contestant on TV Globo's Big Brother Brazil (BBB), said he doesn't want to see white people in the program's finale. He made the statement during a conversation with his reality show colleagues. "I want this entire house black," he stated while his colleagues laughed. "I don't want any white people in here. […]
By Bruna Komarchesqui* (Opinion) During last week's relaunch of the Mais Médicos program (More Doctors), Lula's statements highlight that science, exhaustively evoked by the left during the Covid-19 pandemic, does not enjoy the same appreciation when the subject is economics. "The economics books are outdated," said the PT leader on Monday (20), defending that "it […]
Anxiety, haste, and impatience are some normal sensations we feel when we are about to fly. But what about when it gets out of hand? Travel + Leisure interviewed Eric Gunthier, an advisor to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency responsible for airport security in the United States, about the most inconvenient passengers who […]
By Roberto Caiafa Marking another important phase in the construction of the Tamandaré frigate, the Brazilian Navy and the consortium Águas Azuis, composed of the companies Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defesa & Segurança, and Atech, carried out the keel laying of the first of the four Tamandaré frigates. The ceremony, which Infodefensa.com attended, took place […]
Argentina’s former conservative president and ally of Jair Bolsonaro, Mauricio Macri, announced Sunday that he would not run as an opposition candidate for president in the general elections to be held on October 22 this year. The decision came at a time when several leaders of his party, Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change), […]
By Alexandre Garcia* (Opinion) Four Brazilian states have lower unemployment than Canada, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom - the healthiest economies in the world. Do you know why? Because of agribusiness. It is a "coincidence", isn't it? Four states are booming in agribusiness. First place: Rondônia. A state that I have seen […]
Here is a selection of topics and events that should mark the Brazilian agenda of power and politics this week. Bolsonaro returns to Brazil The former President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, is expected to return to Brazil on Thursday (30). He is expected to arrive at Brasilia airport at 7.30 am. PL, the former […]