The international trade balance of the Brazilian state of Paraná registered the best performance of the first four months of the year in its history. Exports totaled about US$7.3 billion in the period in 2023, a result 11.2% above the first four months of 2022 (US$6.5 billion) and the highest index of the historical series […]
The Islamic Women's Organization, based in Maputo, asked today for protection for women against kidnappings in Mozambique in reaction to the kidnapping of one of its members on Tuesday, reads a note received today by Lusa. "Attitudes and crimes of this nature cannot and should not go unpunished." "We are women, we want protection, we […]
The governor of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) said today that there is no reason to panic over the devaluation of the kwanza, speaking of a "market correction", which the regulator wanted to "smooth" by placing Treasury bonds on the market. José de Lima Massano, who was speaking in Bié after the 111th meeting […]
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) assumed today the chairmanship of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security in Central Africa (UNSAC), with the archipelago's prime minister calling for determination in favor of peace and stability in the region. This is the third time STP has taken on the organization's presidency, succeeding the Republic of […]
The state-run Angolan National Diamond Trading Company (Sodiam) has raised US$21.7 million by auctioning 1,206.91 carats of special stones. A Sodiam note, to which the Lusa agency had access, said that special rough diamond stones from the Catoca, Chitotolo, Kaipexa, Lulo, Luminas, Lunhinga, Uari, and Moquita Cooperatives were sold at auction this Friday. Sodiam stressed […]
By Pedro Mbinza The Anthropology Museum of Angola recently inaugurated the second edition of the exhibition "The Hidden Mask," with ten photographs from the original series of the Belgian musician and photographer Kristof Degrauwe. The exhibition, supported by the Nesr Art Foundation - Independent Art Foundation and the artists and anthropologists Jamil Osmar, Gato Preto, […]
Swedish multinational Electrolux, the world's leading manufacturer of household appliances, has announced the construction of a new plant in the Brazilian state of Paraná (Southern Region). It is the third in the state and the fifth in Brazil. The refrigerator and freezer plant will be located in São José dos Pinhais, in the Curitiba metropolitan […]
By Daniel Salazar Castellanos The Viva and Ultra Air crisis in Colombia has dealt a deep blow to the industry, which has not been able to take off after the collapse it experienced during the pandemic. Now it could generate more impact on users for the mid-year holidays season amid price increases and lower availability […]
By Paola Villar S. Following projections made by the Peruvian government almost a month ago, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR) confirmed that Peruvian private investment registered a sharp collapse in the first quarter of that year, compared to a 1.6% growth between January and March 2022, reflecting the impact of social protests and […]
By Juan Pablo Álvarez Many countries that had forgotten the meaning of inflation have been hit again by price increases of around 10% a year over the past 18 months. Still, most Latin America seems to be moving away from double-digit or double-digit inflation. At least, that is what the market surveys conducted by the […]
Although before assuming the presidency, he was critical of the militarization of the Wallmapu – a historic Mapuche territory in the Mapudungun language – May 17 marked one year since President Gabriel Boric decreed a constitutional state of emergency in southern Chile. Sputnik spoke to analysts to determine if the measure had had any effect. […]
Russia will resume regular air service with the island of Cuba as of July 1, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernishenko said. He added, “Cuba is a key partner of Russia in Central America, so it is logical for Moscow to develop economic relations with the island on all fronts.” “By order of the president, […]
The Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Flávio Dino, asked on Thursday (18) for more than R$1 billion (US$200 million) from the Amazon Fund to increase security in the Amazon region. The request was made during a meeting with the president of BNDES (National Bank of Economic and Social Development), Aloízio Mercadante. The state-owned development […]
The Institutional Quality Index (ICI) prepared by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for 2023 showed a dramatic panorama for Chile. Since the reforms promoted by President Gabriel Boric, the country fell six places to the 30th place out of 183 countries in the sample. Chile continues to be the best-positioned country in this ranking in the […]
History was made in the US Congress this Thursday after the Republican majority subpoenaed former FBI agent Garret O’Boyle, who leaked classified information from the agency and exposed the political persecution of opponents under the Biden administration. Along with former FBI agents Steve Friend and Marcus Allen, O’Boyle was subpoenaed by Republican Congressman Jim Jordan […]
By Nehomar Hernández A delegation of the Brazilian government was in Caracas this week to meet with the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and "establish, once again, the exchange of spaces for fluid dialogue" amid the relaunching of relations between the South American giant and Venezuela since Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva became President, last January. […]
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, said he would not run as a candidate in the presidential elections this year after he decreed “cross death” and dissolved the National Assembly in the framework of an impeachment trial against him. The president made the statement in an interview with the Washington Post. He said he would […]
Minister Alexandre Silveira of Mines and Energy defended this Thursday (18) the repurchase of Petrobras assets by the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Among them is the Mataripe refinery in Bahia, which was privatized under the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in 2021 for R$10.1 billion. "The largest refinery in […]
Paraguay’s space agency (AEP) launched a project to develop the second national satellite, GuaraniSAT-2. The second phase of the Paraguay into Space initiative was announced Wednesday during an event at the Ministry of Defense. The ceremony was attended by officials from AEP and the national electric company Ande, among other authorities. The country’s first satellite, […]
By Artur Piva The growth of Brazil's soybean crop has ensured an increase in the global supply of the item for the current harvest. The World Grains Council released the information on Thursday, 18. "World soybean production in 2022/23 stands at 369 million tonnes (+4%), with a Brazilian record crop offsetting declines elsewhere," the council's […]
Household internet access in Uruguay grew to 91% in 2022, up from 88% registered in 2019, according to the fifth edition of the Survey on the Use of Information and Communication Technologies (Eutic). “As a consequence of this growth, the connection gap between Montevideo and Interior continued to decrease” and stands at 95% of households […]
Most Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justices voted Thursday to sentence former president (1990-1992) and former senator Fernando Collor de Mello to prison for passive corruption and money laundering. Six members of the court, which temporarily has 10, voted in favor of the conviction against the former president for having participated in 2012, when he was […]
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell 36 percent in the first four months of 2023, compared to the same period last year, after the loss of 1,203 square kilometers of forest, according to a study by the Institute of Man and Environment of the Amazon (Imazon) released today, Thursday, by the local press. Despite the […]
The Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) of Paraguay ordered on Thursday the arrest of the former ministers of Agriculture and Livestock, Enzo Cardozo and Rody Godoy, sentenced to 10 and 7 years in prison, respectively, for the crimes of fraud and breach of trust. This occurred after the judicial instance rejected in limine the unconstitutionality […]
The Chilean economy fell 0.6 percent in the first quarter, compared to the same period of the previous year, due to the lower performance of trade and agricultural and forestry activities, the Central Bank informed yesterday. According to the National Accounts Report published this Thursday, economic activities had mixed results in the period analyzed, however, […]