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Brazil-UK partnership will provide services marketplace for micro and small businesses
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A partnership between the governments of Brazil and the UK, the Global Trade Hub project is financed by the...
Brazil’s gasoline pump prices per liter close to world average
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The data are from Global Petrol Prices, a tool that monitors fuel and energy prices in 168 countries on...
Enel starts commercial operation of the first of its 5 wind farms in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Enel's first wind farm in Brazil, with an installed capacity of 206 megawatts (MW), will be able to generate...
Brazil risk hits 6-month high over financial markets’ fiscal fears
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's 5-year CDS (Credit Default Swaps) hit 211.200 basis points, against 210.710 the day before, reaching its highest level...
Brazil: New signals in fiscal scenario lead Credit Suisse to cut GDP projection in 2022 to 0.6% and project SELIC at 10.5%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The bank also raised its projection for the IPCA (Extended National Consumer Price Index) this year from 8.7% to...
Untruths about Brazil should be rectified, says Ambassador to the USA to Democrats
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a message sent Wednesday, October 20 to Democratic Representative from Georgia Hank Johnson, Forster said that the congressmen's...
Brazil: After resignations in Economy, Bolsonaro says Minister Guedes will stay
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday night, October 21, said that Economy Minister Paulo Guedes will remain in office. Their...
Chile Undersecretary Daza confirms that a fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine is in the works
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At a press briefing on the search for active cases in schools, the Secretary of State for Health, Paula...
Most Covid-19 deaths in Sweden and UK in September involved ‘fully vaccinated’ individuals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Fully vaccinated" individuals accounted for most Covid-19 deaths in Sweden and the United Kingdom last month, government data show....
Argentina’s economy grew 12.8 % year-on-year in August
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Economic activity in Argentina experienced a 12.8% growth in August compared to the same month of 2020, the sixth...
Brazil’s Ibovespa closes at lowest level in 2021 with rising risk of breaching spending cap
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The day was marked by a significant reduction in risk levels in the portfolio of financial agents, with the...
Chilean personalities ratify their support of Argentina over Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Argentine ambassador to Chile, Rafael Bielsa, received at the official residence in Santiago, a group of parliamentarians, academics,...
Peru energy companies paid US$750 million in royalties to the government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A total of US$749.8 million was paid to the Peruvian state by companies working in the hydrocarbon sector as...
Chile’s Santiago airport could be first in Latin America to use hydrogen as fuel
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile's Ministry of Energy and Mining and the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago announced plans to evaluate...