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Mergers and acquisitions in the region in July fell 18% to US$2.806 billion

Mergers and acquisitions in the region in July fell 18% to US$2.806 billion

There was once again a drop in the amount and number of M&A deals in Latin America. According to reports from TTR Data, In July, 176 transactions were recorded, both announced and closed, for an aggregate amount of US$2.806 billion. But these figures imply a 24% annual drop in the number of businesses generated for ...

Sweden considers borrowing $28.5 billion to finance nuclear energy

Sweden considers borrowing $28.5 billion to finance nuclear energy

A government study published Monday in Stockholm He highlighted several features of his preferred model to provide certainty to investors. Financing instruments include government loans to support construction and 40 years of guaranteed income through a contract for difference or CfD.. The Nordic nation is in urgent need of new power capacity as demand is ...

Foreign Minister Murillo held a meeting with Antony Blinken on the situation in Venezuela

Foreign Minister Murillo held a meeting with Antony Blinken on the situation in Venezuela

The Chancellor of the Republic, Luis Gilberto Murillocommented from his X account that he held a meeting with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and with political and official sectors of Venezuela within the framework of the political and electoral situation that the neighboring country is going through. “We remain in contact with all ...

The world accelerates the burning of coal despite the effects of global warming

The world accelerates the burning of coal despite the effects of global warming

There is no doubt that avoiding the most harmful effects of climate change requires phasing out coal-burning power plants, the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions. However, the opposite is happening. Even though Earth’s temperatures are breaking new records and Scientists warn that the climate is reaching dangerous tipping points, The amount of coal consumed ...

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada alleges an ambush against him for his arrest in the US

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada alleges an ambush against him for his arrest in the US

Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada would have been deceived by the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and violently forced to board an aircraft that took him from Sinaloa to El Paso, Texas, United States, according to his testimony given to Reuters on Saturday by his lawyer in that country. “El Mayo,” explained ...

Final details for direct dialogue between Petro, Lula, Amlo and Maduro over crisis

Final details for direct dialogue between Petro, Lula, Amlo and Maduro over crisis

According to reports this Saturday, In the coming days, a direct conversation will take place between Presidents Gustavo Petro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Andrés Manuel López Obrador with the dictator leader, Nicolás Maduro.in order to seek alternatives that allow a democratic transition in the neighboring country and to confront the wave of violence ...

Israeli assets lead emerging market peers' bets

Israeli assets lead emerging market peers’ bets

The Israeli currency and dollar bonds posted some of the biggest gains in emerging markets after the country announced it would send a delegation to a new round of talks on a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The shekel rose 1.1% against the U.S. dollar as of 11:41 a.m. in Tel Aviv, one of the biggest ...

Musk sees demographic collapse as 'worrying' due to falling birth rates

Musk sees demographic collapse as ‘worrying’ due to falling birth rates

Colombia is among the countries that have experienced the largest reduction in its birth rate between 2022 and 2023.The country is fourth, after Poland, Ireland and the Czech Republic, in which fewer women are giving birth. On the other hand, in developing countries such as the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia the birth rate is growing. ...

BCU estimates 2.5% growth for the Uruguayan economy at the end of the current year

BCU estimates 2.5% growth for the Uruguayan economy at the end of the current year

The Observer – Montevideo The Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) projects that the Uruguayan economy will grow by an average of 2.5% this year.and with exports as the “main driver”, boosted by the reversal of the effects of the drought on agriculture. That estimate is 0.5 percentage points lower than the one released in the ...