The Argentine government on Tuesday reduced a tax on beef exports by 25% to 6.75% from 9% previously.partly fulfilling a promise that libertarian president Javier Milei had made to agricultural producers. Argentina is a traditional world exporter of beef, The main destination of which is the Chinese market, which in the first half of the ...
The election of the vice president Kamala Harris for his running mate came down to two governors: one who offered to hand over the most populous battleground of 2024 but threatened to alienate important factions of the partyand a little-known contender with progressive credentials from a reliably blue state. In the end, Harris passed over ...
Following the conclusion of a mission by the International Monetary Fund to El Salvador, headed by Raphael Espinoza, the multilateral organization recognized the measures taken by the government of the Central American country in order to address macroeconomic imbalances, strengthen public finances and increase banks’ “reserve buffers”. On the fiscal front, agreements were reached for ...
The United States and its allies worked to prevent an Iranian attack on Israel and avert a wider regional war as concerns grew that a retaliatory strike could come at any time for the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran. The Biden administration moved additional forces to the region and Secretary of State ...
The Chancay megaport project is more than 80% complete. Although there is certainty that it will open next November, there is still no certainty as to whether it will apply a price list for its services at the free choice of its operator Cosco Shipping Ports, as expected, or whether it will have to adhere ...
In one week, the largest cryptocurrency has gone from breaking new records to experiencing one of the biggest crashes in recent times. Today alone has reduced the price of Bitcoin by 13%. Ethereum has been hit even harder, losing 20% in 24 hours. Cryptocurrencies are not only not immune to the bearish wave sweeping through ...
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party was probably hoping for its first UK election victory in almost two decades allowed him to enjoy a political honeymoon at least during the summer. But in less than a month, the challenges of governing a fragile nation have quickly dissipated any remaining sense of euphoria. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel ...
Vice President Kamala Harris rejected an offer from her Republican opponent Donald Trump to debate her before a live audience on Fox News, saying he would stick to a previously scheduled date at ABC News. The former president and 2024 Republican candidate began the latest round of verbal exchanges on Friday night with a social ...
Venezuela’s oil production and exports were operating normally on Thursday following a disputed presidential election that has sparked international protests and backlash, but markets are on alert for persistent delays in shipments that have accumulated since the start of this year, sources told Reuters. Due to the electoral process, which typically requires the mobilization of ...
The United States is considering imposing unilateral restrictions on China’s access to AI memory chips and equipment capable of making such semiconductors starting next month, a move that would further intensify technological rivalry between the world’s largest economies. The move is aimed at preventing Micron Technology Inc. and South Korea’s top memory chip makers SK ...
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