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Ecuadorian government to begin regularization process for Venezuelan migrants

Ecuadorian government to begin regularization process for Venezuelan migrants

The Ecuadorian government has begun a regularization process so that Venezuelans in an irregular situation can obtain temporary residence visas for up to four years. President Daniel Noboa decreed an eight-month immigration amnesty for these migrants, along with an extraordinary regularization process. For the next eight months, Venezuelans who are not regularized will be able ...

Analysts see less room for interest rate cuts in the medium term

Analysts see less room for interest rate cuts in the medium term

The Brazilian analysts raised their interest rate forecasts for the end of 2026as central bankers say they have all policy options on the table to contain inflation above target. The benchmark Selic rate will reach 9.5% in December 2026, up from a previous estimate of 9%, according to a weekly survey by the central bank ...

Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro insist on verifiable electoral data in Venezuela

Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro insist on verifiable electoral data in Venezuela

The governments of Colombia and Brazil requested this Saturday the publication of the minutes breakdowns of the electoral process in Venezuela to ensure reliable verification of the results. In a new joint statement, both countries emphasized that transparency in the publication of data is crucial to restoring the credibility of the electoral process. The statement ...

The countries that have supported Ukraine the most in the war with Russia

The countries that have supported Ukraine the most in the war with Russia

Ukraine and Russia have been at war for more than two years and since then both territories have made military moves in order to attack or defend their country. Recently, Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone attacks on the city of Moscow. This would not have been possible without the help of Western ...

Macri backed Milei and said he supports the veto of the bill approved in the Senate

Macri backed Milei and said he supports the veto of the bill approved in the Senate

After the former president Mauricio Macri support the decision of Javier Milei to veto the bill approved by the Senate with a new Mobility formula, The former presidential candidate of the PRO (supported by Macri himself) and current Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, harshly pointed out this. After quoting the message that Macri Earlier on ...

S&P 500 nears record highs as Powell eyes rate cuts

S&P 500 nears record highs as Powell eyes rate cuts

The Wall Street stock indices soared on Friday, with the benchmark S&P 500 index near record highs, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said “the time has come” to cut interest rates. At 1405 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 302.68 points, or 0.74 percent, at 41,015.46. The S&P 500 gained 56.13 points, ...

Gold Fields cuts production target again due to frost at Chilean mine

Gold Fields cuts production target again due to frost at Chilean mine

Gold Fields On Friday, for the second time this year, it lowered its annual production forecast.after unusually harsh winter conditions hampered a planned increase in production in a new mine in Chile. The Johannesburg-based gold miner’s initial goal of increasing production at its Salares Norte mine in Chile had proven “ambitious”after a harsh winter caused ...

The mpox vaccination plan would avoid the debacle experienced with covid in Africa

The mpox vaccination plan would avoid the debacle experienced with covid in Africa

Public health officials battling a deadly mpox outbreak in Africa are struggling to avoid life-threatening mistakes during the Covid-19 pandemic, starting with the slow procurement of vaccines. In the week since the World Health Organization declared the spread of this potentially deadly disease constitutes an international health emergency, there has been constant talk about the ...

Iceland has the highest inflation rate in Western Europe at 9.25%

Iceland has the highest inflation rate in Western Europe at 9.25%

The Central Bank of Iceland kept interest rates on holds unchanged for the sixth consecutive meeting, as higher borrowing costs in Western Europe have yet to bring inflation under control on the Atlantic island. Sedlabanki officials on Wednesday kept the 7-day deposit rate at 9.25%, The central bank’s own survey of market participants and the ...

Brookfield in talks with banks to refinance €10 billion in debt

Brookfield in talks with banks to refinance €10 billion in debt

Brookfield moves piece in the public acquisition offer (opa) that is studying to launch on Grifols with the founding familyThe Canadian fund is negotiating with banks up to 9.5 billion euros to be used to refinance the blood derivatives manufacturer’s huge debt. According to reports Bloomberg, The investment firm has asked the banks to provide ...