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Noboa promotes referendum without strong political rivals but with an adverse social climate

Noboa promotes referendum without strong political rivals but with an adverse social climate

President Daniel Noboa will face the campaign for the next referendum and popular consultation in Ecuador with a significant advantage: there is no solid partisan opposition to confront him. His movement, National Democratic Action, ADN, benefits from the weakness of traditional political organizations, which are going through a moment of fragmentation, loss of influence and ...

Graham said Trump will impose tariffs on Colombia for supporting drug trafficking

Graham said Trump will impose tariffs on Colombia for supporting drug trafficking

US Senator Lindsey Graham said he had “a very good conversation” with President Donald Trump, who said he plans to impose tariffs on Colombia in retaliation for its alleged support for drug trafficking. Graham stated that Trump “is going to attack Colombia where it hurts most: the pocket” and that the official announcement would be ...

Uruguay left the cost of loans at 8.75% after a 25 -point cut in July

Uruguay’s opportunities with Portugal after leaving the gray list in tax matters

The Observer – Montevideo Last week the 77th Congress of the International Fiscal Association, IFA, was held in Lisbon, Portugal. The greatest exponents of international taxation in the world met there with more than 2,000 attendees. In that instance it did not go unnoticed the decision of the Portuguese government that excluded Uruguay from the ...

EU plans to delete industrial tariffs this week and ensure pact with Trump

President Trump appears to pause support for Ukraine in talks with Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky visited the White House on Friday to ask Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles, but the US president’s focus on his next meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Budapest, raised the possibility that he is more determined to negotiate peace than to improve kyiv’s arsenal. Although Trump did not rule out the ...

Crowds begin gathering at anti-Trump "No Kings" rallies

Crowds begin gathering at anti-Trump “No Kings” rallies

The first of what could be up to 2,600 “No Kings” protest eventsa massive mobilization against President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration, education and security in the United States and other countries, began on Saturday. The protests – large and small, in cities, suburbs and small towns across the United States – follow the massive ...

Panamanian president denounces US threats to cancel visas due to ties with China

Panamanian president denounces US threats to cancel visas due to ties with China

The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, denounced that an official from the United States embassy has been threatening to withdraw the visas of members of his government amid pressure from Washington for the country to reduce its relations with China.. During his weekly conference, the president described this practice as incompatible with the relationship ...

The IMF warns that rich British must pay for the national health system

IMF board says it is alert to risks and expects greater disinflation

IMF member countries expressed concern on Friday about the uncertainty created by trade tensionadvances in artificial intelligence and changes in global markets, but a board statement expressed hope for resilient growth and continued disinflation. The statement by the presidency of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, which represents the 191 member economies of the IMFalso ...

Nexperia suspended shipment of components after intervention by the Dutch government

Nexperia suspended shipment of components after intervention by the Dutch government

The global automotive industry faces a new problem in its supply chain, this time coming from the Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia. This company previously acquired by the Chinese group Wingtech, recently suspended the shipment of its components after an intervention by the government of the Netherlandswhich has set off alarms among large automobile producers and ...

Trump's trade war unites Lula and Modi in the search for new markets

Trump’s trade war unites Lula and Modi in the search for new markets

Two of the emerging market giants most affected by President Donald Trump’s trade wars are deepening ties in response, betting that a united front It will help them withstand attacks from the United States and find new markets to avoid tariffs.. Government officials and business executives from Brazil and India meet this week in New ...