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Banco Sabadell prepares its return to Catalonia as Bbva's takeover advances

Banco Sabadell prepares its return to Catalonia as Bbva’s takeover advances

Banco Sabadell returns to Catalonia in the midst of a Bbva takeover bid. The bank is going to convene an extraordinary council to return to this autonomous community seven years later and establish its tax headquarters there. According to knowledgeable sources, The Sabadell council will debate the issue “soon.” The entity is considering moving its ...

Joe Biden grants preemptive pardons to Cheney, Milley and Fauci, Trump targets

Joe Biden grants preemptive pardons to Cheney, Milley and Fauci, Trump targets

US President Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons for people whom Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, among them former Republican legislator Liz Cheney, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci. The pardon covers all legislators, including Cheney, who were ...

The fires in Paraguay evacuate 135 families and destroy ecological reserves

The fires in Paraguay evacuate 135 families and destroy ecological reserves

In the capital of Paraguay, Asunción, the fires that broke out on the banks of the Paraguay River in the Costanera Norte region have generated a serious emergency since last Saturday. The fire has mainly affected areas of grasslands, precarious housing and the Banco San Miguel Ecological Reserve, with more than 135 families evacuated and ...

Anses of Argentina will increase the amount of an additional bonus for titular families

Anses of Argentina will increase the amount of an additional bonus for titular families

The National Social Security Administration, Anses, will increase the amount of an additional bonus in February which is settled to a group of families holders of the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) who have met an essential requirement. Based on the new Mobility formula, all benefits from the pension organization receive the adjustment corresponding to the ...

Ceasefire agreement in Gaza comes into force and fighting stops after a delay

Ceasefire agreement in Gaza comes into force and fighting stops after a delay

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip came into force on Sunday after a delay of almost three hoursending a 15-month war that has brought devastation and seismic political change to the Middle East. Gaza residents and a medical worker said They had not heard combat or military attacks for half ...

El Dorado Airport was the busiest air terminal in Latin America

El Dorado Airport was the busiest air terminal in Latin America

Historically, tourism has been configured as one of the most important tools for strengthening the economy. One of the ways to measure how relevant this line is for the economy of a country like Colombia is to review the number of passengers that circulate through the air terminals. In this sense, the Official Airline Guide ...

Brazil approved a new tax reform that eliminates taxes on the basic basket

Brazil approved a new tax reform that eliminates taxes on the basic basket

Sugar, meat, cassava flour, wheat flour, coffee, oil or butter, among other products, are in the measure El Economista – Mexico City The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sanctioned the bill that regulates the consumption tax reform, which simplifies rules, Predictability is provided to collection and taxes are eliminated from items ...

China reaches the target of 5% GDP growth, but Donald Trump's tariffs threaten

China reaches the target of 5% GDP growth, but Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten

China’s economy grew more than expected last year thanks to a late policy offensive and an export boom. The danger now is that President Xi Jinping will ease stimulus just as tariffs loom. Gross domestic product rose 5.4% in the past three months from a year earlier, exceeding most analysts’ expectations and marking the fastest ...

Netanyahu says deal with Hamas to stop war in Gaza is underway

Netanyahu says deal with Hamas to stop war in Gaza is underway

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it has been finalized an agreement with Hamas to stop the war in Gaza, suggesting it would begin on Sunday. Netanyahu, in a statement issued Friday morning, said he had ordered his security cabinet to meet to approve the truce, which has been endorsed by US President Joe Biden ...