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Nicaragua
The Ortega-Wang “mafia route”: “The canal was a failure, but the concession is still in force”
The Mafia Route: Who controls the canal concession in Nicaragua? is the result of exhaustive investigative reporting conducted over a decade by lawyer and expert in environmental law, Mónica López Baltodano, and political scientist Umanzor López Baltodano, on the corrupt scheme and the 23 shell companies that operate in relation ...
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Nicaragua Costa Rica
Nicaraguan rural leaders still fighting canal project law
Exiled Nicaraguan farmers’ rights activist Francisca Ramirez has led the movement against Nicaragua’s failed inter-oceanic canal project since 2013. Now living in exile in Costa Rica, the rural leader declared to Confidencial: “It’s totally clear that corruption and other economic interests,” are the forces behind those who control the canal concession. ...
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Nicaragua
Denuncian “modus operandi” de los CPC y Juventud Sandinista en barrios e instituciones públicas
Un informe de la Asociación Intercultural de Derechos Humanos (Asidehu), identificó “patrones invisibles” de violaciones a los derechos humanos en Nicaragua entre 2018 y 2023, entre los cuales destaca la definición del ‘modus operandi’ que usa el Frente Sandinista para reprimir y controlar a los ciudadanos que consideran opositores. El ...
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Thailandia
Thai Sang Thai Party reveals strategy for digital economy
The Thai Sang Thai Party proposed its digital economy agenda to steer Thailand's economic recovery, guiding the country out of the middle-income trap and ensuring sustainability.
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Giappone
Toshiba reassures local customers
Toshiba Thailand is telling customers its business will not be affected by Toshiba Corporation's recent acceptance of a buyout offer for about ¥2 trillion (500 billion baht) from a group led by domestic private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners Inc (JIP).
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Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine Italia
UAC sells 70% share to Italy's Icap-Sira
UAC Global Plc, a chemical trader and clean power operator, is steering away from its chemical business by selling a 70% share, worth 101.2 million baht, in its UAC Advance Polymer and Chemical Co to an Italian firm expanding its business into Asean.
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Thailandia
Thai cement production needs to reduce its carbon emissions
Thailand is among the largest producers of cement in Asia, manufacturing nearly 33 million tonnes per year. While this is good news for the economy, it's bad news for the climate as the industry is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases.
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Brasile Cina Russia USA
Dilma Rousseff começa a comandar Banco do Brics
A ex-presidenta da República Dilma Rousseff começou a comandar nesta terça-feira (28) o Novo Banco de Desenvolvimento (NDB na sigla em inglês), também conhecido como Banco do Brics. O perfil ...
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Brasile
Ata do Copom veio com “termos mais condizentes”, afirma Haddad
A ata do Comitê de Política Monetária (Copom), divulgada nesta terça-feira (28), em Brasília, veio com um tom mais moderado que o comunicado emitido na semana passada, disse, hoje, o ...
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Brasile
Ata do Copom reforça possibilidade de subir taxa de juros
O Comitê de Política Monetária (Copom) do Banco Central (BC) reforçou a possibilidade de subir a taxa Selic, juros básicos da economia, caso o processo de desinflação não transcorra como ...