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Brasile USA
Digital Life: Spotify Dominates Audio-Streaming in Brazil
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter This is the first series of infographics on Digital Life in Brazil. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian consumer is ready for digital disruption. In many ways, it has already begun. More than two out of three Brazilians have access to smartphones and the ...
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Brasile
Captain Executed in Rio Highlights Risks Faced by off Duty Police
By C.H. Gardiner RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The two armed men entered the barbershop when Anderson Azevedo Galvão was in the middle of a haircut. According to witnesses, one of the criminals recognized Galvão as a member of Rio’s Military Police. Galvão asked them to stay calm. They shot ...
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Brasile
Brazil’s Guedes Says Bolsonaro Open to Petrobras Privatization
By Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s government is not currently considering privatizing state-run oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA, but President Jair Bolsonaro has shown openness to the idea for the first time, the nation’s economy minister said on Friday. Addressing reporters after meeting with Argentine Finance Minister Nicólas ...
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Guatemala El Salvador Costa Rica
Costa Rica, Panamá, El Salvador y Guatemala facilitan comercio regional
Este mecanismo de cooperación son servicios aduaneros sobre la base de los Operadores Económicos Autorizados, que tuvo el acompañamiento técnico y financiero del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), permitirá otorgar beneficios conjuntos que apoyaran al fortalecimiento de la seguridad y facilitación del comercio internacional.
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Cina USA
Global bourses follow nervous Wall Street lower
Recap: Most global stock markets edged lower yesterday following Thursday's Dow tumble when 3M shares dropped sharply amid weaker-than-expected earnings. Next week's US-China trade negotiations in Beijing could further test investors' nerves amid stagnating global trade.
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Giappone
Japan denounces WTO ruling in favor of South Korean ban on some Japanese seafood
Tokyo on Friday denounced a recent World Trade Organization ruling that supported a South Korean ban on imports of some Japanese fishery products introduced in ...
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Giappone
Japan visas hit record high in 2018
The number of visas issued by Japan’s diplomatic missions abroad in 2018 rose 18.5 percent from the previous year to a record 6,952,804, the Foreign ...
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USA
Trump, gli Usa ritirano la firma dal trattato sul commercio delle armi
Gli Stati Uniti di Donald Trump si ritirano dal trattato internazionale sul commercio delle armi. Il 45esimo presidente americano ha appena annunciato la revoca della firma del suo Paese al trattato che fu sottoscritto nel 2013 dall'allora leader statunitense Barack Obama ...
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USA
Commercio e scorte aziendali lanciano la volata al Pil Usa
L’economia americana è partita di scatto all’inizio del 2019, con il Pil che ha corso al passo del 3,2% spinto dal commercio e da investimenti delle imprese in nuove scorte di magazzino. Un contributo è arrivato anche dalla spesa pubblica... ...
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Argentina
How a political comeback has rattled Argentina’s assets
Foreign investors wake up to the prospect of resurgent populism in the country