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Why GDP rebounds while the household economy stagnates

‘The economy is recovering’ It is a phrase that economists, statesmen, academics, and the government repeat with impetus. An expansion of 10.7% of the gross domestic product (GDP), “the greatest growth in

August 16, 2022

Colombia

Colorado TEP awaits Velázquez’s resignation to assess Wiens’ situation

Hugo Velazquez and Arnaldo Wiens. Photo: MOPC. The new pro-government candidate, Arnoldo Wiens, argued that he has nothing “personal” against his rival Santiago Peña, but that a “republican embrace” after the red

August 16, 2022

Paraguay

Prosecutor’s Office intervenes the homes of the Chávez Sotelo brothers

Yesterday, the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime and the National Police carried out a mega operation and raided eight homes in Abancay and Cusco for the case. Los Chavelos, which involves

August 16, 2022

Peru

Italy requested the extradition of Pedro Leone, imprisoned for kidnapping Milvana Salomone

The Italian justice asked Uruguay for the extradition of Pedro Leone Echart for a murder committed in that country, as reported by El País and confirmed by sources from the Judiciary to

August 16, 2022

Uruguay

Metro de Caracas activa ruta de Metrobús ante falla de energía en Línea 2

Caracas Metro activates Metrobús route due to power failure on Line 2

Through its account on the social network Twitter, the Caracas Metro System explained that the fault affected the Artigas, Maternidad, Capuchinos and El Silencio stations, as well as the Line 4 station,

August 16, 2022

Venezuela

The Government regulated access to foreign currency to expand oil and gas production

Decree 484/2022 was published in the Official Gazette. The government regulated the operation of the Foreign Exchange Access Regime for Incremental Oil Production (Radpip) as well as a similar promotion scheme for

August 16, 2022

Argentina

Electoral Justice receives 28 thousand registrations of candidacy for the elections

Election campaign starts today on the streets of the country

Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, for state governments and for the positions of senator, federal, state and district deputy are, as of today (16), seeking the votes of 156.4 million

August 16, 2022

Brasil

Metro with partial service on Line 2 after incident with train in parking lot

Metro Line 2 is partially working. This, due to an incident that a train registered during the parking maneuver, as announced through their social networks. As reported by Metro, the service is

August 16, 2022

Chile

Actor Tom Holland steps away from the networks to protect his mental health

british actor Tom Hollandprotagonist of “Spider-Man: No Way Home”has announced that he is leaving social media to deal with his “mental health”. In a video posted on her Instagram account, about three

August 16, 2022

Colombia

Cuban banks, defeated by the black currency market

The price of the dollar continues to rise in the informal market after the entry into force of the new currency exchange rates decreed by the government two weeks ago and there

August 16, 2022

Ecuador

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