The Basque steelmaker Sidenor will stop production from its main plant in Basauri for 20 days until the end of the year. The management has justified the measure by increasing the cost of electricity. The Basque steel company Sidenor will make its first stop of the 20 announced until the end of the year at […]
From China to Nicaragua, governments used the pandemic to suppress freedom of expression
Governments around the world, from China to Russia through Nicaragua, Venezuela or Cuba, used the pandemic as a pretext to silence criticism or restrict access to information, says a report by International Amnesty posted on Tuesday. In the 38 pages of “Silenced and misinformed, freedom of expression in danger during the COVID-19″, the NGO details […]
They propose that workers have a greater share of profit sharing
Workers would have a greater share in the distribution of company profits, according to a legislative proposal of the congresswoman, the congresswoman of Together for Peru, Isabel Cortez Aguirre. Through her Twitter account, the congresswoman stressed that she is presenting the bill “To recognize our participation in the management, profits and ownership of the company, […]
Cryptocurrencies Weaken Washington’s Economic Sanctions
Washington considers it necessary to modernize its system of economic and financial sanctions, whose effectiveness is weakened by the development of cryptocurrencies, indicated the US Treasury. “If sanctions remain an essential and effective political tool, they also face new challenges, in particular the growing risks linked to new payment systems, the increasing use of digital […]
Venezuelan opposition says Maduro dismantles public companies to sell scrap metal
Updated on 10/18/2021 07:20 pm The Venezuelan opposition accused the Chavista regime headed by the illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro, to dismantle state companies to later sell them as scrap metal. The complaint was made by former deputy Omar González who, according to a statement from the opposition, denounced that a “junk mafia promoted by the […]
Vegetable oil prices will fall in 2022 due to production recovery, says Oil World
Updated on 10/18/2021 07:00 pm World prices for vegetable oils, That have reached multi-year highs in recent months, will decline during the first half of 2022 due to a strong recovery in production and inventories, Oil World analyst Thomas Mielke predicted. The decline is likely to begin in the next two weeks and gain momentum […]
US judge sets court date for alleged Chavismo front man accused of money laundering
Updated on 10/18/2021 06:55 pm A judge of USA set Monday, November 1, as the date for the appearance of Alex Saab, a businessman accused of laundering money on behalf of the illegitimate government of Nicolás Maduro, in a case that pits the United States against the Chavista regime. US prosecutors indicted Saab in 2019 […]
The US reviews its sanctions policy and warns of the threat of cryptocurrencies
Updated on 10/18/2021 06:46 pm The government of the president Joe Biden announced recommendations to change the use of economic sanctions in order to make them more effective for the foreign policy of USA, But he warned that more needed to be done to ward off the threat of the cryptocurrencies. Following a broad review […]
La Libertad: blueberries will be exported to the Indian market for the first time
Indian authorities gave the green light to the commercialization of blueberries, which consolidates Peru as a world export leader. The shipment of blueberries produced in La Libertad opens the way to new horizons. As data is that, in the 2020-2021 campaign, 93,892 tons of this fruit were certified, the main destinations being the United States […]
South American countries unite to prevent entry of African swine fever
Nine South American countries, members of the Andean Community (CAN) and the Permanent Veterinary Committee of the Southern Cone (CVP), have joined forces to prevent African swine fever from entering the region, CAN reported. The decision was made “before the reintroduction of this virus”On the continent and was endorsed in a joint statement signed by […]