He cancer “kills more people than covid-19 and it is not overcome like the pandemic”. However, for its combat in Latin America, “You don’t see the same budgetary efforts” that in the face of the coronavirus emergency, stated the executive director of the National Cancer Forum of ChiliCarolina Goic. During the covid-19 pandemic ““We were […]
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40% of Latin America is unaware of the influence of Spain in its history, according to a study
40% of the population of Latin America are unaware of the influence of Spain in the history of their country, to the point that 33 percent believe that other nations were the most influential in the 16th and 18th centuries. This is clear from a study on Latin America carried out by the Elcano Royal […]
Italian mafia and its interest in Latin America, according to research
The italian mafia is less violent, with interest in tecnologic world and focused on expanding throughout Europe and Latin America, as described in the latest semi-annual report from the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA), which highlights the changing context of the organized crime. The Italian authority highlights that the mafia clans continue a “incessant process of […]
Germany looks at new markets for its exports in Latin America
As China loses ground as a destination for German exports, the largest economy in the euro zone seeks new markets for its products and services in Latin America and the Caribbean. “We are in a fragile situation in the world economy and we see great economic potential, especially in Latin American countries,” German Finance Minister […]
BM confirms more resources and credits with lower rates for Latin America
He world Bank (WB) has launched reforms to finance projects focused on the climate crisis and the green transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, with more resources and lower interest rates, according to its vice president for the region, the Colombian Carlos Felipe Jaramillo. In an interview with EFE, Jaramillo confirmed that the organization […]
The “golden myths” of El Dorado survive in the “American dream”
The myth of El Dorado, the golden kingdom hidden in the indigenous lands of America, survives in the different values that today feed the “American dream”as suggested by an exhibition that opens this Wednesday in NY. “El Dorado: myths of gold” brings together at the Americas Society dozens of works of art and historical objects […]
Children migrate through Latin America in unprecedented numbers
A record number of children are making dangerous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often unaccompanied by an adult, and come from countries on continents as far away as Asia and Africa, the agency reported. UNICEF Thursday. In the last three years, the proportion of children traveling along the main migration routes in Latin […]
Chile asks to promote intraregional trade in Latin America
The growth potential of intraregional trade in Latin America is enormous but there are obstacles, such as bureaucratic procedures, that weigh down the process, especially for small and medium-sized companies in the region, said the general director of ProChileIgnacio Fernandez. Latin America has a “very low intra-regional trade”among the minors in the world, hence there […]
IDB launches plan to attract US investment in large projects in Latin America
He Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the program on Wednesday “IDB for the Americas”, with which it seeks to encourage the US private sector to become involved in large public infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Specifically, the program seeks to promote the participation of US companies in government contracts financed by the […]
ECLAC: Latin American economies face complex scenario and low growth
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean He assured on Tuesday that the prospects are complex and expects low regional growth to continue for at least the next two years, following the same path as a large part of the world’s most advanced economies. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow in the […]