The air Transport The world is recovering faster than expected from the effects of the pandemic in COVID-19 and in Latin America this progress is even greater, said the president of the Executive Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), Pedro Heilbron. The ALTA, of which 25 airlines from the region […]
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Learn about the measures for a company to apply for bank financing in times of COVID-19
Companies with smaller capitals were the most affected in their economic situation due to the pandemic, for which they were forced to restructure and adapt to the lockdown and social distancing. Thus, micro, little and medium businesses were among the most affected by COVID-19, they play a very important role in the national and regional […]
Products sold at Christmas will rise 20%
By: Cristina Alvarado O. While thousands of Peruvians hope to spend a much calmer Christmas than the year of the pandemic, the vendors of different commercial emporiums in Lima do not know if they will be able to pay the December bills. This week the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) warned that the prices of […]
Current vaccines will remain effective against coronavirus mutations
British vaccinologist Sarah Gilbert, who led the team that created the Oxford vaccine-AstraZeneca against him COVID-19, does not expect that the coronavirus mutations that cause the disease will make it necessary to change its composition in the coming months because they have already shown that “they work with all variants”, although it has also recognized […]
The right to vote, the subject of a bitter political battle in the US
The 2020 U.S. elections had the highest turnout in more than a century, despite the devastating pandemic and the efforts of the then president Donald Trump and his allies for undermining confidence in the voting system. Despite the large turnout, it was declared the safest choice in the history of USA. Yet several states have […]
Post-COVID Global Recovery Brings Health and Climate Threats, Report Says
Recovery after pandemic, fueled by fossil fuels, will have the consequences of worsening food insecurity and climate crisis and health that threaten millions of people, according to the report The Lancet Countdown, of the medical journal The Lancet. The publication is the largest annual study of the health impacts of climate change. It determined that […]
Latin America may take more than five years to recover from pandemic, says IMF
The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean may take “more than five years” to regain pre-pandemic levels, which have substantially increased poverty and left an “increasingly precarious situation for the middle class,” said the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The acting director of the IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department, Nigel Chalk, commented today on the regional […]
IMF sees tighter monetary policy in Latin America even as economies struggle
Interest rate increases would continue in Latin America as the region reacts to inflationary pressures, even as economies are operating below their potential, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “These interest rate hikes are likely to continue in many countries in the coming months, and if there are signs that inflation expectations are less well […]
Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Adolescents
The vaccine COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech is highly effective in teenagers, according to a study focused on delta variant SARS-CoV-2 and showing that in fully vaccinated youth the risk of symptomatic disease decreased 93% compared to unvaccinated. The work is published in the magazine “The New England Journal of Medicine” with data on the adolescent population of […]
Restricting travel by type of vaccine could be discrimination, warns PAHO
Updated 10/20/2021 05:40 pm Countries should allow entry to vaccinated travelers, regardless of their type of vaccine to avoid discrimination and facilitate business, said a senior official of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). With rising vaccination rates, countries are faced with new questions about how to contain the spread of COVID-19 while easing travel […]