Economy
Panama City, Oct. 18 (EFE) – Panama’s National Assembly resumed debate Wednesday on the amended law with Minera Panama, a subsidiary of the Canadian company First Quantum Minerals (FQM), for the exploitation of Central America’s largest open-pit copper mine, amid continued protests. After hours of delay, the deputies began the...
Washington, Oct 18 (EFE).- Tesla presented its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday evening, revealing a net profit of $7.069 billion in the first nine months of 2023, a drop of 20.3% compared to the same period in 2022. In the third quarter of the year, the electric vehicle manufacturer had...
Beijing, Oct 18 (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Wednesday in Beijing the Chinese initiative of the New Silk Roads, and highlighted the importance of «coordinating with China» on issues such as logistics and connectivity. «We have repeated that Russia and China share an aspiration, which is a beneficial cooperation...
Carlos Seijas Meneses Caracas, Oct 17 (EFE).- In Venezuela, secrecy surrounds official economic, social and health data, which experts describe as an opaque practice that prevents knowledge and analysis of the extent of the crisis and the needs of the country. Opacity also damages the country’s image in the eyes...
By Jesus Centeno and Victor Escribano Beijing/Shanghai, Oct 17 (EFE).- China inaugurates the third Belt and Road forum with the intention of seducing what it calls «the Global South» with multimillion-dollar promises of investments that have also received strong criticism for the risk of debt they entail. Beijing arrives at...
Moscow, Oct 16 (EFE).- Russia on Monday suspended the import of all fish and seafood from Japan due to concerns arising from Tokyo’s controversial release of wastewater from its damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The wastewater release in August sparked a controversy between Japan and several countries...
Beijing, Oct 14 (EFE).- The European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs, Josep Borrell, has urged China to not view its ties with the EU through the lens of the bloc’s relations with others, and insisted that despite the differences between Beijing and Brussels, there was room for cooperation. Borrell,...
Juarez, Mexico, Oct 13 (EFE).- Just two days after it was opened, the Bridge of the Americas crossing between Mexico and the United States was blocked again on Friday by roadblocks put up by the Texas Department of Public Security (DPS), affecting the movement of around 20,000 export shipments stuck...
New York, Oct 13 (EFE).- Wall Street closed the second week of October with mixed results after the escalation of violence in the Middle East pushed up the price of crude oil and the data on inflation in the United States was slightly higher than expected. Overall, the Dow Jones...
Washington, October 13 (EFE).- The government of United States President Joe Biden announced on Friday in Pennsylvania an investment of 7 billion dollars for constructing seven plants to produce green hydrogen in the country. The president began a speech in the city of Philadelphia, saying that he was about to...
Beijing, 13 Oct (EFE).-The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday urged China to “redress” the worsening trade and economic imbalance with Europe, warning that otherwise the EU would expedite efforts to reduce dependency on Chinese exports. During a press conference at Peking University in Beijing, Borrell highlighted...
Marrakech, Morocco, Oct 13 (EFE).- The Ministers of Economy and central bank governors of the G20 have concluded the fourth and last meeting under India’s presidency with a statement that once again did not condemn the war in Ukraine, and not even mention the conflict in Israel. The statement, adopted...
