FEATURE-Recession looms over Venezuela, official data under wraps
CARACAS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Venezuela has kept its economic growth figures under wraps this year but empty store shelves, closed factory gates and idled construction projects tell their own story - the economy is contracting and some sectors are in deep ...
NYT: Venezuela seeks a saint; the Church seeks proof
ISNOTÚ, Venezuela — Venezuela needs a miracle. Preferably two. But this is not about finding a way to reconcile the country’s bitterly divided politics or fix its crippled economy. It is about something more spiritual. The Roman Catholic Church here ...
Venezuela's Maduro accuses airlines of waging 'economic war'
Venezuela’s currency, the bolivar, hit a new low on black market exchanges Tuesday, and President Nicolas Maduro has lashed out at international air carriers for waging “economic war” in trying to collect the $3.5 billion the government owes them in ...
Venezuela Is In a Fight With the Clorox Corporation
The Oakland-based Clorox Company has shut down two factories in Venezuela because it says the country's price controls are too onerous, among other problems—and Venezuela has responded by seizing the facilities with plans to reopen them. From Reuters: In ...
Here’s How Russia Drove Ford’s Stock Down Nearly 8 Percent
Source: Ford If you were watching the stock market on Monday at all, you may have noticed that in addition to the slumping performance of emerging market stocks that Ford ( NYSE:F) joined the struggle bus as its stock tanked by over 7 percent — and over 8, at some points during the trading session. ...
¿Qué es la Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración?
Un mecanismo para la integración regional La Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (Aladi) es la organización de integración de carácter regional, instituida el 12 de agosto de 1980, está compuesta por los mismos países que formaban parte de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio (Alalc ...
V Encuentro Nacional Sinfónico
El Concierto Nº 2 para Contrabajo y Orquesta de Dittersdorf, el Concierto para Contrabajo y Orquesta de Sperger y la Sinfonía Nº 1 en Do Mayor, Op. 21 de Beethoven, son las obras que interpretarán el próximo 7 de octubre la Orquesta Filarmónica de Bolivia junto a los maestros Edicson Ruiz (Venezuela ...
NO Way Out for Argentina
By Sober Look With Argentina's private sector in disarray, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's government has been forced to increasingly bail out failing businesses, particularly importers that are critical to Argentina's stability. The nation's fiscal problems are escalating rapidly as it undertakes ...
Laserie y Pacheco: un dúo que no corrió con mucha suerte
Pongamos a ejercitar nuestra memoria. Como todos sabemos, la Sonora Matancera tuvo entre sus filas una amplia lista de cantantes, con quienes grabó desde finales de los años 40 docenas y docenas de discos. De esa gloriosa agrupación surgieron voces como las de Celia Cruz, Celio González, Vicentico V ...
