China, Ecuador in quest of a free trade treaty

China and Ecuador have signed a memorandum of understanding to start negotiations on a free trade treaty that will make it possible to promote their comprehensive strategic association, official sources reported.

Prices and inflation grow in Uruguay

The National Institute of Statistics of Uruguay (INE, in Spanish) reported the highest monthly price increase since April 2020 and inflation that continues outside the target. According to the...

Orders to German industry increase

The Federal Statistical Office reported that orders to German industry rose 17.8 percent in 2021 compared to 2020. In addition, the pre-crisis level of 2019 was exceeded by 9.3...

Cuba’s industrial novelty is known as Eminente

The Cuban rum Eminente won the Diamont Award at the 2021 Pentawards global competition due to its excellent packaging design, so it is a drink that currently marks the lines of novelty.

US halts Mexican fishing boats in its waters

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began imposing port restrictions on Mexican vessels that practice what it considers illegal fishing in its waters. Specialists and executives warned...

Angola promotes investments in international diamond conference

Angola presented the potentials of its diamond industry for new foreign direct investments, at an international event that gathers the main world companies of the sector in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates...

UNWTO in Madrid asks to rebuild and look to the future

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said that two years of pandemic have caused enough suffering to people, society as a whole and the economy. In a communiqué from its...

Will black farmers disappear?

The question in the title hangs in the air. Black farmers in the United States went down from more than one million to fewer than 50,000 over the last century amid industry...

European stocks report sharp falls due to crisis in Ukraine

The main European stock markets registered falls of over 4.0 percent, due to concern after the start of the Russian special military operation in the Donbass region, in eastern Ukraine.

Counterfeit products grow in European imports

Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), said that 5.8 percent of the products that entered Europe in 2019 were counterfeit items. They added that it also...