Tag: Economy
U.S. FED Cuts Rates by 50 Basis Points Amid Weakening Job Market
Since March 2022, the Federal Reserve had raised rates 11 times consecutively to combat inflation. Amid cooling inflation and a weakening labor market, the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by 50 basis points, a bolder move than many experts and media had previously anticipated. RELATED: Relatives of Victims of the U.S. Invasion […]
September 19, 2024
Venezuelan Production Minister Tellechea Bets on the Glass and Auto Assembly Industries
On Tuesday, Industries and Production Minister Pedro Rafael Tellechea worked a fruitful day in the state of Carabobo, visiting the glass factory of Venezolana del Vidrio (Venvidrio) and the Venezuelan Industrial Consortium of Technology China (Civetchi), to learn about the productive capacity of both companies, from the vision and experience of their workers. RELATED:Venezuelan National […]
September 18, 2024
Venezuela Prepares an Economic Re-Boost for the Country
The executive vice president of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, convened a ministerial meeting with a view to deepening the country’s productive development. To encourage production in Venezuela and ensure that people have the assurance of resources necessary to sustain life, the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, held a working meeting with the ministers who […]
September 16, 2024
US Blockade Causes Cuba Losses of $5 Billion Per Year
The damage caused to the Cuban people by Washington’s foreign policy amount to about US$14 million per day. On Wednesday, Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez published a report showing that the U.S. blockade caused his country damages of over US$5 billion between March 2023 and February 2024. RELATED: Washington Must Remove Cuba From List […]
September 12, 2024
Russia to Boost Purchases of Foreign Currency and Gold
President Putin said that the Russian economy will grow by at least 3.6 percent this year. On Wednesday, the Russian Finance Ministry said that it will boost its purchases of foreign currency and gold by seven times as of Sept. 6. RELATED: Russia Liberates Zavitne as It Advances Towards Pokrovsk Authorities will allocate about US$1.98 […]
September 5, 2024
Venezuelan Economy To Grow by 10 Percent in 2024: President Maduro
Transnational forces and the U.S.-backed far-right opposition want to make life impossible for Venezuela, he warned. On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that his country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could grow at a rate exceeding 10 percent by the end of 2024. RELATED: The Coup Attempt in Honduras Also Targets CELAC: President Maduro The […]
September 3, 2024
“Venezuela’s GDP Increases 8.78% in the Second Quarter of 2024”: Central Bank Reports
The achieved represents the continuation of the economic recovery process initiated in the second quarter of 2021.
August 29, 2024
President Nicolas Maduro Meets with Representatives of Banking, Insurance and Finnance
During a meeting with representatives of the banking, insurance and securities sector held on Thursday, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stressed the transition of the country towards a new geopolitical and economic model. RELATED:Mission Truth Debunks Right-Wing Interpretations of Venezuelan Elections At the meeting, the President of Venezuela reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the […]
August 29, 2024
Venezuela’s Economy Grew 8% in the First Half of 2024
One of the main engines of work and growth, of the 18 defined by the Bolivarian government, is that of entrepreneurship, which in the first half grew «15 percent».
August 15, 2024
Afghan Economy Remains Fragile After Three Years of Taliban Rule
U.S. sanctions such as the freezing of Central Bank assets have kept the country mired in economic crisis. On Aug. 15, 2021, Taliban’s force entered Kabul and took over power as U.S.-led forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan. To celebrate the third anniversary of U.S.-led forces pulling out of Afghanistan, streets and buildings in the capital […]