Stories for February 2022

Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Brazil aquaculture exports totaled 9,900 tons in 2021

Brazilian farmed fish exports totaled 9,900 tons last year, 49% more than in 2020, according to Embrapa data in partnership with the Brazilian Fish Farming Association (PeixeBR). Revenue from shipments increased 78% to US$20.7 million.
Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Excellent prospects for Mercosur beef exports, except Argentina

The Argentine beef industry is optimistic about world meat production and global demand this year, with China again playing a leading market role. A report issued by Argentina's Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR) and the Mercado Ganadero Department (Rosgan), world beef production will reach 58 million tons, representing a 1% increase over 2021.
Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
Peruvian president makes yet another cabinet reshuffle

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has sworn in his fourth cabinet in barely over six months after taking office. A week ago, he had appointed his third cabinet after the resignation of Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez.
Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Starving Venezuelan pensioners take it to the streets of Caracas

Venezuelan senior citizens Wednesday marched through Caracas' Plaza de La Moneda, not far from the presidential Miraflores Palace, to launch an “SOS” message and call for help as they can barely survive on their pay.
Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:08 UTC
Spain: McAfee's death was ruled a suicide, but family appeals decision

A Spanish judge ruled Wednesday that the death of computer antivirus developer John McAfee in a Catalonia prison was a suicide after a new post-mortem report and ordered the case shelved.
Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
The Future of Money: Gearing up for Central Bank Digital Currency

By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director – Let me start by thanking the Atlantic Council for providing a fitting venue to discuss central banks’ forays into Digital Currencies.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 22:08 UTC
No harm in Uruguay's banking system dollarized, Moody's report says

Although 76% of deposits in Uruguayan banks are in US dollars, credit rating consultants Moody's have said there was nothing to fear.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 22:03 UTC
Argentina's industrial activity on a recovery path

Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) Wednesday reported local industrial output had recorded a 15.8% growth in the year 2021, boosted by automotive and transport which showed a 50.9% increase.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 22:01 UTC
Cabello judicially seizes Caracas' El Nacional newspaper

Caracas' El Nacional newspaper has been handed over to United Socialist Party of Venezuela Deputy Chairman Diosdado Cabello Rondón, thus executing a judiciary ruling issued late in January in a damages suit against the publication.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 22:00 UTC
Venezuela allows flights to and from Portugal to resume

The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro Wednesday gave the nod to the resumption of commercial flights to and from Portugal, which were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.