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Montevideo, January 31st 2026 - 04:56 UTC

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  • Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 00:07 UTC

    Why an AI data analytics platform is the key to smarter decisions

    Every company accumulates a considerable amount of data as it operates

    Modern businesses are increasingly resorting to analytical solutions based on artificial intelligence. By doing so, they can make more informed and effective decisions. In the age of big data and the rapid growth of information flows, organizations are often faced with the need to process information quickly and accurately. Only then can companies obtain strategically important insights.

  • Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 00:02 UTC

    iGaming per capita expenditure expected to rise 0.9% among Kiwis in 2024

    Photo: Unsplash

    New Zealand is a unique prospect for casino operators. Its geography means it has the perfect climate for online casinos to flourish. Yet with a small population, it is a demographic that must be captured and retained. All this is set against a backdrop of grey areas in regulation and laws. However, it is expected that this year spending on gambling will rise by 0.9%. In the text below, we delve into this unique situation to see what is taking place in New Zealand's iGaming scene.

  • Tuesday, October 15th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Milei welcomes Boris Johnson at Casa Rosada

    The main topic of their encounter was reportedly a meeting between Milei and Mick Jagger. The Falklands/Malvinas case was never discussed

    Argentine President Javier Milei Monday welcomed former UK Primer Minister Boris Johnson at Casa Rosada, after which the South American leader announced he would travel to England for a meeting with musician Mick Jagger at a date yet to be determined. Milei had already discussed rock with another exPM - Lord David Cameron - whom he met as Foreign Secretary.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 22:06 UTC

    Trio granted Economics Nobel Prize for delving into development asymmetries

    This year's winners came as no surprise within Economics circles

    Three researchers who delved into the asymmetries of how countries prosper differently were awarded the Economics Nobel Prize Monday, thus closing this year's round of announcements ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremonies in Stockholm.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    IDB announces loans for Argentina

    A lasting transformation would hinge on the private sector creating jobs, Goldfajn explained

    Argentina's administration of President Javier Milei will be receiving loans worth US$ 3.8 billion from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), it was reported during the weekend. These funds will be allocated to various projects, energy subsidies, and social plans, it was explained.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 08:25 UTC

    Trouble ahead at Samoa Commonwealth summit; Caribbean nations demanding £200bn billion from UK for slave trade

    Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley meets PM Starmer. She is demanding the UK's debt to her country is £3.7 trillion.

    Trouble ahead for King Charles and PM Keir Starmer when they attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa on October 21st. A group of fifteen Caribbean governments have unanimously decided to demand an incredible £200 billion from the UK in compensation for its role in the slave trade, according to reports in the British media.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

    UK names new investment minister to spearhead bolstered Office for Investment

    Poppy Gustafsson OBE was the former co-founder and CEO of British cyber security company Darktrace plc until her departure in September 2024.

    A new Minister for Investment has been appointed to head up a bolstered Office for Investment, as part of a wider Whitehall ‘shake up’ to strengthen the government’s offer and partnership with businesses and investors.

  • Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 11:20 UTC

    Premier of the discovery of the “Endurance” at the London Film Festival

    The 2022 expedition that made the discovery at the bottom of the Antarctic continent at a depth of almost 3,000 meters was supported by the Falkland Islands Heritage Fund

    This Saturday, October 12, a documentary film about the discovery of the ship “Endurance” by the great Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be presented at the London Film Festival.

  • Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 10:16 UTC

    IMF goes easier on heavily indebted countries such as Argentina

    “I'm pleased to announce that the Executive Board has reached a consensus on a reform of IMF charges and surcharges,” Georgieva stressed

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Friday a series of cuts on overcharges to countries heavily in debt, which, albeit moderate, could benefit Argentina among other nations. Such an initiative had been resisted in the past by Washington and other G7 nations but things have changed considerably at a global level.

  • Friday, October 11th 2024 - 21:47 UTC

    Gibraltar CM angered by Spain's tighter unilateral border controls

    “As a socialist,” Picardo said he was “depressed that politics is used to harm the interests of workers and not to help them.”

    Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabian Picardo vowed not to give in to Spain's “pressure tactics” after the reintroduction of passport controls at the La Verja crossing requiring passports to people from the British Overseas Territory.