Categoria: Politics
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Nova York Se Torna A Primeira Cidade Dos EUA Com Pedágio De Congestionamento
O pedágio de congestionamento da cidade de Nova York entrou em vigor no domingo (5), um dia após um juiz federal rejeitar um pedido de autoridades de New Jersey para bloquear o plano. A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) disse que o pedágio, o primeiro desse tipo nos EUA, visa reduzir os congestionamentos, impulsionar o uso…
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Brazilian Central Bank Says It Will Not Interfere In The Devaluation Of Real
The Brazilian Central Bank’s monetary policy director and future president of the Central Bank, Gabriel Galípolo, said that the institution will not interfere in the depreciation of the country currency, Real. He added that the floating exchange rate is one of the pillars of the country’s economy. This Monday, December 2nd, The Brazilian real started…
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What Role Do Small Businesses Play In The American Economy?
Small business development in the US declined in the four decades before the pandemic — but since 2020, this chunk of the private sector has been driving the bulk of job growth. What’s considered a small business? The Small Business Administration (SBA) generally defines any independent business with fewer than 500 employees as a “small business.” How many small businesses…
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Pix Is Most Used Payment Method In Brazil
Pix, the instant payment system developed by the Central Bank of Brazil, has become the most widely used payment method in the country. Just four years after its launch, it has surpassed cash transactions, according to data from the survey Brazilians and Their Relationship with Money, published by the Brazilian Central Bank. Pix is currently used by…
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Poverty And Extreme Poverty Reach Lowest Level In Brazil Since 2012
Brazil concluded 2023 with the lowest poverty and extreme poverty levels recorded since the Synthesis of Social Indicators survey began in 2012, conducted by the government´s statistics agency IBGE. However, despite this improvement, data released on Wednesday in December revealed that 58.9 million people still live in poverty, with 9.5 million in extreme poverty. The…
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Brazil Approves Spending Cuts But Financial Markets See The Changes With Pessimism
Brazil recently approved a Constitutional Amendment that cut government spending. The amendment makes changes to mandatory revenues with the aim of improving the federal government’s fiscal balance. Among the changes are those that allow adjustments to the salary ceiling for public servants, the rules for granting the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC), the salary bonus, the…
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Brazil Expects Record‑Breaking Summer For International Tourism
Brazil’s tourism authority Embratur expects 2025’s summer to be a record-breaking season for international tourism in both Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. From January to March next year, 4.5 million seats will be available on international flights to Brazil, the highest number in history, the agency reported. The nations that stand out in this respect…
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Reconstruction: Lula Says That “2025 Is The Year Of The Harvest”
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted in a end of the year interview that the population will reap the results of the restructuring and relaunch of programs and policies that were resumed and implemented since the beginning of his administration. “Everything we planned to do, up until now, has been accomplished. Everything. We created…
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Real Atinge Mínima Histórica E Ultrapassa R$6,30
O real está despencando. Nunca antes a moeda brasileira esteve tão fraca em relação ao dólar americano desde a sua criação em 1994. A moeda brasileira atingiu sua marca mais fraca de todos os tempos, R$ 6,3139 frente ao dólar na quarta-feira (18). Pesando ainda mais sobre o real, o Federal Reserve dos EUA cortou…
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Conseguirão Os EUA Sair Da Sua Crise Imobiliária No Próximo Ano?
O mercado imobiliário dos Estados Unidos em 2024 foi o mais lento em três décadas. A última vez que as vendas caíram tanto foi em 1995, quando a população dos EUA era 22% menor do que é hoje. O do ano que vem pode não ser muito melhor. Vai depender de quantas casas novas serão…