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#Opinión | Millicom, Tigo y la oportunidad de la reconstrucción digital venezolana, por Enrique González (@enriquergp) finanzasdigital.com/millicom… a través de @finanzasdigital
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Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña Resigns Amid Ueno Bank Scandal
Peña's resignation follows a political crisis triggered by the Central Bank's takeover of Ueno Bank, a major digital lender with which the president had previous business ties.
Until last year, Peña held a stake in Grupo Vázquez, Ueno's parent company. During his administration, the bank received substantial deposits from public entities, including the Social Security Institute (IPS), which manages pensions and health funds for millions of Paraguayans.
Ueno went from an obscure finance company to one of the country's most prominent digital lenders in less than five years, according to ABC News. Its collapse has raised serious questions about financial oversight, conflicts of interest and the management of public funds.
Congress still needs to accept Peña's resignation, while the investigation into the bank's collapse continues. Peña took office in August 2023.
#paraguay, @SantiPenap, #UenoBank, #Banking , #CrisisUeno, #Crisis , #latinamerica
Mensaje del Presidente de la República, Santiago Peña, al pueblo paraguayo.
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La renuncia de Peña antes de una condena en juicio político le permite acceder a la senaduría vitalicia (art. 189 de la Constitución). Esto le da fueros parlamentarios: para someterlo a un proceso penal se requeriría el desafuero aprobado por dos tercios del Senado (art. 191).
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Charities including Oxfam and Amnesty International filed a complaint with Spain's ombudsman alleging "grave rights violations" in Ceuta. They included the forced return of migrants from conflict-hit countries and denial of legal assistance, says @Coropo
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Spain's rush to clear Ceuta migrant backlog raises rights concerns
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“If Nicaragua is to overcome its troubled past and today’s stifling repression, conditions will have to be created to allow people like Carlos Fernando Chamorro to return home and to practice journalism free of threats and intimidation".
Daniel Ortega has forced journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro into exile twice. But he hasn't been able to silence him.
From abroad, Chamorro and his team at Confidencial continue to investigate Nicaragua’s authoritarian regime, document its abuses, and keep independent journalism alive.
Can journalism from exile help keep the flame of freedom alive in Nicaragua?
My analysis in Americas Quarterly, featuring comments from Gema Kloppe-Santamaría, Steve Hendrix, and Kevin K. Sullivan. Photographer Elmer Josue Rivas.
@AmerQuarterly, @ArriojaJoseE, @GemaKloppe, @hendrixse, @ElmerJRivas
#Nicaragua #PressFreedom #Democracy #Journalism
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As Latin American governments look to build sovereignty into their technology acquisitions, Washington must consider strategic options to curb China’s technological presence in the region and claim victory in the battle for the hemisphere’s AI Future. americasquarterly.org/articl…
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The battle for Latin America’s AI future isn’t just about who has the best AI model.
It’s about who builds the foundational infrastructure beneath it—and whose standards, technology, and expertise shape the region’s digital future.
As the U.S. and China compete for technological influence, Latin American countries are trying to preserve something of their own: technological sovereignty.
"Chinese companies have already accumulated a significant technological presence in the region, and U.S. firms are increasing their investments from Mexico to Argentina. Yet, this competition is far from a winner-take-all outcome."
Analysts Brian Fonseca and Alexandra Bishop dissect the intricacies of this consequential contest for Americas Quarterly.
@AmerQuarterly, @BrianPFonseca, #AI #LatinAmerica, #China, #Technology, #ArtificialIntelligence
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Solo existen dos tipos de personas:
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“He gets a bargaining chip that is very powerful,” José Enrique Arrioja @ArriojaJoseE says to @FortuneMagazine. (+)
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“[Trump] is saying: ‘Don’t deviate from this path or you’ll pay for it’. It gives you big leverage in negotiating with Delcy Rodríguez", the Managing Editor of the Americas Quarterly @AmerQuarterly says. A must read.
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Citgo is more than Venezuela’s most valuable foreign asset, and what happens to the company could have consequences far beyond the courtroom.
It may now be one of Washington’s most powerful bargaining chips.
The Trump administration has repeatedly delayed approval of the court-ordered sale of Citgo to Elliott Management, raising a bigger, essential question: Could Citgo's fate become part of Washington’s strategy for Venezuela’s political and economic transition?
Brandon Mulder reports for Fortune.
@brand4on #Citgo #Venezuela #ElliottManagement #USVenezuela #oil
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Colombia is turning to the IMF as fiscal pressure mounts
Colombia has held talks with the International Monetary Fund in recent weeks, including discussions on possible financing, as the government races to contain a deepening fiscal crisis that has rattled investors, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
Colombia's Finance Ministry confirmed it had asked the IMF to send a technical mission to the country, following meetings in Bogota between IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke and Colombian officials.
Colombia's budget shortfall to be much larger than previously forecast this year and to widen even further in 2027. The government increase borrowing by more than $10.5 billion this year. In 2027, borrowing is set to reach $71.7 billion, more than double what was initially planned.
Reuters' Nelson Bocanegra, Carlos Vargas and Andrea Shalal report.
#Colombia #IMF #Economy #LatinAmerica #FiscalPolicy
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Venezuela is talking about elections. But when?
Delcy Rodríguez has promised elections at the “right moment.” Washington has backed a three-phase plan for stabilization, recovery and transition. Yet there is still no electoral timetable.
For Venezuela’s democratic transition, the missing piece may be the most essential one: a date.
"The lack of a clear, verifiable roadmap to hold a vote in the country is becoming a test that boils down to a single question: Is Washington willing to set an electoral timetable when doing so may conflict with its most immediate economic and strategic intentions?"
Analyst and professor Benigno Alarcón Deza dissects the conundrum and its political implications for Americas Quarterly.
@AmerQuarterly, #Venezuela #Elections #Democracy #USVenezuela #LatinAmerica
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...en septiembre, su secretario Jock Colville anotó en su diario que Churchill seguía haciendo la V con la mano invertida “a pesar de las advertencias” de que el gesto tenía otro significado. Es decir: “lo hacía por impulso”, sin darse cuenta de que estaba insultando.
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