Bolivia's Foreign Minister and Charge d'Affaires of the United States signed a memorandum of understanding as part of the Growth in the Americas initiative, the Latin American country's foreign ministry said. The document was signed after 9 months of the reign of the interim President of Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez. The former head of the country, Evo Morales, has criticized US policy towards Latin...

India intends to gradually abandon the use of equipment of Huawei Technologies and other Chinese companies in its telecommunications networks in connection with the recent aggravation of relations between the two countries, writes the Financial Times, citing informed sources. As a result, Huawei, which previously faced tough US restrictions, could lose access to one of its most important markets....

US presidential candidate from Democrats Joe Biden said that if elected, he would raise taxes for those who earn more than $ 400 thousand a year, but for those who earn less, there will be no new taxes. “I will raise taxes for those who receive more than $ 400 thousand. Why? Because the time has come for them to start paying their share of the economic responsibilities that we have. I am not...

The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of introducing additional sanctions against Venezuela to end the remaining oil trade operations with that country, Bloomberg reported, citing a source. According to the agency, the sanctions may affect deals with companies in Europe and Asia. US officials have been discussing the move for several months, but initially...

The economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic in developed countries has worsened the position of women in the labor market more than that of men. Thus, it differs from the recessions of previous years, in which the decline in employment went the opposite way. The economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic could affect the economic situation of women more than that of men, says a...

For the first time in the world, the growth of the volume of electricity obtained from coal has stopped. The decline is due to Europe, while China, on the contrary, is increasing production. For the first time in the history of recent decades, global electricity production from coal declined in the first half of 2020. This is stated in the report of the environmental organizations "Global Coal...

The main rival of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential elections, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, announced her readiness to become the national leader of Belarus during the period of power change. She spoke about this in a new video message. “I am ready to take responsibility and act as a national leader during this period in order for the country to calm down and enter into a...

The Chinese authorities are preparing a number of important initiatives that should help them reorient the economy to domestic consumption from exports, amid the global recession and deteriorating relations with the United States. The need to make appropriate decisions is growing as Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies Co. and Bytedance Ltd., are increasingly facing restrictions in...

The Lebanese government will resign in full. The inability of the Cabinet of Ministers to cope with the economic crisis caused discontent among the people, which sharply increased after the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut. Lebanese government will step down, Prime Minister Hassan Diab will announce it in a televised address on August 10, Health Minister Hamad Hassan said, Reuters...