Matthews Asia and Picton Announce Alliance to Position Products in Latin America

Matthews Asia and Picton Announce Alliance to Position Products in Latin America

Nathalia Morales Arevalo – Matthews Asia, a leading investment manager offering investment solutions focused on Asia, and Picton, a leader in third-party product distribution in Latin America, announced an agreement that allows Picton market Matthews Asia products to institutional clients in Latin America. Likewise, the objective is to strategically position the investment and services capabilities … Read more

In Latin America, 158 million people work informally according to the ILO

In Latin America, 158 million people work informally according to the ILO

Jonathan Toro – [email protected] – The havoc keeps appearing that left the pandemic during its first year, and the International Labor Organization (ILO) released some figures on the impact of the virus on labor informality in the region. -According to the entity, in Latin America and the Caribbean there are at least 158 ​​million people … Read more

“Latin America and the Caribbean will probably grow above its potential this year”

“Latin America and the Caribbean will probably grow above its potential this year”

After 13 months of pandemic, it is estimated that this year there will be economic growth. Mario Mesquita, chief economist at Itaú Unibanco, spoke to LR about global economic projections and the effects of tax changes. How are the prospects for the global economy and that of Latin America?The global economy is going to have … Read more

The impact of the closure of the United States-Canada border for more than a year

The impact of the closure of the United States-Canada border for more than a year

Since March 21, 2020, passage through the world’s largest land border has been restricted. Since then, transit is only allowed to essential workers in the supply chain and to people who by force majeure require to enter the United States or Canada. This restriction, which has been renewed every month, seems to be far from … Read more

American Airlines will have three new daily routes from Colombia to New York

American Airlines will have three new daily routes from Colombia to New York

Sofía Solórzano C – [email protected] – American Airlines announced three new flights from Colombia to New York, in which there will be a daily service from Bogotá, Cali and Medellín to JFK Airport starting May 6. The opening of these three routes is part of the alliance with JetBlue airline and as a result, American … Read more

NASA’s first experiment makes oxygen on Mars, gets 5 grams

NASA’s first experiment makes oxygen on Mars, gets 5 grams

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – NASA successfully conducted its first experiment in converting the very thin and poisonous atmosphere of Mars into oxygen. Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) was made possible through the landing of the Perseverance rover on 18 February. The atmosphere on Mars is dominated by carbon dioxide. The atmosphere on Mars is … Read more

A bright fireball was observed in the sky of France

A bright fireball was observed in the sky of France

Photo: MeteoCotedAzur A large meteor was observed in the south of France – – According to the video recording of one of the cameras in Cannes, the meteor burned up in the atmosphere before reaching the ground. In France, the inhabitants of the Côte d’Azur watched the fall of a bright meteorite on the night … Read more

Plastic rains could become a major problem

Plastic rains could become a major problem

Clarissa Wright Guillaume Woznica 1 hour ago 5 min Microplastics can be suspended in the air and fall like rain on the earth. Plastic is falling from the sky, polluting remote parts of North America and other parts of the world. Some have described plastic rain as the new acid rain. A study recently published … Read more

“The pandemic showed that there is a need to contract life and home insurance”

“The pandemic showed that there is a need to contract life and home insurance”

Lina Vargas Vega – [email protected] – For many Colombians, having insurance is considered a luxury. However, because of the pandemic, this thinking began to change. Marco Arenas, country manager at Liberty Seguros, spoke about this trend, the company’s innovations and the performance of the sector during 2020. How did the insurance industry fare last year? … Read more

The Super League of Discord

The Super League of Discord

Soccer is a game, a sport, a hobby, a competition, a leisure time, a way of sharing and socializing, a show, an entertainment, an identity, an emotion, a passion … But, without a doubt, it is also a business that monetizes the passions of society. For this reason, although soccer began as a sport with … Read more