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During the first half of 2023, the government announced that Costa Rica’s merchandise exports reached a total of US$9.061 billion, marking a 24% increase from the US$7.333 billion recorded during the same period in the previous year. Despite considerable challenges and external geopolitical context, the country witnessed growth across all sectors and regions. The precision […]
Your smartphone is likely always listening to you. It has to be in order for voice-recognition assistants like Siri, Bixby, or Alexa to work. But is your device listening to your conversations and using them to target you with personalized ads? While there is no definitive proof that this is happening, some experts suggest that it […]
At the Amazon Summit, Brazil’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, emphasized that developing nations should not be subjected to what he termed “green neocolonialism.” He emphasized the need for affluent countries to contribute financially if they truly intend to preserve rainforests. “It’s not merely countries like Brazil, Colombia, or Venezuela that require funds. It’s […]
On May 3, the U.S. dollar declined to R$5.07, a drop of about 0.85%, following U.S. employment figures that fell short of expectations. The April jobs report indicated an addition of only 175,000 non-farm jobs, significantly below the anticipated 243,000. This slowdown from March’s revised figure of 315,000 suggests potential shifts in upcoming monetary policy […]