Economy

Cubans in Argentina urge the US to stop hostility against the island

Published on: September 19, 2025
12:35

Buenos Aires, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The Union of Cuban Residents in Argentina (URCA) urged the US government to cease its efforts to overthrow the island's government and end "the economic war waged against us with the blockade and the intensification of its measures and sanctions."

Zimbabwean university students reject US blockade on Cuba

Published on: September 19, 2025
12:31

Harare, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Southern African Young Diplomats Association (SYAD) rejected the US blockade against Cuba while visiting the Caribbean nation's Embassy in Zimbabwe.

Colombia hands over 18,000 hectares of land to rural families

Published on: September 19, 2025
12:23

Bogota, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The transfer of 18,000 hectares of land belonging to drug traffickers and front men to rural families and victims in six departments marks a step forward in Colombia's agrarian reform, a government source highlighted.

South Africa and Brazil agree on agricultural collaboration

Published on: September 19, 2025
12:17

Pretoria, Sept 19 (Prensa Latina) The governments of South Africa and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) that opens a new chapter in bilateral agricultural cooperation, with an emphasis on sustainability and food security.

Mexico’s economic activity increases 0.2 percent annually in August

Published on: September 19, 2025
10:01

Mexico City, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Mexico's economic activity grew 0.2 percent last August equal to last year, according to preliminary data released by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

Cuba: Important documentary on Habano cigar announced

Published on: September 19, 2025
09:57

Havana, Sept 19 (Prensa Latina) Habanos S.A. announced the release of an important documentary on premium Cuban cigars, which have a significant impact on the international market.

Uruguay outlines state policy on irrigation

Published on: September 19, 2025
08:45

Montevideo, Sept 19 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan government is currently seeking to boost investment to bring irrigation to some 300,000 hectares, which will have an impact on agricultural production, employment, and the economy.

Argentine’s president threatens thousands of layoffs for overturning

Published on: September 18, 2025
13:39

Buenos Aires, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Javier Milei's Casa Rosada (government) reacted by threatening thousands of layoffs in the public sector and cuts to social security funds and even Congressional funding for overturning the executive branch's vetoes.

Ecuador’s indigenous people ready to resist neoliberal coup

Published on: September 18, 2025
13:33

Quito, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) will decide whether its members will be driving against President Daniel Noboa's decision to end diesel subsidy, thus, ready to resist the new neoliberal coup.

Cuba denounces US blockade at the United Nations

Published on: September 18, 2025
11:19

Havana, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC), Marta Bonet, denounced the effects of the US economic and financial blockade against the Caribbean island, before the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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