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Fecha: Lunes, Junio 6, 2022 - 20:40
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Economic sanctions deliver bigger global shocks than ever before and are easier to evade Not since the 1930s has an economy the size of Russia’s been placed under such a wide array of commercial restrictions as those imposed in response to its invasion of Ukraine. But in contrast to Italy and Japan in the 1930s, Russia today is a major exporter of oil, grain, and other key commodities, and the global economy is far more integrated. As a result, today’s sanctions have global economic effects far greater than anything seen before. Their magnitude should prompt reconsideration of sanctions as a powerful policy instrument with major global economic implications. Sanctions are not the only source of turmoil in the global economy. Energy prices have been rising since last year as the economic recovery from the pandemic encountered overburdened supply chains. Global food prices rose 28 percent in 2020 and 23 percent in 2021, and they surged 17 percent this year between February and March alone. The war has also harmed Ukraine directly as fighting has closed the country’s Black Sea ports, blocking its exports of wheat, corn, sunflower oil, and other goods. Fuente: |
Fecha: Viernes, Mayo 27, 2022 - 21:14
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The second estimate of GDP released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis show a decrease at an annual rate 1.5 percent in the first quarter of 2022, worst than released last month. The drop was due to a drcreased in exports, government spending and an increase in imports. Within exports, were widespread decreased in nondurable goods. The decreased in government spending reflected a reduced in defense spending on intermediate goods and services. And the increased in imports was led by increases in durable goods. In general, in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of COVID-19 cases still restricted opperations and activities production in some parts inside and outside of the country. Fuente: |
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Autor: Oscar Ugarteche, Armando Negrete
Intereses y agentes extranjeros en Venezuela
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Resumen: Existe un riesgo alto que un problema de política nacional en Venezuela se resuelva con una intervención militar y que ésta pueda gatillar un problema internacional en Sudamérica. Este país está en el centro del tablero, con un problema político de representación y legitimidad, una crisis económica y un intervencionismo encubierto. Venezuela está, de este modo, sometida a los intereses económicos y planes geopolíticos de las tres potencias globales: EEUU, China y Rusia Cualquiera que sea el caso, es inaceptable que los problemas políticos internos de un país se definan por la pugna entre estos tres poderes mundiales. Debe rescatarse el principio de la no intervención. |
Autor: Oscar Ugarteche, Jorge Zaldivar
La Banca Europea ante la Unión Bancaria Europea
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Resumen: Tres fenómenos llaman la atención en la banca europea. El primero, la quiebra bancaria en Italia y España; el segundo, el rebote de los precios de sus acciones, que venían en descenso desde 2015, el 7 de noviembre de 2016 día en que Trump fue electo; y el tercero, las multas por crimen organizado de los bancos más grandes de Europa en complicidad con bancos británicos y estadounidenses. Todos estos, problemas que enfrenta y trata de solucionar el Banco Central Europeo. El objetivo de este artículo es repasar las reglas prudenciales implementadas por la Unión Europea, después de la crisis de 2008, y observar la situación de la banca en Alemania, España, Italia y la banca inglesa. |
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