The basic passive rate (TBP) will rise to 5.75% on Thursday, which marks its sixth consecutive increase since May, when it was around 4.55%. According to data from the website of the Central Bank, the indicator will increase five basis points in relation to its last update. The rate was not at this level since […]
Archives for July 5, 2017
Maduro’s supporters seized Venezuelan Parliament
Dozens of supporters of the Venezuelan government remained outside opposition parliament on Wednesday after a violent incursion in which five opposition MPs were injured. The presence of the demonstrators prevented the departure of the opposition legislators and journalists, five hours after a hundred people burst into the gardens of the Parliament in downtown Caracas, where […]
Otto Guevara claims the Government is responsible for persecution against Uber
Legislator Otto Guevara raised his voice in the Legislative Plenary against the inaction of the government to solve the problematic between the red taxis and Uber that has turned into a battle in the streets. Why does the government exacerbate the conflict instead of solving the problem?” asked the legislator, accusing the Executive of promoting […]
Ligia Fallas prevented legislators from condemning violence against Venezuelan MPs
During the regular session several members of the Legislative Assembly presented a motion to condemn Wednesday’s violence against several Venezuelan parliamentarians, who were beaten by a group of people who entered the Assembly headquarters in that country. However, it was not possible to hear the motion because the members of Frente Amplio, led by Ligia […]
BCR president says it is “ridiculous” to link her with bomb alert
Paola Mora, president of the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR), said that the fact that people think she had something to do with the false bomb alert that occurred on Wednesday at the headquarters of the institution is simply ridiculous. Ottón Solís told the press that the alert occurred just when the Board of Directors […]