Costa Rica’s rapid adoption of the Sinpe Móvil payment platform, as documented by recent reports and official data, has transformed the country’s retail landscape and banking sector.

The Central Bank launched Sinpe Móvil in 2015, but its use soared after the pandemic. By late 2024, 76% of Costa Ricans over age 15 actively used the system,

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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) revealed on April 18, 2025, that the Trump administration will impose brand-new port charges on Chinese-built and Chinese-owned ships getting in American ports.The administration states these procedures intend to counter China's supremacy in shipbuilding, address supply chain dangers, and stimulate demand for US-built v
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The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) reported on April 15, 2025, that international wine production and intake have actually dropped to their lowest levels considering that 1961. Production declined by 5% from 2023, reaching 226 million hectoliters in 2024. Consumption fell 3.3% to 214 million hectoliters, continuing a downward pattern for the third
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Saab validated in March 2025 that its innovation transfer program with Peru's state-owned shipbuilder SIMA has actually gone into a brand-new phase.This third agreement, signed in December 2024, brings Docksta Shipyard's Knock Down Kit and Swedish technical assistance to SIMA's Chimbote center, where regional workers will assemble the CB90 fast attack boats.SIMA's C
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China has stopped importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, a move confirmed by recent shipping data and Chinese customs figures. This halt began after Beijing imposed a 15% tariff on US LNG shipments in February and later raised the tariff to 49%.

The last US LNG cargo arrived in China’s Fujian province on February 6, with a s

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Britain's Supreme Court provided a consentaneous choice on April 16, 2025, ruling that the term female in the Equality Act 2010 refers strictly to biological sex, not gender identity.Five justices concluded that transgender women, even those with a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), do not fulfill the legal definition of female under the Act.This
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