La Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo y sus aliados (OPEP+) no hacen suficiente en cuanto a la producción de petróleo, lo cual amenaza la recuperación de la economía mundial, criticó el miércoles el consejero estadounidense de Seguridad Nacional, Jake Sullivan. El aumento de los costos de combustible, si no se controla, podría socavar la recuperación mundial en curso. Aunque la OPEP+ se puso de acuerdo recientemente para aumentar la producción, esto no borrará los recortes que se impusieron durante la pandemia , afirmó en una declaración obtenida por la AFP. En un momento crítico en la recuperación mundial, esto simplemente no es suficiente , añadió. Los miembros de la OPEP y sus diez aliados, a través del acuerdo OPEP+, acordaron a mediados de julio seguir aumentando modestamente la producción a partir de agosto. El acuerdo prevé que los 23 miembros del grupo aumenten su producción en 400.000 barriles diarios (bpd) cada mes. El Presidente Biden ha d
(Bloomberg) Glencore Plc said it could dramatically increase returns to shareholders going forward as the company cashes in on high prices for the commodities it mines and trades. Glencore announced $1.18 billion in dividends and share repurchases Thursday after surging metals prices helped drive first-half earnings to a record. But while the buyback may be a welcome surprise for investors, Glencore’s payouts remain well below mining rivals like Rio Tinto Group and Anglo American Plc, which last week announced a combined $13.2 billion in shareholder returns, also after record profits. Glencore’s now in a position to pay out a higher percentage of its earnings after reducing borrowings, Chief Financial Officer Steve Kalmin told reporters. The company cut net debt by 33% from a year earlier to the bottom of its long-term range. The current dividend policy is to pay $1 billion from its trading unit, plus 25% of free cash flows from the sprawling mining business. “Given where the b
Colombia protests lose steam, but their economic toll rises
Demonstrators gather outside a local hotel where representatives of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) and union leaders meet, in Bogota, Colombia June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita reuters tickers
This content was published on June 9, 2021 - 23:12
June 9, 2021 - 23:12
By Nelson Bocanegra
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Anti-government protests in Colombia were sparsely attended on Wednesday, but the economic fall-out of the six-week-old demonstrations is far from over, officials said.
Road blockades associated with protests have caused shortages throughout the country, interrupted exports, and hit oil and mining production.
Marches on Wednesday were largely concentrated in the capital, after union and student leaders called for protesters to take over Bogota. Groups of hundreds gathered at several points around the city.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Greece will start taking concrete steps and working on joint projects to improve economic and commercial ties, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after talks Athens, as the NATO members seek to repair ties. Tensions flared last year over a dispute over maritime jurisdiction and offshore rights in the eastern Mediterranean, and the countries traded barbs on Sunday over the status of Muslim minorities in Greece. Speaking at a news conference with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Athens, Cavusoglu said they reached an understanding on 25 articles to improve commercial ties, and both countries would recognise each other s COVID-19 vaccinations, in a move to help tourism. Cavusoglu said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were planning to meet at the NATO summit in Brussels on June 14. (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Dominic Evans)