Bloomberg Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Bogota and was expectd to the World Economic Forum in Davos, as he rallies international backing for his campaign to oust president Nicolas Maduro. In Colombia, Guaido also received the renewed support of President Ivan Duque during a meeting at the presidential palace. They visited ...

Bloomberg The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted the world economy will strengthen in 2020, albeit at a slightly slower pace than previously anticipated amid threats related to trade and tensions in the Middle East. Global growth will accelerate to 3.3% from 2.9% in 2019, marking the first pickup in three years, the fund said. Both figures are down compared with ...

Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a brighter view of the economy and left its main policy settings unchanged on Tuesday, offering a further indication that it is unlikely to add to its stimulus. As had been widely expected, the BOJ raised its growth projections for the first time in a year, thanks to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s $120 ...