Visa, one of the world leaders in digital payments, facilitates worldwide commerce and the movement of money in more than 200 countries and territories between a global set of consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities through innovative technologies. Since Visa’s inception in 1958, the company has been
The Walt Disney Company reported that it plans to produce approximately 40 titles, including feature films and episodic television programs, in fiscal 2023, which ends on October 1. Those films and programs will be distributed theatrically and/or on its DTC (direct-to-consumer) platforms. As the studios produce films under
Bakery products are becoming increasingly popular among consumers in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), according to the Frost & Sullivan Report. The report shows significant growth in the retail sales value of bakery products in China. From 2015 to 2020, sales rose from approximately $24.3 billion to
Import and export trends for some of the world’s major trading economies best illustrate patterns of trade growth during the third quarter of 2022. With the exception of the Russian Federation, goods trade of the major economies was well above year-ago levels, highlighted the United Nations Conference on
Colombia‘s debt (external) registered a 5.5% y-o-y growth as of September 30, 2022, to US$98.914 billion, as detailed in the last part of this note. On the other hand, on July 29, 2022, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit submitted to the Colombian Congress the draft General
The top five exporters of commercial services in the world during 2021 were the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and France. With $795 billion in services sold internationally in 2021, the United States remained the world’s leading exporter, with a 13% share of the global market, according