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Venezuela gasoline
Widespread shortages have brought some Venezuelan cities to a halt. (Radio Fe y Alegría)

Venezuela Announces Car Census to Ration Gasoline
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Cash-Strapped Nicolás Maduro Admits Subsidy Unsustainable, Touts “Motherland Card” Solution

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Banco Ecofuturo Bolivia
Banco Ecofuturo unveiled new headquarters as part of its modernization program. (Página Siete)

Bolivian Bank Explores Blockchain Applications Despite Ban
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Banco EcoFuturo Harnesses Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence to Lead Innovation

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crypto atms ecuador
Over 100 people attended the presentation of the first crypto ATMs assembled in Ecuador. (Dany Ledesma)

Ecuador’s First Crypto ATMs Defy Prohibition
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Entrepreneurs Vow to Provide Formal, Safe Transaction System for Private Currencies

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In Colombia, 21 companies are licensed to grow cannabis for medical purposes. (pixundfertig)

Colombia’s Medical Marijuana Flies High
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Flurry of Permits Opens Gate for Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry

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The sales of twin, double, queen, and king mattresses made of memory foam began through their online site, with a delivery time within five days. Social networks (especially Facebook) have been their main means of advertising. (Luuna)

Mattress Company Wakes Mexican Bedding Industry from the Dead
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With the Old Guard Fast Asleep, Luuna Is Changing the Game

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cannabis uruguay
ICC International Cannabis grows marijuana on 576 acres in Uruguay. (ICC)

Uruguay Leads Next Frontier for Legal Cannabis
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End of Prohibition Opens Door for Medicinal Exports to Canada, Mexico

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bike sharing colombia
The seemingly simple concept has swept across the globe in a matter of just a few years. (Biciestación)

Priceless: Bike Sharing Garners Profits in Colombia without User Fees
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Two Young Entrepreneurs Get Cali Residents to Ride a New Model

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Port of Cartagena: Colombia is one of the countries where SMEs are looking for new foreign suppliers. (Pxhere)

Latin Americans Cry Out for Suppliers
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Contracts Go Wanting with Half of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

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The Ecuadorian bitcoin community met to celebrate Bitcoin Pizza Day on May 22. (Paz Gómez)

Ban Fails to Halt Bitcoin in Ecuador
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State’s Digital Alternative Flounders, Struggles to Instill Confidence

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Miami's coveted hotel market is the center of a standoff as Airbnb unravels regulation and protectionism. (Jimmy Baikovicius)

Airbnb Descends into Political Dogfight with New PAC in Florida
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Hotel Lobby’s Peer-to-Peer Competitor Won’t Be Intimidated

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