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Hyperledger Foundation Adds Citi and Brazilian Development Bank as New Members; Launches Financial Services Working Group to Support Rapid Industry Adoption of Hyperledger Besu

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Additionally, the foundation unveiled a new Hyperledger Besu Financial Services Working Group , chaired by DTCC, that will support operationalizing the open source Ethereum client for enterprise end user applications.

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  • Additionally, the foundation unveiled a new Hyperledger Besu Financial Services Working Group , chaired by DTCC, that will support operationalizing the open source Ethereum client for enterprise end user applications.
  • Hyperledger Besu is emerging as critical infrastructure for next generation financial services.
  • Hyperledger Besu , a Java-based client with an extractable EVM implementation that serves both public and private permissioned networks use cases, is emerging as critical infrastructure for next generation financial services.
  • "The launch of a financial services-focused working group to accelerate development of critical features underscores the value of Hyperledger Foundation's open, community-driven development.

Chile Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2027 - 3.2% Annual Average Growth Rate Expected from 2025 to 2027 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

The "Chile Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Chile Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The Chilean construction industry is forecast to decline by 3.7% this year and edge up marginally in 2024 reflecting weakened consumer and investor confidence.
  • The construction industry is expected to grow at a 3.2% annual average rate from 2025 to 2027, supported by investments in industrial sector, infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
  • It provides -
    Historical (2018-2022) and forecast (2023-2027) valuations of the construction industry in Chile, featuring details of key growth drivers.

Thriving on volatility: number of active hedge funds in Brazil almost doubles from 2020 — Preqin reports

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The report shows the number of active Brazil-based hedge funds increased significantly over the last few years.

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  • The report shows the number of active Brazil-based hedge funds increased significantly over the last few years.
  • In Q1 2023, Preqin estimates that 653 funds are active in the region, almost doubling since 2020 from 332.
  • 653: The total number of active hedge funds based in Brazil in Q1 2023.
  • Preqin’s top-level hedge fund index for the region calculated an 8.7% annualized five-year return for all hedge funds based in Brazil.

Uruguay Construction Market Report 2022: Industry Grew by 6% in Real Terms in 2021 - Size, Trends and Forecasts, 2016-2021 & 2021-2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

The "Uruguay Construction Market Size, Trends and Forecasts by Sector - Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Institutional and Residential Market Analysis, 2022-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Uruguay Construction Market Size, Trends and Forecasts by Sector - Commercial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Energy and Utilities, Institutional and Residential Market Analysis, 2022-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The construction industry in Uruguay grew by 6% in real terms in 2021, following growth of 2.1% in 2020, despite the disruptions caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
  • The overall construction activity in Uruguay has been relatively stable compared to the performances in other markets across Latin America amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Historical (2016-2021) and forecast (2021-2026) valuations of the construction industry in Uruguay, featuring details of key growth drivers.

Explore the Future of Open Finance in Brazil with a Deep Dive into Payment Initiation

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

It has been more than one year since Brazil enabled Payment Initiation, with Mercado Pago becoming the first Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) in H1 2022.

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  • It has been more than one year since Brazil enabled Payment Initiation, with Mercado Pago becoming the first Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) in H1 2022.
  • On September 27, key players in the Brazilian financial services industry will discuss Payment Initiation, consider the opportunities and shine a light on the phenomenal growth of Open Finance in Brazil.
  • Phase 3 involved the initiation of Pix transactions, the Brazilian instant payment system, by payment transaction initiators, and Phase 4 marked the introduction of Open Finance.
  • Open Banking Excellence (OBE) is the worlds leading community of Open Banking and Open Finance pioneers, including fintechs, banks, regulators, BigTechs and wider financial services institutions.

Chile Construction Industry Report 2022: Growth Momentum to Carry Into 2022 - Expected Growth of 5.7% this Year, Supported by an Improvement in Non-mining Activities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

The construction industry in Chile registered an annual growth of 13.6% in real terms in 2021 - up from a decline of 12.1% in 2020.

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  • The construction industry in Chile registered an annual growth of 13.6% in real terms in 2021 - up from a decline of 12.1% in 2020.
  • The industry's growth that year was supported by a favorable base, improvement in consumer and business confidence amid progress in the country's vaccination drive and the execution of large-scale public infrastructure projects.
  • The industry's growth momentum is likely to carry into 2022, with the construction industry expected to grow by 5.7% this year, supported by an improvement in non-mining activities.
  • Historical (2017-2021) and forecast (2022-2026) valuations of the construction industry in Chile, featuring details of key growth drivers.

President of Chile Appoints New Director of InvestChile

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

SANTIAGO, Chile, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, has appointed economist Karla Flores Mardones as the new managing director of InvestChile, the public agency that promotes foreign investment in the country.

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  • SANTIAGO, Chile, April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, has appointed economist Karla Flores Mardones as the new managing director of InvestChile, the public agency that promotes foreign investment in the country.
  • Flores is an economist from the Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile and holds a master's degree in Applied Macroeconomics from the same university.
  • Karla Flores is the first woman to hold the position of InvestChiles managing director since its foundation in 2016.
  • The Government is grateful to the former managing director of InvestChile, commercial engineer Andrs Rodrguez Rowe, for his work.

CLOUDASTRUCTURE: END-TO-END ENTERPRISE SECURITY

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

MIAMI, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cloudastructure, the award-winning, cloud-based AI video surveillance provider, announced a new array of innovative, cloud-based security solutions, insulated from both physical and cyber security risk. The unique platform ensures that offices, facilities, parking structures, and even production environments are monitored and protected from bad actors.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Cloudastructure, the award-winning, cloud-based AI video surveillance provider, announced a new array of innovative, cloud-based security solutions, insulated from both physical and cyber security risk.
  • The combination of physical and cyber security solutions is unique within the security industry, and has already attracted international attention.
  • Cloudastructure's freshly packaged security solutions attracted the attention of renowned security integrator Servicios Tacticos de Seguridad [SERTACSE].
  • Cloudastructure CEO Rick Bentley commented, "The very nature of enterprise security is coming to the point where the delineation between physical and cyber security is immaterial.

CLOUDASTRUCTURE PARTNERS with SERVICIOS TACTICOS de SEGURIDAD

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

MIAMI, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Cloudastructure, the award-winning cloud video surveillance provider, signed an exclusive agreement with renowned security integrator Servicios Tacticos de Seguridad [SERTACSE] to be their exclusive cloud-based security provider.

Key Points: 
  • MIAMI, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Cloudastructure, the award-winning cloud video surveillance provider, signed an exclusive agreement with renowned security integrator Servicios Tacticos de Seguridad [SERTACSE] to be their exclusive cloud-based security provider.
  • SERTACSE's reputation as the security integrator of choice throughout Latin America and the Caribbean is deep, wide-ranging, and long-standing.
  • Having reviewed every provider on the market for a partner, he was unequivocal in his choice of Cloudastructure.
  • About Servicios Tcticos de Seguridad:
    Servicios Tcticos de Seguridad, empresa con ms de 20 aos de experiencia en el desarrollo, integracin y estrategias innovadoras de Seguridad Electrnica, Cableado Estructurado, Seguridad de Sistemas, Seguridad Fsica, Monitoreo y Seguridad Operativa.

Lithosphere Blockchain to Partner with Central Bank of Brazil to Launch Digital Real CBDC Trial, Launches Lithosphere (LITHO) IEO

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

The Lithosphere cryptocurrency platform developed by KaJ Labs , a Seattle blockchain firm, initiated discussions with the Central Bank of Brazil to partner on the country's digital real roll out.

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  • The Lithosphere cryptocurrency platform developed by KaJ Labs , a Seattle blockchain firm, initiated discussions with the Central Bank of Brazil to partner on the country's digital real roll out.
  • Brazil has been exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDC) since 2020.
  • Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) presidents indicated that the central bank is "making progress" on plans to digitalize the Brazilian real and could release Central Bank digital currency as early as 2022, provided the infrastructure and necessary conditions for implementing digital currency are met.
  • The trial to partner with the Central Bank of Brazil to launch digital real CBDC marks another momentous achievement in the company's evolution, innovation and importance within the cryptocurrency environment.