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Latin American crypto exchange Bitso hits $2.2bn valuation 3 hours ago Latin America s largest cryptocurrency platform, Bitso, has hit a $2.2 billion valuation off the back of a $250 million Series C equity round led by Tiger Global and Coatue. Paradigm, Bond & Valor Capital Group, QED, Pantera Capital, and Kaszek joined the round for Bitso, which offers a crypto trading app for retail investors as well as a professional-grade platform.
Founded in 2014 in Mexico, Bitso already claims more than two million users, with a strong presence in its home market as well as Argentina. Last week its retail platform arrived in Brazil and the firm is planning to move into more countries, including Colombia, over the next few months.
Beijing is freezing trade talks that were last held in 2017 in an apparent tit-for-tat response to Canberra. Australia said the decision was "disappointing."
ISLAMABAD: Angela P Aggeler, charge d’affaires of the United States to Pakistan, called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin at the Finance Division on Wednesday. The.
Islamabad
May 5, 2021
Islamabad : UK Pakistan Business Council (Pakistan Chapter) (UKPBC) and The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) have signed an agreement of cooperation to work jointly for further improving bilateral trade and economic relations between Pakistan and UK.
For this purpose, a ceremony was held at Chamber House in which Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, president ICCI and Khursheed Barlas, president UKPBC Pakistan signed the MoU.
By signing the agreement, ICCI and UKPBC have agreed to work together for organizing an investment conference on Pakistan in the UK in the summer season this year to highlight the investment potential available in various sectors of Pakistan’s economy including SEZ in order to attract more investors from the UK including overseas Pakistanis to Pakistan.