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Venice (Italy), July 9 (EFE) .- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, arrived on Friday at the G20 finance meeting in Venice.FOOTAGE OF LAGARDE'S ARRIVAL
ECB chief Christine Lagarde stresses the urgency for EU governments to ratify a 750-billion-euro ($885 billion) EU coronavirus recovery fund, so that it can be quickly deployed to help mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. SOUNDBITE
On Friday, Bitcoin slid as investors took profits from the volatile trading week. Business Insider reports the cryptocurrency fell as much as 11%, to $34,409.04, at intraday lows. The slide closes out bitcoin's second most volatile week in the last three years. The coin climbed as much as $41,440 before falling as low as $30,324. The week also saw more voices dismiss the cryptocurrency as a dangerous market bubble. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban likened it to the internet stocks of the dot-com era. European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde deemed it a "highly speculative asset which has conducted some funny business."
Buenos Aires, Feb 20 (EFE) .- The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, replied to a statement made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday in which describes the country's debt as "unsustainable". Fernandez said that the statement proves Argentina's point and will allow them to "design the exit plan" to the crisis.(Images: Mohamed Siali)RESOURCE IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES BY ARGENTINEAN PRESIDENT ALBERTO FERNANDEZTRANSLATION:"It seemed as if we had nothing, but we were right. For the first time in history the fund made such an acknowledgment, for the first time we said 'this time let us make the exit plan' and they said 'do it'"
Interesting workshops and a first look at numerous world premieres: on the eve of the International Motor Show (IAA) 2019, invited media representatives were already expecting an extensive program in the Forum of the Frankfurt Festhalle. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, spoke in his lecture 'R&D: shaping mobility in a transforming world' about why, that in the field of research & development, openness in technology, cooperation, efficiency and flexibility are more than ever the essential keys to success. Digitization and sustainability, a focus on electrification and, last but not least, a first-class global team all play central roles.
With the world premiere of the Audi Q4 e-tron concept Audi is giving an glimpse at yet another all-electric car at the Geneva Motor Show 2019. Besides that four new PHEV models mark the Audi plug-in hybrid offensive – another step in the electrification strategy.
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