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The petro, or petromoneda, [23] launched in February 2018, is a cryptocurrency developed by the government of Venezuela. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Announced in December 2017, it is claimed to be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves , and it is intended to supplement Venezuela's plummeting bolívar fuerte currency, purportedly as a means of ...
Petro-Canada (colloquially known as Petro-Can) is a retail and wholesale marketing brand subsidiary of Suncor Energy. Until 1991, it was a federal Crown corporation (a state-owned enterprise ). In August 2009, Petro-Canada merged with Suncor Energy, with Suncor shareholders receiving approximately 60 percent ownership of the combined company ...
A petrostate, oil state or petrocracy is a country whose economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and export of oil or natural gas.The presence alone of large oil and gas industries does not define a petrostate: major oil producers that also have diversified economies are not classified as petrostates due to their ability to generate income from various industries and sectors beyond the ...
An Idaho woman says her right to free speech was violently "stripped" away when she was forcibly removed by three unidentified men at a town hall led by a local Republican committee, who described ...
The agency said its purpose is to "increase accountability in government by consolidating consumer financial protection authorities that had existed across seven different federal agencies into one."
Alpha Beta. A grocery store chain best known for its little cowboy mascot, Alpha Beta began in 1910 and lasted until about 1995. The store started in California, but eventually expanded throughout ...
The petro (₽), or petromoneda, [2] launched in February 2018, was a crypto token issued by the government of Venezuela. [3] [4]Announced in December 2017, it was supposed to be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves, and was intended to supplement Venezuela's plummeting hard bolívar currency, as a means of circumventing U.S. sanctions and accessing international financing.
An alleged modern California Bonnie and Clyde duo have been charged with committing a string of armed robberies --before pausing their crime spree to get hitched in Las Vegas, authorities said.