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Medscape
4 days ago
- Business
- Medscape
Argentina to Review Fast-track Authorization of Costly Drugs
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's government said on Monday that it will review the use of fast-track authorizations for high cost drugs, as well as requiring future vaccine trials to include a placebo test group, as part of a broader revision of its healthcare policy. "The Ministry of Health will propose to discuss the use of this type of authorization for very high-cost drugs, especially those intended for children and rare diseases," the government said in a statement. "Innovation cannot justify hasty decisions without solid evidence." It said it would open technical discussions on approval criteria that prioritize patient safety and system sustainability. The government also said vaccines would be subject to clinical studies with a placebo group "as a minimum standard." "To review is not to deny," it added, saying the approach aimed to improve scientific rigor and boost public confidence. (Reporting by Lucila Sigal and Peter Henderson; Editing by Kylie Madry) Reuters Health Information © 2025 Reuters Ltd.
Bloomberg
4 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
BBVA's Sabadell Bid Delayed Further as Government Starts Review
Spain 's government decided to conduct its own review of BBVA SA 's bid for rival Banco Sabadell SA, after the country's antitrust watchdog last month cleared the offer with some conditions. The government will now have 30 days to study the proposal and make a decision, the economy ministry said in a press release on Tuesday. While it can't block BBVA from buying Sabadell's shares, Madrid has the power to set tougher conditions and stop a legal merger, which could limit how many changes BBVA can carry out at Sabadell including cost cuts.
Bloomberg
5 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Chile's Leftist Presidential Hopefuls Spar Over SQM-Codelco Deal
Chile's left-leaning presidential contenders clashed over a landmark deal signed last year between lithium supplier SQM and state-owned Codelco, highlighting differences ahead of the sector's primary vote. 'I am not willing to have the Chilean government form an alliance with SQM,' Jeannette Jara, who most recently served as President Gabriel Boric's labor minister, said in an ADN radio debate Monday.
Bloomberg
22-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Spain Pushes Ahead With Plan to Tax Non-EU Home Buyers 100%
Spain's government is pushing ahead with a controversial proposal to hit non-European Union residents with a 100% tax when buying homes, as it seeks to tackle a brewing housing crisis. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist party presented the plan as part of a broader housing bill submitted to Parliament on Thursday. The bill seeks to promote 'measures that enable access to housing, since we are facing one of the largest problems our society is currently confronted with,' according to a copy of the draft legislation seen by Bloomberg.
Reuters
22-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Colombia floats exempting some renewable energy projects from environmental license requirement
BOGOTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Colombia could exempt some renewable energy projects from requiring environmental licenses, Energy and Mines Minister Edwin Palma said on Thursday, in a bid to unblock pending investments from government red tape. Leftist President Gustavo Petro has vowed to carry out a transition away from fossil fuels toward clean energy during his administration, but according to Palma, more than half of renewable energy investments are stalled due to licensing bottlenecks. "It makes no sense for our own government, through these agencies, to be creating obstacles to developing renewable energy," Palma said at a meeting in Barranquilla.
