Stories for April 3rd 2009
Uruguay de-listed from group of non cooperative tax havens
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, (OECD) welcomed on Thursday the formal endorsement by Uruguay of its tax information exchange standards.
A Brazilian oil carnival?
How much access western energy firms win to Brazil’s vast offshore oil fields hinges on complex political currents in the country – and how well the companies navigate these, argues Juliet Hepker.
OECD forecasts two digits unemployment in several countries by 2010
Economic activity is expected to plummet by an average 4.3% in the OECD area in 2009 while by the end of 2010 unemployment rates in many countries will reach double figures for the first time since the early 1990s, according to the OECD’s Economic Outlook Interim Report
Uruguay and Costa Rica figure as non-cooperative tax havens
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD has placed Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Philippines and Uruguay on its blacklist of non-cooperative tax havens, as part of efforts agreed at the G 20 London summit to crack down on tax evasion.
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update
Headlines: Royal party return after South Georgia trip; FIG restructure to offer more opportunities for locals; Seaman on trial for cocaine theft.
Massive support for Alfonsin seen as warning to political system
Tens of thousands of Argentines lined the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday to watch the funeral procession of former President Raul Alfonsin in a public display of gratitude for a leader who conducted the country back to the longest period of democracy since 1983.
Last minute agreement on tax havens completes G20 agenda
As G20 negotiations on a new regulatory blueprint bogged down, President Barack Obama pulled French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chinese President Hu Jintao into a corner of a room in London’s Excel Centre, according to press reports from London.
First Argentine president to commemorate in London, Falklands 1982 landing
An Argentine president headed for the first time a ceremony in London commemorating the 27th anniversary of the Argentine April 2 landing in the Falkland Islands which triggered in 1982 the South Atlantic conflict with the United Kingdom.
Argentine province extends oil and gas concessions to US company
United States Apache Corporation announced this week that the Argentine Patagonian province of Neuquen has agreed to extend eight federal oil and gas concessions for 10 additional years.
Bipartisan support in US to lift travel restrictions to Cuba
United States senators from both parties, backed by activists and businessmen, began promoting a bill this week to lift travel restrictions to Cuba, and apparently have the necessary votes for approval.
