Investments

• Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  FIG secures future of the historic Stanley Racecourse

  

  The Falkland Islands historic Stanley Racecourse is now totally government owned thus securing the whole area for recreational purposes at least for the next fifteen years. The racecourse considered a Falklands' heritage is one of the main annual attractions for local residents particularly over Christmas and New Year

• Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's forests ready for the fourth pulp mill project

  

  Uruguay is on route to add another substantial option to its commodities' led economy: pulp and paper. A pulp mill is ready to begin production, another two are on the drawing board and a fourth has been announced by Portuguese interests.

• Sunday, September 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula da Silva in Madrid to attract “wave of Spanish investors”

  

  In search of more investments Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived this weekend in Spain where beginning next Monday he has a heavy schedule of political and economic meetings.

• Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina pulp mill dispute becomes silent entente

  

  Uruguay and Argentina seem to be silently working a way out from the controversy over the construction of a pulp mill on shared fluvial waters, which has been escalating for several years “overflowing” to the international and regional tribunals as well as the facilitating efforts of the Spanish Crown.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Eurostar sets record on Paris-London inaugural journey

  

  Eurostar has set a record on its inaugural journey from Paris to London via Britain's new high-speed line. The train, carrying journalists and VIPs, arrived at St Pancras, instead of Waterloo, for the first time. It took two hours, three minutes, 39 seconds.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's civil aviation chaos forces TAM to delay expansion plans

  Brazil's biggest airline, TAM Linhas Aereas said on Tuesday it postponed plans to increase its fleet of Airbus jets from 2008 to 2011 because of a drop in demand for domestic air travel.

• Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Panama set to begin $5bn project to widen the Canal to increase its capacity

  

  Panamanian President Martin Torrijos and former US President James Carter lead Monday the starting ceremony for the modernization of the inter-oceanic canal zone.

• Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Rio Tinto to become world's largest producer of aluminum

  

  Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto announced Monday that its bid to buy Canada's Alcan for 38.1 billion US dollars has been approved by US antitrust authorities.

• Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian company buys main Chilean abattoir in Tierra del Fuego

  

  A leading Brazilian meat industry group Marfrig acquired an abattoir in Tierra del Fuego belonging to a group of cattle farmers from Magallanes Region, reports La Prensa Austral from Punta Arenas. The operation involved 8.5 million US dollars.

• Thursday, August 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Latinamerica and East Asia meet to boost trade ties

  

  Foreign ministers and envoys from 33 Latin America and East Asian countries on Wednesday opened in Brasilia two days of talks here to boost fledgling trade ties and build links between the far-flung regions.