Latin America

Friday, September 9th 2011 - 02:24 UTC
Haiti UN peacekeeping force led by Brazil will begin gradual pullout

Brazil's Defense minister said on Thursday that Haiti's peacekeeping force of 12,000 soldiers and police, known as MINUSTAH, will begin a gradual withdrawal aimed at turning security over to the Haitians, but not imperiling the stability achieved.
Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 06:04 UTC
International tourism picking up in first half with South America best performer

International tourism grew by almost 5% in the first half of 2011 totalling a new record of 440 million arrivals according to the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations organization for the sector.
Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 01:16 UTC
Chile, Colombia, Peru equity markets integration on track is spite of crises

The difficult international situation has not affected the equity markets integration process of Colombia, Chile and Peru, said the president of Colombia’s Stock Exchange, Juan Pablo Córdoba.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 11:16 UTC
Latin American markets react positively on growing confidence in the region

Latin American markets edged up on Tuesday, albeit uneasily, after data showed the US services sector unexpectedly picked up steam in August and growing confidence that the region is prepared to withstand global turbulence.
Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 10:47 UTC
Argentina/Brazil confirm South Atlantic as a peace and cooperation zone free of nuclear weapons

Argentina and Brazil defence ministers confirmed the two countries “strategic alliance” and subscribed a bilateral cooperation declaration emphasizing on the South Atlantic as “a Peace Zone, free of nuclear weapons”.
Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 06:34 UTC
Colombia’s new defence minister is President Santos closest aide

Colombia’s new defence minister vowed on Monday a forceful response to illegal armed groups and more innovation in confronting guerrillas and drug barons in the country.
Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 06:24 UTC
Colombia’s largest retailer launches stock sale to fund expansion in Uruguay

Colombia's largest retailer Almacenes Exito SA launched a 2.5 trillion peso (1.4 billion dollars) stock sale for local and foreign investors Monday, the proceeds of which will be used to expand into Uruguay and elsewhere.
Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 06:21 UTC
Latam stocks down; the Real slides to 1.65 dollars

Latin American stocks fell on Monday as fears of a recession in Europe and the United States mixed with anxiety about the health of global banks to drive indexes below support levels, suggesting more losses.
Monday, September 5th 2011 - 10:02 UTC
Defense minister and lose aide of Raul Castro dies; 3 days national mourning

Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, an accountant who fought in Cuba's revolution, then used his training to run the military's lucrative economic enterprises for two decades before becoming defense minister, has died, state television reported. He was 75.
Monday, September 5th 2011 - 05:56 UTC
Two-day national mourning in Chile for the victims of the plane crash at sea

Chile on Sunday declared two days of national mourning after rescuers gave up hope for 21 people believed killed when an air force plane crashed off Juan Fernandez (Robinson Crusoe) Island in the Pacific.