Stories for 2004 , page 40

Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Repsol-YPF president resigns

Repsol-YPF president Alfonso Cortina presented this week his resignation as CEO of the Spanish-Argentine hydrocarbons corporation.

Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Spectacular rebound of world tourism

Tourism results for the period from January to August 2004 collected by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) show a spectacular rebound of tourism as all regions saw a surge in international arrivals.

Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Gibraltar: UK-Spain agree on dialogue forum

Britain and Spain have agreed to further consult on how to establish a new forum for dialogue on Gibraltar with an open agenda and with the Overseas Territory having its own voice.

Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Tourist security measures “will be ready on time”

Builders are still working against the clock to complete new security measures at Stanley's public jetty in time for the arrival of the season's first cruise ship passengers on Tuesday.

Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

UK-Argentina meet to discuss mine clearance.

Falkland Islands Governor, Howard Pearce, has confirmed that British and Argentine officials met in London on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the clearance of land mines in the Falkland Islands.

Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries News.

Headlines:
Controversy in Spain over trawling; Canada and EU agree on conservation; Chilean mussel producers in conflict; Peruvian fisheries exports reach 1,2 billion US dollars; Galicia patents system to prevent commercial fraud; Galicia patents system to prevent commercial fraud; Pioneer experiment to study hake migration; Pioneer experiment to study hake migration; Australia wants a crackdown on Antarctic fisheries plundering.

Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine high court upholds “pesification”

Argentina's Supreme Court ruled this Tuesday that the forced conversion of dollar-denominated deposits to devalued pesos two years ago was constitutional angering account holders who anticipated they would appeal before an international court.

Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Ready to take off, but no clearance yet.

Aerolineas del Sur, the creation of the Spanish tourism group Marsans that successfully overhauled Aerolineas Argentinas launched this week an aggressive marketing campaign in Chile hoping to speed the authorization to operate domestic flights in the turf of all powerful Lan Chile.

Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Experimental fishing vessel for new Falklands scallop beds.

Uruguayan vessel the Holberg departed Stanley harbour on Monday afternoon for the three-week voyage. She was last night (Tuesday) sheltering from bad weather, but was due to resume her search as soon as conditions improved.

Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Crude prices to ease towards end of 2005.

The deceleration of the world economy in 2005 will cause a descent in oil prices forecasted this Tuesday the German Institute of Economic Studies in Munich, IFO.