Oil prices rose to almost 60 US dollars per barrel on Monday following growing security concerns in Nigeria, a strike threat in Norway and deepening worries about insufficient refining capacity.
The increasing number of fishing licences extended by the Argentine provinces is becoming a growing challenge for federal authorities because of the pressure on marine resources, the last example of which are the dismal catches of shrimp.
Lan Chile was awarded through a bidding process 27 new weekly frequencies between Chile and Brazil, according to industry sources in Santiago. Another Chilean airline, Sky, was also granted seven weekly frequencies.
Tokyo and Osaka in Japan are the most expensive cities in the world followed by London which remained top of the list in Europe because of its steep housing and transport costs, and Mercosur capitals are amongst the cheapest according to the latest report from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.