A New York appeals court lifted a freeze on $7bn of Argentine defaulted bonds, removing what Buenos Aires had claimed was an obstacle to completing its record $100bn debt-restructuring.
Headlines: Uncertain future for racecourse; Lord Triesman replaces Falklands' friend Rammell at FCO; Desire identifies ?dual targets'; Sth American/Arab declaration.
As farmers and exporters in this nation of ten times more sheep than people hope a foot-and-mouth scare turns out to be a hoax, analysts warned yesterday that if it proves true, the disease could devastate the nation's economy.
In a brief release the United Kingdom Embassy in Brazil pointed out Wednesday that references to the Falkland Islands as a British Overseas Territory in the European Constitution are expressed in identical terms to those in European Union treaties since Britain joined in 1971.
Latinamerica and the Caribbean countries trade surplus with United States increased 14,7% in March reaching 8,36 billion US dollars, reported Wednesday the US Commerce Department.
Brazil's consumer price index rose a 0.87% in April the highest monthly rate since last July (0,91%) according to the latest release from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE. Last March the index increased 0.61%.
Powerful Bolivian Indian leader Evo Morales rejected Wednesday President Carlos Mesa call for a consensus, insisting that his party will press for the immediate implementation of the Hydrocarbons bill which significantly hikes royalties and taxes for foreign oil and gas companies operating in the country.
Lan Argentina, affiliate of Lan Chile will begin operations next June 8 with regular flights between Buenos Aires and Cordoba and Mendoza, reported the company Wednesday in Buenos Aires.
Following recent interpretation of 3D seismic data Desire Petroleum has found five more prospects in the South Atlantic North Falklands Basin, reported Thursday RNS, the London Stock Exchange news service.
The inclusion of the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich islands in the European Union constitutional treaty is of great concern to the Latin American Integration Association, ALADI.