Stories for January 2007

Friday, January 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's wine prices rise on international markets

Exports of Chilean bottled wine to foreign markets are increasingly lucrative, with wine prices increasing in nine of the top ten market destinations between January to November last year.
Friday, January 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Royal Navy agrees to fisheries deal for shipbuilders

Britain's Royal Navy fishery patrol ships received a new lease on life when the Ministry of Defence settled a GBP 52 million (USD 101 million) deal with Portsmouth shipbuilders. The new contract with VT Group effectively guarantees that the HMS Tyne, HMS Severn and HMS Mersey will remain at sea until the end of 2013.
Friday, January 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Lavagna makes official his presidential candidacy

Argentina's former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna announced Thursday he would be running for the presidency in next October's election with the purpose of offering an “overcoming alternative”.
Friday, January 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
EU top delegation to meet Bush and Democrat leadership

The European Union called on the United States to show leadership in reviving the stalled Doha trade talks ahead of meetings in Washington next Monday of top EU officials with President George W. Bush and the new Democrat congressional leaders.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
2006 exports rocket to record high. EU is CODELCO chief importer

Chile's exports ÃÂ¢€“ at least in terms of dollar amounts ÃÂ¢€” rose dramatically in 2006, fueled in large part by record high copper prices.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil buys half of Argentina's growing rice exports

Argentina in the first ten months of 2006 exported 376.000 tons of rice valued at 98 million dollars US dollars, half of which to Mercosur partner Brazil, which is also its main trading partner.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Petrobras joins the 100 billion dollars select club

Brazil's mostly government owned oil corporation Petrobras celebrated this week its entry to the select group of world companies with a market value over 100 billion US dollars.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Maradona upset with Boca over Bush daughters

Argentina's top football star Diego Maradona said he's feeling a “bit distant” from his heart team Boca Juniors and criticized the club's president Mauricio Macri for having presented the visiting daughters of US President George Bush with the team's colors.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's 2006 inflation peaked at 2.6%

Chile's Consumer Prices Index, IPC, ended at 2.6% in 2006 with a last 0.1% push from December, according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Institute, INE.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Democrats are back” and keeping to their pledges

After twelve years of undisputed Republican majority in the United States Congress, opposition Democrats on Thursday took control of both houses with Representative Nancy Pelosi becoming the first female speaker ever in the House.