Stories for 2007

Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina hikes fuel export taxes to ease domestic prices

Argentina's government announced Thursday it will raise taxes on the country's gasoline and petroleum exports and their derivatives in an effort to contain domestic fuel prices.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly ”Penguin News update

Headlines:
'Depart with a lighter heart'; Tourists hosted in Stanley homes; Civil servants' resignations highlight recruitment troubles; Governor congratulates new citizens.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Environment friendly tourism promoted at London travel fair

The world's largest travel fair opened this week in London with a strong focus on green issues highlighting the ever-increasing pressure on the tourism industry to promote environmentally friendly ways of seeing the world.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela, like Iran to launch peaceful nuclear program

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez this week told a French TV channel that Venezuela, just like Iran, is launching a peaceful nuclear program.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Weak US dollar” at the heart of the OPEC Riyadh summit

A blunder by OPEC on Friday exposed serious discrepancies between Saudi Arabia and Iran about whether the oil exporters' group should address the issue of the falling dollar at a rare summit of leaders this weekend in Riyadh.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Guess what leaders Bush, Chavez and Castro share?

Brazil and Chile's presidents, Lula da Silva and Michelle Bachelet, are the leaders with the greatest support in Latinamerica according to the results of a public opinion poll from Corporacion Latinobaromentro, released Friday in Santiago de Chile.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Paulson forced to act says US supports “a strong dollar”

A “strong' US dollar is in the US interest and it 'goes without saying' that the currency's value should be set by currency markets”, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday ahead of this weekend's G20 meeting in South Africa.
Friday, November 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chinese markets prepare for tighter and costlier credit

Chinese spending on factories, roads and other fixed assets has risen by 27% this year suggesting official efforts to restrain the economy are failing and a new hike in interest rates can be expected.
Thursday, November 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Fed promises more regular information and less secrecy

The US Federal Reserve will make four economic forecasts each year, up from the current two, which will include more information on overall inflation projections, chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday.
Thursday, November 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Plans for highway linking Chile, Brazil and landlocked Bolivia

The presidents of Chile, Bolivia and Brazil want to step up plans to build a highway from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans that would boost trade, Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley said in Santiago