Stories for 2007

Monday, October 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Slowdown for Ireland and Spain forecasts risk agency

Ireland and Spain face a prolonged slowdown in economic growth because of a drop in construction activity and consumer sentiment which have begun to have an impact on labor markets and weakens public finances according to the US risk ratings agency Standard & Poor's.
Monday, October 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
China, seen as second largest consumer market by 2015

China is en route to become the world's second largest consumer market by 2015 following unprecedented growth several times faster than in developed countries during the last four decades, according to a report released by Boston Consulting Group.
Monday, October 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Standard Chartered Bk calls for Sovereign Funds code of practice

The influence of Sovereign Wealth Funds, SWF, on global financial markets is set to grow as the world economy shifts to emerging economies, and Western countries should seize the opportunity to find common ground rules and a code of practice, recommends a report on SWF from Standard Chartered Bank.
Sunday, October 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Polls show Kirchner couple retaining office next Sunday

All Argentine public opinion polls released over the weekend show the incumbent candidate First Lady Cristina Kirchner winning the presidential election next Sunday with no need for a run off although in the last few days opposition candidates advanced 8.3 percentage points in vote intention.
Sunday, October 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
On line booking system for hostels in Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile is experimenting with an on line booking system for hostels and home lodgings which should be fully operational by next mid January, reports the local press.
Sunday, October 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Insecurity, main concern of four out of ten Argentine voters

Insecurity is the growing, sustained concern among Argentines according to a public opinion poll published Sunday in Buenos Aires daily La Nacion. Poliarquia Consultants state that 39.3% of Argentine residents consider insecurity the country's main problem, which also represents a 12.1 percentage point advance over September's opinion poll.
Sunday, October 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Climate change helps spider specimen move to Magallanes region

Climate change consequences in the entomologic field have reached Magallanes Region in the far south of Chile and local authorities are cautioning about the appearance of a small spider identified as the “false black widow”, which can be lethal for people suffering different allergies.
Sunday, October 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Patagonia without dams” activists gather momentum

One week after Chile's top environmentalists gathered in Santiago for the launch of a new book called “Patagonia Sin Represas” (Patagonia Without Dams), activists from Patagonia held a ground-level version of the event in Coyhaique, Region XI
Sunday, October 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Stock market blues: twenty years ago

October 19, two decades ago Alan Greenspan was fresh in the job, only two months before he had been named chairman of the Federal Reserve and that Monday was flying for a bankers conference to Dallas, Texas.
Saturday, October 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' war restored icon Vulcan takes to the sky

A former Royal Air Force Vulcan bomber has made her first flight in 14 years after a restoration project said to be “probably one of the longest and costliest” in the history of British aviation.