Stories for June 2008

Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Iceland and Norway exporting tons of whale meat to Japan

Companies from Iceland and Norway have begun exporting whale-meat to Japan. About 60 tons of meat from fin whales caught in the 2006 Icelandic hunt was reportedly sent with a much smaller amount of minke meat from Norway according to a report from BBC.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Peru plans to grow 7% annually until at least 2015

Peru is planning a sustained growth averaging 7% until 2015, with minimum inflation based on the opening of the economy that has seen tariffs drastically cut in the last two years, said the country's Economy minister Luis Carranza during a visit to Chile where he was the main speaker at a trade forum.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Land Rover and Jaguar now belong to Tata from India

India's top car manufacturer Tata Motors Ltd. Announced on Monday it had completed the 2.3 billion US dollars acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover. The deal, which was agreed in March, includes all necessary intellectual property rights, manufacturing plants, two advanced design centres in the UK and a worldwide network of sales companies, Tata Motors said in a statement.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile pumps one billion dollars to help stabilize fuel prices

Chile announced Monday a one billion US dollars injection to the fuel prices stabilization fund and another 250 million US dollars to prop the government owned fuel company ENAP in an attempt to ease the impact of ever increasing international crude prices.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US looses to Brazil appeal on cotton subsidies dispute

The United States has lost its final appeal in a billion US dollar trade dispute with Brazil over subsidies to US cotton growers. A World Trade Organisation appeal panel upheld on Monday a ruling from December that found the US had breached trade rules over its subsidies to cotton farmers.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean ruling coalition cringes and leaders call for unity

Leaders from the Chilean coalition that has ruled since the return of democracy in 1990 warned that a setback in the coming municipal elections of next October could clear the way for a possible conservative victory in the 2009 presidential election.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil offers Central America Mercosur and ethanol

Brazilian president Lula da Silva during his official visit to El Salvador invited Central American nations which are grouped in the integration system, SICA, to join Mercosur and strongly promoted the use of ethanol.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Regional conflicts and food prices in OAS assembly agenda

The 38th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, opened this weekend in Colombia and although the motive of the meeting is “Youth and democratic values”, more pressing issues will have to be addressed by the gathering.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Significant outlays in Punta Arenas airport concession renewal

Next July 24 the Chilean Public Works ministry will announce the name of the company that will be awarded the concession of the Punta Arenas airport, in the extreme south of the country, said Juan Francisco Miranda the regional representative for the ministry.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Financial markets can not govern us!

Appealing to common sense, experience and ethics nine distinguished European political personalities and former elected officials have sent a letter to the President of the European Commission warning about the consequences of the current financial crisis, which is showing “once again that the financial market is not capable of self-regulation” and calls for the immediate naming of a “European crisis committee”.