Stories for November 2008

Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Santiago airport plan to double passenger traffic

Santiago de Chile's international air terminal Pudahuel will be expanded to receive 20 million passengers annually from its current 9 million. The original plan was for the reform to become operational in 2018/19 but given the rapid growth of air traffic plans were advanced to 2013/14.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines: Celebrities on deck as Ilen refit gets underway in Ireland; Stanley Services Ltd: kerosene price explosion not imminent; Longer wait for would-be residents pending public consultation on immigrant points scheme; New leaders in renewable energy; FIDC's David Waugh to arrive in New Year; This weeks cruise ships.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Spanish bank says Latinamerica will avoid global crisis

For the first time a global economic crisis will not hit Latinamerica and in 2009 “the region's economy will experience positive growth” in the range of 2%, according to the president of one of Spain's leading banks.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Magallanes ten years of growth based on energy projects

In spite of the global recession and the international gloomy atmosphere, Magallanes region in the extreme south of Chile has been forecasted ten years of 6.3% annual average growth speared by investments in energy related projects.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Drought forces Argentine farmers to move to soybean

The Argentina's Agriculture Secretariat announced that it expects a record 18 million hectares of soybean for the coming 2008/09 soybean area, up from 16.6 million hectares a year ago.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Japan, Australia meet to talk about whaling campaign

Japan and Australia say they will pursue diplomatic channels to resolve their long running dispute over whaling. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith met his Japanese counterpart, Hirofumi Nakasone in Peru, in anticipation of this weekend's APEC leaders meeting.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Peru, China agree zero tariff on 90% of bilateral trade items

A free trade agreement to be signed by China and Peru in March will go into effect in the second half of 2009, if everything goes as planned, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
UK pointed out for not clearing Falklands' minefields

United Kingdom and Venezuela are among countries pointed out for not having met their mine clearance timetable, particularly in the Falkland Islands and along the Colombian border, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, based on the “Landmine Monitor Report 2008: Toward a Mine-Free World”.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
The positive impacts of the ”K(irchner) effect” on Uruguay

The many “non intelligent” economic decisions from Argentina's current Kirchner couple administrations, or better known as the “K effect” have benefited neighbouring Uruguay's agriculture, finances and tourism.
Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay's coalition in turmoil over Vazquez' successor

The leader of the senior group in Uruguay's ruling coalition and presidential hopeful Senator Jose Mujica rejected suggestions to lower his ticket target, and insisted he will only abide by the decision from the grass roots and the Broad Front's congress next month.