Stories for 2008

Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: grain and oilseeds export levies become permanent

Argentina hiked export taxes on soy and sunflower seed products by between seven and nine percentage points and decreased levies on corn and wheat exports by one point to expand supplies of key food staples in the domestic market.
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina insists Malvinas next of kin fly to the Falklands

Argentina promised on Tuesday to insist before the United Kingdom so that the (1982) Malvinas conflict families can travel to the Falklands by air for the opening of the Argentine monument at the Darwin cemetery.
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
New constitution makes Gibraltar/UK relation not colonial

Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana told the UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee that he believes that the New Constitution provides for a relationship between Gibraltar and the United Kingdom which is not colonial in nature.
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil is Chile's main direct foreign investment target

Santiago daily La Tercera reported that Brazil has become the top destination for Chilean foreign direct investment in 2007: more than 44% of the Chile's foreign direct investment, 427 million US dollars, was directed towards South America's largest economy.
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina camp fury: no grain or beef trading for 48 hours

Argentina's four main farmers' organizations have called for two days of non activity with no trading of agricultural products to protest the latest increase in cereals and oilseeds export levies. This means urban Argentina on Thursday and Friday will be exposed to limited supplies of beef and other produce.
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Yellow fever: first possible death reported in Argentina

A logger is suspected to be the first fatal case of yellow fever in Argentina since the 2007 outbreak in neighboring Paraguay. The man, 39, together with a crew was logging in the northern province of Misiones and according to local sanitary officials had all the symptoms of the mosquito transmitted viral disease.
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Exxon has no intention of selling assets in Argentina

Exxon Mobil Corp. said Monday it has no intention of selling its Esso unit refinery, service stations or other assets in Argentina, ending months of speculation about unsolicited purchase offers. Esso has operated in Argentina for more than ninety years.
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Subtle message from strong Euro Trichet to Federal Reserve

European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet said he's “concerned” about the Euro appreciation after the currency kept hovering on record rates against the US dollar. It's the first time Trichet has specifically expressed worry about the Euro vis-ÃÂ -vis other currencies since November.
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile/Ecuador agree to explore for gas in Gulf of Guayaquil

Chile and Ecuador will join in exploring for oil in the Gulf of Guayaquil, visiting Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Monday in Santiago.
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina hikes gas export tax to ensure domestic demand

Argentina will raise taxes on the country's natural gas exports in an effort to ensure domestic energy supplies, Planning Minister Julio De Vido said on Monday. The amount of the increase was not immediately disclosed but the move hiked taxes already in place on Argentine natural gas exports.