Stories for 2008

Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland's London office celebrates 25th birthday

THE Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London celebrates its 25th birthday next week, making it one of the longest established UK OverseasTerritories offices.
Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Australians arrive in NZ by kayak after 62 days

Two Australians have become the first people to paddle to New Zealand across the Tasman Sea in a kayak.
Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Western Antarctica ice sheet shrinking at accelerated pace

Western Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula have lost billons of tons of the continent's ice mass which means the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking and at a rate that has increased dramatically between 1996 and 2006 according to a report published in the latest edition of Nature Geoscience.
Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chile becoming UK's fastest growing wine supplier

Chile became in 2007 Britain's sixth supplier of wines and ahead of Spain for the first time according to the market analysis agency AC Nielsen.
Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
IMF sees US economy avoiding a recession and praises the Fed

The International Monetary Fund sees the US economy avoiding recession, despite financial sector turmoil and a housing sector slump. IMF praises actions taken by the US Federal Reserve as “supportive and timely”.
Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Soaring commodities pulverized inflation targets in Latam

Peru, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay are the Latinamerican countries expected to have the best economic performance in the region during 2008, according to the latest edition of World Economic Prospects from the World Bank.
Saturday, January 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Euro and UK keep rates on hold; stern bankers' message

The European Central Bank and Bank of England, despite growing unease about inflation and slowing economic indicators, on Thursday kept their benchmark interest rates unchanged at 4% and 5.5% respectively.
Saturday, January 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
China's trade surplus & reserves soar to record highs in 2007

China's trade surplus soared 48% in 2007 to a record high 262.2 billion US dollars as its export-led economic boom continued government figures have shown.
Saturday, January 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Air conditioner census to combat power cuts in Argentina

Although the Argentine government refuses to use the word “crisis”, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner launched Friday the energy rational consumption program geared to alleviate the power cuts and shortages that have plagued the city of Buenos Aires and metropolitan area.
Saturday, January 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chile backs proposal for Dakar Rally in South America

The Chilean government will back a proposal to bring the Dakar Rally to South America after terrorist threats forced the cancellation of the off-road endurance race traditionally staged across the Sahara desert.