MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 6th 2009
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Monday, April 6th 2009 - 10:14 UTC
Latam airlines consider airport security costs and standards
Latinamerican countries must standardize security norms in airports but without this meaning an obstacle for staff and passengers, said IATA (International Air Transport Association) regional vice-president Patricio Sepulveda during the Latinamerican Civil Aviation Conference, CLAC, and currently held in Chile.
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Monday, April 6th 2009 - 09:41 UTC
Tokyo’s plan to ship back 400.000 “nikkeis” to South American
The Japanese government is planning to combat unemployment by sending back to their countries of origin 400.000 South American immigrants of Japanese stock. The idea is to pay them a small subsidy and a one way ticket to South America, an initiative that has generated some controversy in the Japanese press.
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Monday, April 6th 2009 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil prepared to support IMF with 10 billion USD
Brazil is prepared to support the International Monetary Fund, IMF, with ten billion US dollars, --5% of its international reserves--, with the purpose of boosting its position in the multilateral financial organizations, --votes and veto power--, in the framework of what was decided last week at the G20 summit in London.
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Monday, April 6th 2009 - 08:52 UTC
Russia and Chile committed to boost trade and defence cooperation
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and visiting Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet said during a meeting at the Kremlin that they were committed to bolster their countries bilateral ties in different areas, including trade and defence cooperation. Both leaders signed a joint declaration and two cooperation accords in culture and defence.
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Monday, April 6th 2009 - 08:30 UTC
Recession “worse than predicted” admits UK Chancellor Darling
British Chancellor Alistair Darling admitted that he failed to foresee the severity of the recession and warned recovery was unlikely before the end of the year. He also warned that the deal struck by PM Gordon Brown and other world leaders at London's G20 summit last week would only be effective if countries stuck to their promises.
