Stories for September 2009

Friday, September 18th 2009 - 12:03 UTC
Argentina set to recover in 2010 with growth reaching 2.5%

Argentina’s Economy Minister Amado Boudou made the official presentation Thursday of the 2010 budget before the Lower House of Congress, in which he estimated that the economy would grow 2.5% in the upcoming fiscal year, with retail prices in the range of 7% and the primary budget surplus 2.7%. of GDP.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 11:52 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Typhoons have landed; A champion for the cause of first-time home buyers; Argentina snubs Islands delegates at world summit.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 11:32 UTC
Brazil’s JBS moves into the US poultry market and consolidates at home

Brazil's JBS, the world's biggest beef producer, agreed this week to buy a controlling take in bankrupt US poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride and JBS' Brazilian beef rival Bertin.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 11:29 UTC
Argentina plans to reach agreement with “holdouts” and Paris Club

Argentina plans to reach an agreement with holders of the country's defaulted debt in an effort to return to international lending markets, according to a draft of the 2010 budget submitted to Congress this week.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 11:10 UTC
The Mapuche Struggle for Autonomy

On August 17, dozens of Mapuche communities in southern Chile united to form the Mapuche Territorial Alliance to continue their struggle for political autonomy. Many of them had carried on angry protests, most recently on August 12, when a police operation to evict the Mapuches who had seized land left one dead and eight injured.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 11:04 UTC
US interested in promoting bilateral trade with Brazil, in spite of Mercosur

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Thursday the administration of President Barack Obama was interested in promoting a bilateral trade agreement with Brazil, even when it could mean bypassing Mercosur.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 10:57 UTC
Brazil confident of becoming oil super power in the next ten years

Brazil will have crude for half a century and become a leading oil exporter and “an important player in international geopolitics” the country’s energy minister said during a congressional hearing.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 10:54 UTC
Petrobras to concentrate all investments in pre-salt deposits

Brazilian government managed oil and gas company Petrobras will freeze overseas investments as the company concentrates on its primary role to develop recently discovered offshore oil reserves, CEO Jose Sergio Gabrielli said Thursday.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 10:53 UTC
Less profound melt of Arctic sea ice again baffles scientists

This summer's melt of Arctic sea ice has not been as profound as in the last two years, scientists said as the ice began its annual autumn recovery. At its smallest extent this summer, on 12 September, the ice covered 5.10 million sq km.
Friday, September 18th 2009 - 08:33 UTC
The Falkland Islands, “A Penguin’s World”

“A Penguin’s World” is a new title by the publishing house Design In Nature who specialize in aspects of nature and the environment, especially that of the Falkland Islands. This book portrays those amazing birds, penguins, a species, which are a feature of the Falklands and where they breed in large numbers.