Stories for 2009

Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:28 UTC
Sixty Chilean companies in Top 500 of Latinamerica

Financial magazine América-Economía this week ranked 60 Chilean companies among the top 500 businesses in Latin America on the basis of sales – five more than in 2007. Chile follows Brazil (212) and Mexico (126) in the ranking, surpassing bigger economies like Argentina (35) and Venezuela (7).
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:19 UTC
Bank of England adopts “wait and see” stand on money injection

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee adopted a “wait and see” stand as they held off from delivering more aid to the recession-blighted UK economy. The Bank had been expected to expand its quantitative easing (QE) programme - effectively printing money - by £25 billion to £150 billion, but took no further action after its two-day meeting.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:16 UTC
Territorial waters dispute conditions Moratinos visit to Gibraltar

Spanish Foreign Secretary Miguel Angel Moratinos has declared that the Tripartite Forum of dialogue is not the place to solve the dispute over the Rock’s territorial waters between Britain, Gibraltar and Spain.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:14 UTC
Genocide charges await Bolivia’s former “Minister of Cocaine” deported from US

A former Bolivian interior minister accused of human rights violations was handed over to authorities in La Paz Thursday after completing a prison sentence in the United States. Luis Arce Gomez, 71, was deported and handed over to Bolivian authorities in La Paz on Thursday morning, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:10 UTC
Billionaire Buffet suggests US may need second stimulus package

United States widely respected investor and financial wizard Warren Buffet said on Thursday unemployment in the US could reach 11% and a second stimulus package could be needed to pull the world’s largest economy out of recession.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:03 UTC
Arrogant, ill mannered French tourists the worst in the world

Already judged to be Europe’s worst tourists last year, the French have now been named as the worst in the world. In a survey of 4.500 international hotel owners, they are criticized for not speaking foreign languages and of being arrogant and tight with their cash.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:01 UTC
Oil giant Shell world’s largest company ahead of Wall-Mart and Exxon

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has replaced US retail group Wal-Mart as the world's largest company, the latest annual survey by Fortune magazine says.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 08:32 UTC
Peru prepares to fend off 2011 presidential populist contender

Peru's departing prime minister said on Thursday he would run for the presidency in 2011, working to forge a coalition that includes the pro-business ruling party and independents. But it will be some time before campaigning begins.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 07:38 UTC
Another record wheat year is forecasted for Uruguay

Uruguay could be heading for another record of farmland dedicated to wheat and although it is too early to have the exact data, estimates are above 500.000 hectares. Good climate and lower input costs, mainly from fertilizers, could be anticipating a record harvest next December overtaking the 480.000 hectares and 1.2 million tons of the 2008 crop, according to reports in the Montevideo press based on official and private estimates.
Friday, July 10th 2009 - 07:33 UTC
New constitution for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Britain’s Foreign Office Minister Chris Bryant welcomed on Thursday the new St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009, which among other things includes a Bill of Rights, better defines the role of the Governor and has separate chapters for each of the three islands.