Stories for 2010

Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:21 UTC
Goldman Sachs fined 27 million USD in UK for “inadequate disclosure”

The United Kingdom financial watchdog slapped a 27 million US dollars fine on Goldman Sachs for inadequate disclosure of a US probe into the Wall Street powerhouse.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:17 UTC
Gibraltar prepares to celebrate National Day

Chief Minister Peter Caruana has highlighted the importance of Gibraltar’s National Day, September 10, as a celebration of identity and culture.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:15 UTC
Paraguay’s tourism revenue in 2009 totalled 204 million US dollars

Foreign tourists left an estimated 204 million US dollars in land-locked Paraguay in 2009, according to figures made public by the head of the Tourism Office Liz Cramer, during a seminar held this week at the Central Bank.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 02:33 UTC
Venezuela food prices drop in August ahead of crucial congressional election

Venezuela reported the slowest monthly inflation of the year in August after the government moved to tackle sporadic food shortages by importing more goods ahead of the September 26 congressional elections.
Friday, September 10th 2010 - 02:31 UTC
Chilean Senate approves Unasur charter with two caveats

The Chilean Senate finally approved the Union of South American Nations, (Unasaur) creation charter thus ending the legislative chapter. The bill now goes to the Executive for its promulgation.
Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 23:08 UTC
India increasing trade and investment links with Peru

Following closely on the steps of China but with lesser exposure India is increasing trade, investment and business links with Latin America, the latest of which a Bussiness seminar in Lima, Peru.
Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 23:03 UTC
FT describes Uruguay and Paraguay as “Latin America’s impressive little guys”

Under the heading of “Latin America’s impressive little guys, Uruguay and Paraguay”, the Financial Times praises the two countries for “punching above their weight” and catching the attention of foreign corporate investors.
Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 22:52 UTC
Forbes: Chile, Peru, Colombia, best countries for business in Latin America

Chile, Peru, Colombia are listed among the Best Countries for Business according to a ranking from the US Forbes magazine which includes 129 countries taking into consideration several indexes: GDP growth, GDP/capita, trade balance, population and budget affairs.
Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 05:42 UTC
Strong showing of Chilean economy anticipates 5.5% GDP expansion in 2010

The recent 7.1% spurt in Chile’s economic growth registered by the Imacec index (a monthly indicator for economic activity) has made analysts increasingly bullish about Chile’s long-term growth prospects.
Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 05:33 UTC
Argentina’s industrial production expands 11.8% in first seven months of 2010

Argentina's industrial production rose sharply on the year in July but slowed somewhat from the brisk pace posted in June, the manufacturing group UIA said in a report Wednesday.