Stories for March 2011

Friday, March 4th 2011 - 22:03 UTC
EU farmers warn trade talks with Mercosur could lead to a ‘total collapse’ of the beef sector

European farmers’ organizations claimed on Thursday that current trade talks between the EU and Mercosur could lead to a “total collapse” of the EU beef sector.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 06:19 UTC
Strauss-Khan describes IMF/Argentina relation as ‘romance” with love-hate periods

The IMF relation with Argentina is like romance with its ups and downs, said IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Khan who added he trusted that the IMF technical mission that will be visiting Argentina to help elaborate a new retail prices index would achieve “significant advances”.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 06:14 UTC
Links to Gaddafi’s son ‘knock out” director of London School of Economics

The director of the London School of Economics has resigned over its links to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. Sir Howard Davies said he recognised the university's reputation had “suffered” and he had to quit.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 06:09 UTC
“Revulsion against corruption” partly sparked Libyan revolution, says Soros

Citizens of oil producing nations must see more benefit from their country's national resources, billionaire investor said George Soros interviewed by the BBC. Revolts in Libya were partly the result of “revulsion against a corruption” fed by the misuse of oil money, he added.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 06:04 UTC
Green light for the construction of the world’s third largest dam in Brazil

A Brazilian court on Thursday lifted an order that suspended construction of the massive but controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in the Amazon rain forest, a project expected to face barrage of lawsuits by environmental critics.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 05:59 UTC
Geithner argues growth in China, India, Brazil are boosting US exports

Rapid growth of emerging economies like China, India and Brazil is boosting the American exports, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 05:56 UTC
China ready to implement lower tariffs to boost imports

China will reduce import tariffs on a range of products and further cut red tape involved in import application procedures, to “maintain balanced trade” according to statements from a senior official to a local newspaper.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:52 UTC
Brazil, the seventh economy of the world and ready to overtake France and UK

Brazil announced Thursday it has become the world’s seventh economy after having expanded 7.5% in 2010, the strongest in 24 years. Brazil’s GDP now stands at 2.1 trillion US dollars with a per capita income of 11.185 USD.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:44 UTC
Argentine striking dock workers block two major grain export terminals

Argentine dock workers blocked two major grain export terminals for a second day on Thursday to press pay demands, but most soy-crushing plants and ports operated normally, the labour cooperative said.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:31 UTC
Democracy in Latam, a success story ‘except for Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua’

Latin America is enjoying growth and stable democracy with the “notable exceptions” of the leftist governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday.