Stories for November 23rd 2011

Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 19:56 UTC
Record level funding for mine-clearance but increased use of antipersonnel mines

The latest report on landmines has both good and bad news. It says governments have provided a record level of funding to remove the weapons. But at the same time the use of antipersonnel mines has increased.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 06:27 UTC
CFK promises pro-growth model, industrial “fine tuning” and dialogue

In a milestone speech on Tuesday anticipating the four years of her next mandate, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez disclosed she would continue with pro-growth policies but also added that a time of ‘fine tuning’ had arrived in which she was willing to address all issues including “investment and inflation” but not through the newspapers.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 06:25 UTC
Head of Spain’s main banking group meets with Brazilian president

The president of Spain’s banking group Santander Emilio Botin described Brazil as “a very interesting market for Spain” following a meeting with Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 04:23 UTC
“Las Malvinas son argentines” crest for the Argentine Olympic team uniform

A draft bill signed by fourteen Argentine lawmakers from the political spectrum calls for all national teams to include in their uniforms the crest of the Islands and the motto “Las Islas Malvinas son argentinas” (The Malvinas islands are Argentine).The sponsors want the bill approved on time for the inauguration of the Olympic Games next year in London.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 02:56 UTC
Argentine government promises even closer industry-State articulation

Planning Minister, Julio De Vido said that “Argentina is again aiming at the long term and this is only possible due to the numerous productive projects” in the country and the close articulation between the State and industry.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 02:53 UTC
Argentine minister tells industry to invest 30bn dollars annual to ensure 7% growth

Argentine Industry Minister, Débora Giorgi, came on stage Tuesday at the Industrial Union’s annual conference to defend the “Kirchnerite economic model”, and warned that in order to keep an average growth of 7% as asked by businessmen, they would have to increase their annual investments to 30 billion dollars.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 02:50 UTC
Scientists find “sunken islands” part of super-continent Gondwana land link

Australian scientists have discovered two huge sunken islands in the Indian Ocean west of Perth. The islands, about the size of Tasmania, were once part of the super-continent Gondwana and are more than 1.5km underwater.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 00:44 UTC
Uruguay business elite and officials reminded of the Asian-Pacific basin might

It was to be a “complaints as usual day” plus the announcement Uruguay is poised for another year of record exports, close to 12 billion dollars. But the speaker contracted for the celebration of Exporter’s Day left the Uruguayan business audience and government officials quite surprised.