Stories for 2011

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.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:31 UTC
Bolivia signs gas exploration agreements with Petrobras and Repsol

Bolivia's state-owned oil company YPF Bolivianos said this week that it has signed oil and gas exploration agreements with Brazil's Petrobras and Spain's Repsol.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:20 UTC
Argentine Treasury appeals to government banks to pay debts

Argentina's Treasury will borrow 8.40 billion pesos (2.02 billion US dollars) from state-run Banco Nacion this year to refinance some of its debt with the bank, a top official told state news agency Telam on Wednesday.
Friday, March 4th 2011 - 01:13 UTC
Argentine leader says Cristina Fernandez will not bid for re-election

Argentine presidential pre-candidate Eduardo Duhalde , on the campaign trail, assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will decide not to seek re-election in June because ”she will realize that she has no chances of winning” in a second round.
Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 22:00 UTC
The US Secretary of State recommends Al Jazeera if you want “real news”

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Al Jazeera is gaining more prominence in the US because it offers “real news”--something she said American media were falling far short of doing.
Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 21:56 UTC
FIFA announces 631 million USD profit in 2007/2010

Football's governing body FIFA said Thursday that they had achieved a profit of 631 million US dollars over a four year period starting 2007. FIFA revenue during this period was 4.189 billion USD, while the expenses amounted to 3.558 billion USD, the organisation said in a statement.