Stories for 2011

Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:36 UTC
“Smiling” officers clear anti Wall Street protestors from Occupy Oakland camp

California Police moved in on Monday and cleared out anti-Wall Street protesters from Oakland's City Hall plaza, arresting 32 people but avoiding the sort of clashes that marked a previous attempt to shut down the Occupy Oakland camp.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:27 UTC
Argentine congress October ‘inflation index’: 1.49%, double the official rate

Argentine lawmakers announced Monday the so-called Congressional ‘inflation index” for October which they estimated at 1.49% and is well over double the official Indec index released last week, 0.6%.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:23 UTC
Brazil’s JBS, world’s largest beef producer plans to expand dairy business

Brazil's JBS, the world's biggest beef producer, intends to expand its dairy business with strategic plans next year after the unit's double-digit growth in recent years.
Monday, November 14th 2011 - 21:21 UTC
Falklands establishes agriculture and trade cooperation links with Uruguay

If proof was ever needed that adversity leads to a greater determination to succeed, it has been amply provided in a recent trip by the Falkland Islands Senior Agricultural Advisor, “Mac” McArthur, on a trade mission and cultural visit to Uruguay.
Monday, November 14th 2011 - 21:02 UTC
None of world major economies will escape a slowdown forecasts the OECD

None of the world's major economies will escape a slowdown, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said, highlighting increasing signs that growth momentum is dwindling across the board.
Monday, November 14th 2011 - 20:58 UTC
Merkel calls for EU political union as long term solution to Euro crisis

As technocrats leaders in Italy and Greece rush to form governments as they sought to limit the damage from the Euro zone debt crisis – and the Euro climbed on relief that a key Italian bond auction drew decent demand from investors – German chancellor Angela Merkel stepped up to defend Europe’s common currency.
Monday, November 14th 2011 - 20:51 UTC
Brazilian trade minister and 53 companies on African business round

A business mission of 53 companies organised by the Brazilian government plans to begin a tour of Mozambique, Angola and South Africa on 21 November, an Apex-Brasil official said in Sao Paulo.
Monday, November 14th 2011 - 20:47 UTC
Brazil moves into Tanzania and will help increase power generation five-fold

Brazilian business and public contractor giant Odebrecht Company Limited, with top global businesses and operations across a wide variety of industries, has shown interest in undertaking the huge Stiegler's Gorge power project in Tanzania’s Rufiji river basin, according to “The East African” weekly.
Monday, November 14th 2011 - 20:36 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas resumes flights with Air Force taking control of operations

International flights by state-run carrier Aerolineas Argentinas resumed Monday after a weekend disruption over a labour dispute with comptrollers which the government of President Cristina Fernandez resolved by ordering the Air Force to take control of air operations.
Monday, November 14th 2011 - 20:18 UTC
Mercosur/EU confident of a first proposals exchange in mid 2012

The seventh round of Mercosur/EU trade negotiations held in Montevideo ended with “progress in some areas at regulation and norms levels” and with the commitment of exchanging proposals in mid 2012, according to Joao Aguiar Machado head of the EU team.