Stories for June 2012

Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 23:06 UTC
Chavez comfortably ahead of opposition candidate Capriles, show opinion polls

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has a 16-percentage-point lead over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles ahead of an election in October, a new opinion poll showed on Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 22:45 UTC
Falklands at G20: brief exchange between Cameron and Cristina Fernandez

UK PM David Cameron has refused to accept a letter from Argentina's president about her country's claim to the Falklands Islands. PM Cameron approached President Cristina Fernandez before the first session of the G20 summit in Mexico, No 10 said.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:59 UTC
Brazil/Argentina agree G20 common position, but will wait to listen to Germany

Brazil and Argentina agreed on Monday “to oppose any financial adjustment plan” and sponsor development and growth policies to face the world crisis, in the framework of the two-day G20 summit taking place in Mexico.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:55 UTC
Chinese PM Wen Jibao to visit Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is to attend the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio De Janeiro, and pay official visits to Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile from June 20 to 26, it was announced in Beijing the Foreign Ministry
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:51 UTC
Spain warns UN Decolonization Committee not to de-list Gibraltar

Spain made a calm but classic contribution before the United Nations Decolonization Committee (C24) last week defending territorial integrity arguments but also warning the Committee not to de-list Gibraltar without sticking to the current UN criteria.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:46 UTC
Argentina with the largest number of protectionist measures worldwide

Argentina has implemented the largest number of protectionist measures worldwide, according to a Latin Business Chronicle analysis of Global Trade Alert data from the UK-based Centre for Economic Policy Research.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:35 UTC
Cameron promises red carpet for ‘over-taxed’ rich French citizens

British Prime Minister David Cameron cheekily declared that Britain would open its door wide to France's rich if they flee abroad from steep tax hikes proposed by the new French government.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:31 UTC
EU announces at G20 ‘Tobin tax’, opposed by US. UK and Sweden

The European Union will “soon” move forward with a financial transaction tax (FTT), European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Monday, as he also spoke in favour of Euro-bonds.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:23 UTC
Uruguay economy expands 1.9% in the first quarter but uncertainties persist

Uruguay’s economic growth quickened in the first quarter, spurred by increased transport and communications. GDP expanded 4.2% from a year earlier and grew 1.9% from the fourth quarter of 2011, the central bank said on its website.
Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:16 UTC
Largest emerging-market nations will make additional contribution to IMF

The world’s largest emerging-market nations will announce contributions to the IMF’s financial firewall at the Group of 20 summit meeting in Mexico, Brazil’s Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced.