Stories for 2012

Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 20:25 UTC
Bank of England pumps an extra £ 50bn to boost the UK economy

Bank of England has agreed to extend its quantitative easing (QE) program by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy. When completed, it will bring the total amount of QE stimulus to £325bn.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 20:20 UTC
Judge Garzon barred from office for challenging Spanish 1977 amnesty law

The famous human rights crusader, the Spanish judge who won fame with his attempt to extradite former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in the 1990s, is barred from office for eleven years for abusing judicial powers.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 19:54 UTC
“People of the Falklands want to remain British” and they will be defended

UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday no one should doubt his determination to keep the Falkland Islands British as he dismissed President Cristina Fernández announced complaint to the United Nations.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:47 UTC
Trade restrictions, main point of agenda when Cristina Fernandez visits Chile

Santiago media reports increasing disappointment in the Chilean government and private sector with the latest batch of Argentine measures to restrict imports and want the issue ‘top of the agenda’ when President Cristina Fernandez visits Chile at the end of the month.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:44 UTC
Argentina limits daily financial transaction per person to 1.000 Pesos (230 dollars)

Argentina limited the use of cash in the country’s financial markets as President Cristina Fernandez tightens oversight of currency transactions to help contain capital flight and prepare for what is anticipated a ‘difficult’ year for the Treasury and the Argentine economy.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:42 UTC
Argentine importers warn about ‘complications’ with new imports scheme

The head of the Importers Chamber of Argentina, Diego Pérez Santisteban, warned that the new imports controls applied by the government “is complicated,” and affects the bigger companies more than the small and medium ones of the sector.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:40 UTC
Argentine ‘Congress index’ shows January inflation reached 1.9%

Argentine congress members announced on Wednesday that the inflation index for January based on an average of private sector estimates reached 1.9%, similar to the previous month of December.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:37 UTC
Argentina has the (Central bank) cash to take over YPF, says Barclays Capital

Argentina has the cash reserves to make a tender offer for Repsol-YPF SA local unit, the country’s largest energy company, and will likely put further pressure on the industry to boost output, has stated Barclays Capital.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:34 UTC
Paraguay’s second couple in hospital with dengue

Paraguay’s Vice president Federico Franco and his wife lawmaker Emilia Alfaro are in hospital in the capital Asuncion following infection symptoms of the mosquito transmitted dengue which is very common in tropical areas during the rainy season.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:30 UTC
Hantavirus public alert in Chile after outbreak kills three people, infects ten others

Chile declared a public health alert this week over a hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people and infected at least 10 others and which have been blame of the wildfires of a very hot summer.