Stories for October 31st 2012

Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 23:34 UTC
Gibraltar willing to enter a double taxation treaty with Spain

Gibraltar said it complies with European Union and OECD regulations regarding finance centres and also indicated that it was willing to enter a double taxation treaty with Spain.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 23:13 UTC
Falklands’ Desire Petroleum plans for the next three years

Planning ahead for the next three years Falkland Islands Desire Petroleum announced on Wednesday changes to its Production Licences following approval received from Executive Council.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 23:01 UTC
Falklands’ proposed referendum question enters public consultation period

The Falkland Islands government has opened a public consultation on the proposed referendum question on the Falklands Political Status to be held in early 2013. The proposed question was arrived at and agreed by all members of the Legislative Assembly having received expert advice on the issue.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 22:41 UTC
Falklands’ flag flies at Parliament Square to mark a British state occasion

For the first time, the 16 flags of the British Overseas Territories including the Falkland Islands are being flown in Parliament Square, alongside the flags of the Crown Dependencies, to mark a state occasion, reports an official release from the Foreign Office.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 20:51 UTC
India/Brazil with highest government debt/GDP ratios among leading emerging economies

India and Brazil have the highest government debt ratios at almost 70% of GDP among top ten emerging market economies, according to a report by Deutsche Bank.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 20:44 UTC
Brazil’s primary budget surplus rapidly narrowing but Central bank confident target is within reach

Brazil's primary budget surplus narrowed in September, distancing the government from its full-year surplus target, but the central bank said that target is still within reach. The accumulated primary surplus of January through September narrowed to 75.8 billion Brazilian Reais (37.3 billion dollars) from 104.6 billion Reais in the same period a year earlier.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 20:22 UTC
Iran/Argentina dialogue ‘positive’ and will continue end of November, says Timerman

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman announced at Government House in Buenos Aires that new negotiations between diplomatic representatives of Argentina and Iran over the investigation into the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack, will take place before the end of November.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 20:12 UTC
Mercosur members, except Paraguay, de-listed from EU import preference scheme

The European Union issued on Wednesday its revised import preference scheme - known as the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) - for developing countries most in need which will take effect from 1 January 2014, revealing that all Mercosur full members, except for Paraguay, will no longer benefit.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 18:12 UTC
Council of Europe promotes personal data protection in Latin America

The Council of Europe is promoting international co-operation in the field of personal data protection, in particular by encouraging non member states to ratify the Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, also known as Convention 108. Uruguay has started the process for its ratification and therefore may become the first non-Council of Europe member state to accede to the convention.
Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 06:56 UTC
Bolivia asks Sean Penn to help lobby in the dispute with Chile over a sea outlet

Bolivia asked visiting Oscar-winner Sean Penn Tuesday to help lobby for La Paz to regain a bit of Pacific coast, and escape the ranks of landlocked states. Evo Morales, the populist president of the arid nation high in the Andes, asked the US actor to help its campaign to press Chile to overhaul treaties that ended a 19th-century war that cost Bolivia its coast and gave the land to Chile.