MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 14th 2012
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Friday, December 14th 2012 - 05:19 UTC
EIU where-to-be-born index has Chile first in Latam and Argentina behind Brazil and Mexico
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist, has released today its 2013 where-to-be-born index, which measures which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead. Argentina is ranked in position 40, behind Chile, Brazil and Mexico, and far worse than when the first index published in 1988.
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Friday, December 14th 2012 - 05:15 UTC
Argentina announces payments of over 3.5bn dollars in GDP-linked bonds
Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino announced on Thursday Argentina will be making payments for more than 3.5 billion dollars in GDP-linked bonds, at the Economy Ministry.
Lorenzino presented the payment as a triumph against the hedge-funds. -
Friday, December 14th 2012 - 05:01 UTC
Brazil plans to build 800 regional airports linking cities with 100.000-population
Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, told reporters in Paris her government intends to build approximately 800 regional airports in Brazil. The project considers that each city with over 100.000 inhabitants should have an airport within a 60-kilometer range.
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Friday, December 14th 2012 - 04:55 UTC
World’s largest pulp and forestry complex begins operation in south Brazil
Brazilian group JBS-Friboi, a leading global exporter of meat products, has inaugurated an industrial complex for pulp production with an investment of 6.2 billion Reais (approx 3 billion dollars).
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Friday, December 14th 2012 - 04:45 UTC
‘Argentina’s behaviour’ main obstacle for EU/Mercosur trade talks says Brussels
The European Union Trade Commissioner openly accused “Argentina’s behaviour” as the main obstacle in discussions to advance and reach a free trade agreement with Mercosur.
