Stories for 2012

Monday, July 30th 2012 - 04:42 UTC
The significance of Venezuela for Brazil underlined by the country’s diplomats

Brazilian diplomats revealed during a television Globo News debate details of the controversial procedure applied by Mercosur countries to suspend Paraguay and agree the incorporation of Venezuela as full member.
Monday, July 30th 2012 - 04:31 UTC
Mercosur experts discuss technical aspects of Venezuela’ incorporation

Experts from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela will begin to define on Monday in Brasilia the technical procedures and timetable for the incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur which will become official on Tuesday at an extraordinary summit of the block.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 11:21 UTC
Argentine grains futures market in shock: government wants operations in Pesos

Argentina could require that grains futures be listed in the local Peso currency the head of the central bank said on Friday, a move that traders said would paralyze markets in the leading global food supplier.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 11:05 UTC
Pluna’s seven Bombardiers to be auctioned next 3 September says government

The Uruguayan government announced it will auction next 3 September the seven Bombardier aircraft from the collapsed flag air-carrier Pluna, which was definitively grounded last July 5, announced Public Works and Transport minister Enrique Pintado.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 11:01 UTC
US Justice and securities regulators probing credit-rating agency S&P

The US Department of Justice and securities regulators are probing potential violations by credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's in connection with its ratings of structured products, the company said this week.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 09:07 UTC
Argentine government takes control of oil and gas industry planning

The Argentine government announced the creation of an oil planning commission that will set national energy goals and have the power to review private companies’ investment plans.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 08:47 UTC
“The Olympic Games are coming home tonight,” IOC President Jacques Rogge

Britain's Queen Elizabeth declared the London Olympics open after playing a cameo role in a dizzying ceremony designed to highlight the grandeur and eccentricities of the nation that invented modern sport.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 03:35 UTC
Cuba says dead dissident’s car ignored signals and was speeding when it crashed

A Spanish politician was to blame for a car crash that killed two Cuban dissidents, including Oswaldo Paya, Cuba said on Friday in a report on an accident that has raised suspicions among opposition activists and some foreign governments.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 03:03 UTC
Mexican regulators impose highest fine ever on HSBC for money-laundering

Mexican regulators have imposed a fine of 27.5 million dollars on banking giant HSBC for its failure to comply with money-laundering regulations.
Saturday, July 28th 2012 - 02:35 UTC
Despite profits in Brazil, Santander bank profits halved following write-downs

Profits at Spanish banking giant Santander have halved after it made more write-downs against unrecoverable loans secured against property. The bank, which is the Euro zone biggest, said first-half profits halved to 1.7bn Euros in the six months to the end of June.