Stories for 2012

Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 06:39 UTC
Minister Browne and Gibraltar’s Bossano will attend Falklands’ Liberation Day June 14

Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne is scheduled to attend the Falkland Islands Liberation ceremony on June 14 in Stanley to mark the 30th anniversary of the recovery of the Islands from invading Argentine forces.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 06:21 UTC
Antarctica tourism rapidly adapting to new environment-friendly rules

An expanded Executive Committee and reorganized Secretariat, new rules of procedure for compliance and dispute resolution issues, and a Marine Committee Safety Advisory were just some of the actions and decisions adopted by Members at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), held in Providence, Rhode Island earlier this month.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 06:09 UTC
Argentina proposal to increase Mercosur common external tariff from 22% to 35%

Argentina is planning to propose its fellow Mercosur members to increase the common external tariff, CET from the current 22% to 35%, when they meet at the next summit in Mendoza. Argentina currently holds the pro tempore chair of the group and at the coming summit the helm will be transferred to Brazil.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 06:05 UTC
Exports of heifers booming as China build ‘factory-modelled” dairy farms

Agribusiness company Elders says it can't get enough dairy heifers from Australia to supply China's growing demand and for the second consecutive year, a record shipment of 100,000 cattle will sail from dairies in Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 06:00 UTC
Argentine frozen chips retained in the border because of trade dispute with Brazil

Canada’s Mc Cain has suspended production of frozen chip potatoes in Argentina because of the trade barriers which impede exports to Brazil in the framework of a bilateral dispute that is limiting the flow of goods both ways.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 05:56 UTC
UK company begins hydrocarbons prospecting in the Paraguayan Chaco

Amerisur Resources Plc, the oil and gas producer and explorer announced on Monday it has received a Prospecting Permit by Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Works and Communications for the Espartillar block in the Paraguayan Chaco.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 05:52 UTC
Price of oil picks up after China announces it will bolster economic growth

The price of oil rose for the first time in seven days in New York after China pledged to boost the nation’s economy and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the balance between supply and demand of crude is tightening.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 03:47 UTC
Argentina’s 12-month inflation expectations remain steady above 30%, says UTDT

Argentina's 12-month inflation expectations held steady for a third straight month at over 30% in May, according to the median estimate in a survey published by the Torcuato Di Tella University.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 03:22 UTC
Brazil announces measures to boost sales of vehicles and stimulate growth

Brazil lowered taxes on consumer borrowing and created incentives for banks to boost vehicle lending as policy makers struggle to revive economic growth in the Latin America’s largest market.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 03:11 UTC
Banker launches another challenging controversial book with Germany as the “Euro-zone hostage”

Former German central banker Thilo Sarrazin, whose musings on Muslim immigrants sparked outrage in 2010 has triggered fresh controversy with a book that paints Germany as the Euro zone's hostage, forced to pay out vast sums to atone for the Holocaust.