Stories for March 2013

Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 05:48 UTC
BRICS summit to discuss creation of development bank with 50bn initial capital

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will attend this week's BRICS summit of five emerging powers hosted by South Africa to discuss creation of their own development bank, the Planalto office announced.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 05:04 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas discussions between UK and Argentine lawmakers

Lawmakers from Argentina and the UK attending the 128th Inter-parliamentarian Union assembly held in Ecuador have been holding intense but ‘respectful’ discussions about the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 05:02 UTC
Brazilian supermarkets will not sell meat from cattle raised in Amazon rainforest

The main group representing supermarkets in Brazil says it will no longer sell meat from cattle raised in the rainforest. The Brazilian Association of Supermarkets, which has 2,800 members, hopes the deal will cut down on the illegal use of rainforest for pasture.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 05:00 UTC
Bernanke defends low-interest rates arguing they help to boost the global economy

Ben Bernanke has defended the continuing low-interest-rate policies of the US Federal Reserve and central banks in Europe, saying they are helping to boost the global economy. The Fed governor's comments come after some analysts have voiced concern that such low rates are cutting the value of currencies of advanced nations.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 03:17 UTC
Malvinas question to be addressed with Ban Ki Moon at UN by Timerman and Latam peers

On Tuesday Argentina’s Foreign minister Hector Timerman together with representatives from different Latinamerican and Caribbean organizations are scheduled to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to address the “Malvinas Islands question”, according to a release from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Tuesday, March 26th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Falklands: Argentina wants to silence referendum results and applies a ‘diplomacy of desperation’

The Falkland Islands said that Argentina’s ‘frantic efforts’ to have the international community ignore the voice of the people of the Falkland Islands is ‘a diplomacy of desperation’ and insisted that the recent referendum results again confirmed that the people of the Falklands have no desire to be governed by Buenos Aires.
Monday, March 25th 2013 - 05:16 UTC
EU, ECB and IMF agree on a deal to bailout Cyprus; no Parliament vote

Euro-zone finance ministers have agreed a deal on a 10bn-Euro bailout for Cyprus to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the Euro-zone. Asian financial markets rose in early trading on news of the deal.
Monday, March 25th 2013 - 04:45 UTC
Falklands ‘a NATO base’ and the referendum ‘unacceptable and ridiculous’, says Uruguay

Two of Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica closest ministers, Defence and Foreign Affairs said that the ‘British occupation’ of the Falkland Islands is ‘unacceptable’, represents a NATO base in the South Atlantic and described the recent referendum in the Islands as ‘absurd and ridiculous’.
Monday, March 25th 2013 - 02:33 UTC
Francis confirms visit to Brazil; neighbouring countries expect he extends his tour

Pope Francis confirmed that he will go to Rio de Janeiro at the end of the July to take part in the Church's World Day of Youth, a gathering of Catholic young people that takes place in a different city every two years. Taking advantage of his presence in Brazil several neighbouring countries, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile have already extended invitations to the Pope.
Monday, March 25th 2013 - 01:26 UTC
Falklands: 'Yes' vote means 'we don’t want to be colonized by Argentina'

A delegation from the Falkland Islands recently visited Jamaica as part of a tour of North America, Central American and Caribbean countries to inform about the referendum earlier this month which resulted in a resounding 'yes' with only three 'no' votes, leaving no doubt as to their wish to remain a British Overseas Territory.