MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 6th 2015
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Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:42 UTC
UK and Mexico sign memorandum to further expand and finance trade
The UK and Mexico signed in London a memorandum to further support trade and markets, and advance cooperation between the two countries export promotion organizations, UK Export Finance and Bancomext, Mexican Trade Development Bank.
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Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:32 UTC
PM Cameron and Peña Nieto discuss agenda of bilateral and global issues
British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed President Peña Nieto of Mexico to Downing Street on Thursday afternoon as part of his State Visit to the UK.
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Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:27 UTC
Chilean researchers invited to UK sponsored Engineering innovation program
The United Kingdom Newton-Picarte Fund supported Chilean researchers to participate in the Royal Academy of Engineering's innovation program. Under the Leaders Innovation Fellowships scheme, 15 Chilean researchers, who are already VIU CONICYT grant receivers, travelled to London and Oxford to attend a 10 day residential program.
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Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:22 UTC
Argentina denies any devaluation to compensate for the plunge of Brazil's Real
Despite Brazil's 'violent devaluation' of its currency, Argentina will not pursue the same path because the country needs “to give certainty” and “avoid instability” said Economy minister Axel Kicillof. This week the Real plunged to its lowest level in over a decade burdened by economic and political uncertainty
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Friday, March 6th 2015 - 07:06 UTC
UK leaves interest rates unchanged at record low 0.5% for six years
UK interest rates have been kept unchanged again by the Bank of England, meaning they have now been at their record low of 0.5% for six years. Rates were first cut to 0.5% in March 2009 as the Bank sought to lift economic growth amid the credit crunch.
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Friday, March 6th 2015 - 06:56 UTC
Argentine central bank chairman defends the 50-peso Malvinas bill
Argentina's Central Bank Governor Alejandro Vanoli defended the new 50-peso banknote which features the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, after it was belittled by the a minister of state at the British Foreign Office.
