MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 14th 2015
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Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 06:52 UTC
China's exports in June rise, but imports fall for the eighth month running
Exports in the world's second largest economy, China, have risen, ending three months of decline in June. Exports rose 2.1% in Yuan-denominated terms compared with a year ago, up to 1.17tn Yuan ($187bn).
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Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 06:37 UTC
Mexico is offering 3.8 million dollars reward for the capture of drug lord “Chapo Guzmán”
Mexico is offering a reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8m) for the capture of the country's most-wanted drug lord, who escaped from a top security prison. A huge manhunt is underway for Joaquin Guzman, who got out of his cell on Saturday through a 1.5km-long tunnel.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 06:28 UTC
Hillary Clinton vows banks cannot be “too big to fail” since it's still “too big a problem”
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton criticized Wall Street and her Republican rivals, promising to impose tougher regulations on banks and raise the wages of ordinary Americans if she wins the 2016 White House race. Under pressure from a campaign rival on the left, Clinton said she would appoint strict overseers to ensure that financial institutions never again indulge in the risky behavior that helped cause the 2008 banking crash.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 06:07 UTC
Caricom considering ECLAC proposal to write-off its multilateral debt
The Caribbean Community, Caricom is considering a proposal for the region to pursue gradual write-off of its multilateral debt as a means of economic prosperity. The debt relief strategy was put forward by Alicia Barcena from the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), at the 36th Regular Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, held in Barbados.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 06:00 UTC
Brazil's economic team reaching out to credit rating agencies for a vote of confidence
Concerns that Brazil may lose its coveted investment grade credit rating are again on the rise among government officials and investors who worry that President Dilma Rousseff’s austerity push won’t fully offset plunging government revenues.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 05:29 UTC
Barrage of accusations following a Judge's order to raid Maximo Kirchner's real estate agency
The raid ordered by an Argentine Federal Judge at a real estate agency which belongs to president Cristina Fernandez' son, Maximo Kirchner's in Rio Gallegos, triggered a barrage of accusations from government officials, just a few days ahead of decisive primaries in August, in anticipation of the October presidential elections.
