MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 6th 2015
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Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 08:20 UTC
Ushuaia expects this cruise season 336 vessel calls and over 100.000 visitors
Tierra del Fuego Tourism Institute (Infuetur), in extreme south Argentina, is expecting 25% more cruise visitors this 2015/16 season, most probably breaking the 100.000 milestone, with 336 calls involving 47 cruise vessels. The estimate is 112.170 passengers by April 2016, of which 79.486 non Antarctic and 36.684 Antarctic visitors.
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Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 08:11 UTC
Brazil's GDP expected to contract 2.85% this year, says central bank survey
Economists again cut their outlook for Brazil's economic performance for this year, as consumer and business confidence continue at historic low levels. Brazil's GDP is expected to contract 2.85% this year, according to a weekly central-bank survey of 100 economists, compared with expectations last week for a contraction of 2.80%.
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Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 07:54 UTC
UK announces retail sale of £2 billion worth of shares in Lloyds Banking Group
The British government said on Monday it plans to sell at least £2 billion ($3.04 billion) worth of shares in Lloyds Banking Group PLC to the general public at a discount next spring as part of a broader move to cash out its stake in the bailed-out lender.
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Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 07:40 UTC
Latin America forecasted to contract 0.3% this year and 0.7% growth in 2016
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, forecasted a downward trend in the region’s economic activity for 2015 to -0.3% from 0.5%, and estimates that for 2016 growth will be close to 0.7%.
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Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 07:28 UTC
Victory for Argentina in its ongoing battle with speculative funds
The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York refused on Monday to force Bank of New York Mellon Corp to turn over to holders of defaulted Argentine bonds any of the $539 million the country deposited in 2014 to pay creditors who participated in its past restructurings.
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Tuesday, October 6th 2015 - 07:19 UTC
Argentina cancels $5.9bn Boden 2015 bond and issues new debt for $500m
Argentina's central bank on Monday afternoon confirmed the 5.9 billion dollar payment Argentina was due to make ended successfully, adding “the level of reserves is enough for the execution of our exchange policy.”
