Stories for April 5th 2017

Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 21:06 UTC
Over 55% openly disapprove of president Temer's performance

The approval rating for the government of Brazil's President Michel Temer has fallen to just 10%, with 55% actively disapproving of its management of the country, a new poll by the Ibope polling company showed on Friday.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 20:59 UTC
Tesla electric car maker market value overtakes Ford; 2016 sales reached 76.000

Tesla's market value has overtaken that of Ford after shares in the electric car maker added more than 7%. At the close of trading Tesla had a market value of US$49bn, compared with Ford's value of US$46bn.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 20:55 UTC
Mao portrait by Andy Warhol sold at US$ 12.6m in Hong Kong

An Andy Warhol portrait of Chinese Communist Party founder Mao Zedong has been sold at a historic auction for US$12.6 million in Hong Kong. It is the first time one of Warhol's works depicting the founder of the communist leader has been auctioned and sold in a Chinese territory.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 19:27 UTC
Brazil industrial output still virtually flat; central bank says inflation expectations are “well anchored”

Industrial output in Brazil barely grew in February, government data showed on Tuesday, throwing cold water on hopes of a quicker recovery from a two-year recession. Industrial production rose 0.1% in February from January, government statistics agency IBGE said, short of expectations for a larger increase.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 06:32 UTC
S&P raised Argentina's credit rating to “B”, on the “verge of exiting recession”

Standard & Poor's raised Argentina's credit rating one notch Tuesday, from B- to B, saying Latin America's third-largest economy was on the verge of exiting recession.The rating bump gives a boost to conservative President Mauricio Macri, who has launched sweeping - often unpopular - economic reforms aimed at reviving growth.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 06:22 UTC
IDB ends annual meeting with agreement to replenish innovation fund

The Inter-American Development Bank and the Inter-American Investment Corporation wrapped up the annual meeting of their Boards of Governors after reaching an agreement to replenish the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), the IDB Group’s innovation lab.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 06:08 UTC
Falkland Islands Government appoints Financial Secretary

The Falkland Islands Government has announced the appointment of James Wilson as its Financial Secretary. After a short handover period with Lydia Morrison - who is currently the Interim Financial Secretary - he will formally take up his role on 1 June 2017.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 05:49 UTC
Chile's annual resources' report shows nine fisheries are depleted or collapsed

The latest annual report from Chile's Fisheries administration, “Public Account of Resources Status 2016” indicates that of the 43 existing fisheries, 25 have biological reference points (PBR) which means a precautionary approach. The presentation was made by Paolo Trejo, Under Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 05:30 UTC
UK candidate for WHO Director General, David Nabarro, visits Uruguay

Dr David Nabarro, one of the three candidates for Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), visited Uruguay 23-24 March. During his stay he met with Health Minister Jorge Basso and Vice Minister Cristina Lustemberg, and with Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa, to explain his objectives and his vision for a better WHO, and to hear about Uruguay’s health situation, objectives and challenges.
Wednesday, April 5th 2017 - 05:19 UTC
St Petersburg Metro terrorist identified: 22-year old Kyrgyz born Russian citizen; death toll increases to 14

The Russian Investigative Committee has identified 22-year-old Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, as the suspect believed to have carried out the terrorist bombing in the Saint Petersburg Metro.