Stories for 2017

Monday, January 23rd 2017 - 18:20 UTC
Any future relationship Gibraltar seeks with EU post-Brexit ”will have to be agreed by Spain”

Spain will oppose any special treatment for Gibraltar or Scotland as part of the Brexit process, the ruling Partido Popular spokesman in the European Parliament said this week. During a speech in Strasbourg, Esteban Gonzalez Pons said only the UK could negotiate its withdrawal and that any deal would “affect the entirety” of the country.
Monday, January 23rd 2017 - 12:33 UTC
Argentina issues US$ 7bn in 5 and 10-year bonds at 5.625% to 7% rate

Argentina launched a US$7bn two-part bond on Thursday, covering its planned dollar issuance for the year in one fell swoop on the back of more than US$21bn of orders. The deal was the sovereign's third in US dollars since being welcomed back to the international capital markets last year after a protracted fight with creditors, and demand was strong.
Monday, January 23rd 2017 - 12:21 UTC
PM May scheduled to announce an ambitious port-Brexit industrial strategy

British Prime Minister is to unveil a new, more interventionist, and industrial strategy on Monday, designed to boost the post-Brexit UK economy. The government will be “stepping up to a new, active role,” Mrs. May said. She will launch the new strategy at her first regional cabinet meeting, to be held in the north-west of England.
Sunday, January 22nd 2017 - 08:06 UTC
For the Falklands in 1982 the only opinion that mattered was that of PM Thatcher

For the Falkland Islanders the only opinion that mattered was that of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and believing that Islanders would give up their homes and way of life for money, shows how little people understood the Falklands.
Sunday, January 22nd 2017 - 08:02 UTC
Trump expects Theresa May on Friday at the White House; first meeting with a foreign leader

Prime Minister Theresa May will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Friday, the White House has said. Mrs May will be the first foreign leader to meet the new president after his inauguration.
Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 11:18 UTC
British experts guest speakers in Chile’s sixth version of the Futures Congress

Seven prominent British figures representing different areas of science, including economics and social communications, were present at the Futures Congress organized by the Chilean Senate in Santiago. Gathering each year experts from different areas of knowledge to discuss the challenges that human kind will be facing in the future, this event has become the most important scientific conference in Latin America.
Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 11:11 UTC
China's economy picks up slightly in 2016 but the rebound is below expectations

China's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in more than a quarter of a century. China's growth is a key driver of the global economy and a major concern for investors around the world. The figure is in line with Beijing's official growth target of between 6.5% and 7%.
Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 09:08 UTC
Vogue exploring the Falklands: Island hopping at the end of the world

Vogue magazine in its Living section, dedicated a well illustrated piece to the Falklands and to South Georgia, underlining its untouched beauty. Written by Lane Nieset, it offers five travel options, four in the Falklands and one in South Georgia.
Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 08:33 UTC
Falklands celebrate Penguin Awareness Day, January 20

January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day. The day helps raise awareness about the flightless birds whose numbers are dwindling and also aims to bring international focus on the conservation of penguin habitats.
Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 07:57 UTC
Mexican top officials will meet Trump administration to discuss bilateral relations next week

Mexican officials will hold meetings on January 25 and 26 with U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump's top aides in Washington, to discuss bilateral relations such as security, trade and migration, the government said in Mexico City.