Stories for 2017

Saturday, November 4th 2017 - 10:40 UTC
Brazil becoming main supplier of soybean to China at peak US marketing season

Brazil is expected to win a larger share of China’s soybean imports in coming months, hitting U.S. exporters during the peak marketing season for their most valuable farm product as the world grapples with a fifth consecutive bumper crop.
Saturday, November 4th 2017 - 10:22 UTC
Malta political system barred from funeral of investigative journalist killed by a car bomb

Several hundred people in Malta have taken part in the funeral of a journalist killed by a car bomb attack that shocked the country last month. The crowd applauded when the coffin with Daphne Caruana Galizia arrived at the church in Mosta.
Saturday, November 4th 2017 - 10:02 UTC
Air New Zealand crowned 2018 Airline of the Year in Excellence Awards

Air New Zealand has been crowned 2018 Airline of the Year. The award marks the 5th consecutive year Air New Zealand has received the top honor in its Airline Excellence Awards.
Saturday, November 4th 2017 - 09:48 UTC
Chinese outbound tourism boom, but hyper sensitive to bad news

The boom in Chinese outbound travel is set to keep on going, according to data from ForwardKeys, which helps forecast future travel by analyzing around 17 million flight booking transactions a day.
Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 12:03 UTC
Former Argentine VP Amado Boudou arrested

Following orders from Federal Judge Ariel Lijo, Argentine Coast Guard officers placed Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's second vice president Amado Boudou under arrest early Friday for illicit enrichment.
Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 08:12 UTC
Ex members of Catalonian government jailed by Spanish prosecution; Puigdemont remains in Belgium

A Spanish judge has ordered nine ex-members of the government in Catalonia jailed while they are investigated on possible charges of sedition, rebellion and embezzlement.
Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 08:08 UTC
Foreign Secretary commits support for freedom of expression projects

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has committed (Thursday 2 November) UK support for freedom of expression projects in countries where press freedom is curtailed.
Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 07:58 UTC
Maduro announces “restructuring of all future debt payments”; default round the corner?

Venezuela on Thursday announced plans to restructure its burgeoning foreign debt, a move that may lead to a default by the cash-strapped OPEC nation whose collapsing socialist economy has left its population struggling to find food and medicine.
Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 07:52 UTC
EU support: Argentina sells 30-year Euro bond, first time in history

Argentina finalized its foreign bond sale plan for 2017 on Thursday, selling 2.75 billion Euros in three bonds in an offering that was more than four times oversubscribed, the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
Friday, November 3rd 2017 - 07:45 UTC
Macri's ambitious infrastructure investment plan begins with 7.700kms of roads

Argentina hopes to attract US$26.5 billion in infrastructure investments through 2022 in the form of public-public private partnerships (PPPs), government officials told a gathering of construction and finance executives this week.