MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 19th 2018
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Friday, January 19th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
China poured US$ 21bn into Brazil in 2017 taking advantage of recession asset prices
China invested US$20.9 billion in Brazil in 2017, the most since 2010 as a recession helped push down asset prices and attracted investors, according to Brazil’s planning ministry.The energy, logistics and agriculture sectors drew the most Chinese capital, including investments in Brazil’s rich pre-salt oil fields and China’s State Power Investment Corp US$2.25 billion deal to operate the São Simão hydropower plant.
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Friday, January 19th 2018 - 09:01 UTC
Lula is no radical or a threat to stability: everyone won when he was president
The leader of Brazil's Workers' Party, PT, argued in an interview that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is anything but radical and does not pose a threat to Brazilian financial stability. Brazilian senator Gleisi Hoffman told Bloomberg News that Lula is working on a second “letter to Brazilian people” (as he did in 2002) to reassure the markets about his commitment to fiscal responsibility.
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Friday, January 19th 2018 - 05:21 UTC
Foreign Office director in Chile to discuss UK's exit and transition process
The Foreign Office Director of the Economic Diplomacy Directorate Hugh Elliot is currently in Chile on a two day visit to discuss the UK’s transition process from the European Union with the Chilean Government. Mr. Elliot is the UK's government main interlocutor for the transition program of agreements and third countries.
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Friday, January 19th 2018 - 05:04 UTC
Pope marries two flight attendants from Chile's flagship en route to Iquique
Pope Francis celebrated the first-ever airborne papal wedding on Thursday, marrying two flight attendants from Chile’s flagship airline at 36,000 feet during a flight from Santiago.
