Stories for 2018

Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:40 UTC
With post-Brexit in mind Scottish Secretary begins a UK trade tour to Uruguay and Chile

The Scottish Secretary David Mundell started a four-day trade mission to South America, where he will be meeting politicians and business leaders in Uruguay and Chile. Mr. Mundell will be promoting trade links on the visit undertaken on behalf of the UK Government’s Board of Trade, and will be looking into how UK can support new post-EU trade opportunities in South America, promoting Scotland as a great exporter and the UK being open for business.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:35 UTC
UK’s Trade Envoy in Peru with 15-strong business delegation to launch Joint Task Force

Mark Menzies, the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Peru, Chile, and Colombia, is in Lima this week with a delegation of 15 representatives of British government and businesses, including Arup, MACE, Clifford Chance, Crossrail, UK Export Finance, and the City of London. He will seek to identify new areas to boost UK-Peru trade and investment.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:24 UTC
Iran tells Trump he is responsible for oil price increase: stop interfering in the Middle East

President Donald Trump should stop interfering in the Middle East if he wants the price of oil to stop rising, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 08:18 UTC
World leaders commit to bold targets and urgent action to end TB

World leaders meeting at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly have committed to ensure that 40 million people with tuberculosis (TB) receive the care they need by end 2022. They also agreed to provide 30 million people with preventive treatment to protect them from developing TB.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 06:12 UTC
Falklands considers preliminary studies into developing salmon farming

The Executive Council of the Falkland Islands discussed a proposal to consider salmon farming in the Falklands. The proposal sought authorisation for Government officers to negotiate a Letter of Intent with the Danish company, Pisco ApS, to evaluate whether conditions in the Islands would be adequate to support the development of salmon fish farming.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 05:45 UTC
IMF and Argentina concord on 36-month US$ 57bn stand-by agreement

The International Monetary Fund staff and Argentina authorities have reached an agreement on a set of strengthened economic policies that will underpin the 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved on June 20, 2018.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 05:43 UTC
Labour ready to govern, says Corbyn, and to support a “sensible” Brexit deal

Labour is “ready” to start work on a “radical plan to rebuild and transform our country”, Jeremy Corbyn has told his party conference in Liverpool. The Labour leader also offered to back Theresa May if she presented a “sensible” Brexit deal to MPs for approval, but he said that Labour would oppose the PM's current plan “or whatever is left of it”, and vowed to fight any move to leave the EU without a deal.
Thursday, September 27th 2018 - 05:25 UTC
Temer tells US corporate leaders Brazil is open for business

Brazil has been clawing itself out from the worst recession in its history, but that hasn’t stopped President Michel Temer from touting the country to investors. Temer and his entourage told United States business leaders at an event leading up to the United Nations General Assembly that the country is open for business.
Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 21:13 UTC
Fed raises interest rate and announces a third increase this year

The United States Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday, after a two-day policy meeting, that it would raise interest rates for the third time this year. The decision, which had been widely expected, raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, to a range of 2% to 2.25%.
Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 14:38 UTC
Falkland Islands Government Attends UK Party Political Conferences 2018

The Falkland Islands Government is attending and exhibiting at both the Conservative and Labour Party conferences, to represent Falkland Islanders’ views and to thank delegates for their continued support. This includes both Gov-ernment and Opposition politicians, along with the wider general public.