Stories for March 2020

Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Uruguay: Interreligious prayer with Lacalle Pou on his first day as president

Surrounded by security and stopped by some parishioners who asked for a photo, the new president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou and part of his cabinet walked this Monday in the middle aisle of Montevideo’s Cathedral, to an interfaith ceremony held to pray for the new government.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:37 UTC
Socialist Paris mayor makes Lula da Silva an honorary citizen of the city

Paris city hall made Brazil’s former leader Lula da Silva an honorary citizen on Monday, in a likely blow to his political enemy President Jair Bolsonaro whose relationship with France has deteriorated. The motion to honour Lula was backed by the city’s Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:37 UTC
Weaker Brazilian currency helped boost exports during February

Brazil posted a trade surplus of US$ 3.1 billion in February, official data showed on Monday, double expectations and a sign that the record low exchange rate may finally be starting to support exports.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Brazil confirms second case of coronavirus: patient who arrived from Italy

Brazil’s Health Ministry over the weekend confirmed the country’s second case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus, diagnosed in a 32-year-old patient in São Paulo who had recently visited Italy and arrived on Thursday.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Taipei accuses Beijing of “using external problems to relieve domestic pressure”

China is pressuring Taiwan with “provocative” air force maneuvers near the island and spreading fake news to sow discord during the coronavirus outbreak, security sources and government officials in Taiwan say.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Argentina hires Lazard, Bank of America and HSBC for debt restructuring process

Argentina’s government said on Sunday it had hired Lazard as financial advisor and Bank of America and HSBC as debt placement agents for the debt restructuring process it hopes to close by the end of March.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Brazil increases bio-content of blended diesel to 12% from 11%

Brazil increased the volume of biodiesel blended with diesel sold at the pump to 12% from 11% on Sunday, the latest increase to a biofuels mandate that aims to decrease Latin America's largest economy's dependence on imported barrels.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:21 UTC
Brazil's soybeans sales to China and soy-meal exports to the EU remain very strong

Brazil, the world’s largest soy producer, and supplier, shipped 3.55 million tons of soybeans in the first three weeks of February, up 367% month on month, according to a report from the Brazilian foreign trade department.
Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 19:54 UTC
Crucial election in oil rich Guyana; economy forecasted to grow 85% this year, IMF

Guyana goes to the polls this Monday in a pivotal election in one of South America's poorest nations, where a coming oil boom is set to reshape an ethnically-divided political landscape.
Monday, March 2nd 2020 - 12:24 UTC
Reedition of Kirchner's aggressive policy towards Falklands announced by Alberto Fernandez

The Kirchnerite government headed by president Alberto Fernandez announced on Sunday, at the opening of the 138th congressional session, the new focus of the Malvinas Islands/Antarctica policy which will emphasize the sovereignty claim over the South Atlantic Islands, particularly the Falklands, and sanction those fishing companies operating in the area.