Stories for February 12th 2021

Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Brazilian Central Bank communication triggers confusion in financial markets

Brazil's Central Bank chief Roberto Campos Neto admitted on Thursday that the January interest fixing rate policy meeting release may have generated more confusion in financial markets, instead of more transparency in communications.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
January inflation in Argentina, 4%, questioning government 2021 targets

Argentina's Consumer Price Index, CPI rose in January for the second month running 4%, questioning the government's target of 30% inflation in 2021. In effect twelve-month inflation reached 38,5% in January, following on the 4% for December, according to the latest release from the country's stats office, Indec.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Falklands' vaccination program: Friday morning session for remaining over 50s

The Falkland Islands government is inviting all those over 50, and would like to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and have not already attended the vaccination program, please come to the FIDF Hall between 9am and 11.30am this Friday 12 February morning.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:44 UTC
Brazil after an accountancy mechanism to extend pandemic emergency payments

Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes announced on Thursday that pandemic emergency cash payments to the vulnerable will be extended, but with compensating cost-cutting measures to avoid bankrupting public finances.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Brazilian tourism industry lost some US$ 50bn and 13% of sector jobs in 2020

The Brazilian tourism sector lost 261.3 billion Reais (some US$ 49bn) last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Confederation of Commerce, Goods, Service and Tourism (CNC) said on Thursday.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Falklands emphasizes the Restriction of Movement declaration on access to MPC

The Falkland Islands government has reviewed and emphasized the Declaration of Emergency restriction movements, under regulations 11 and 12, which remain in full force, particularly referred to MPC and dependencies access, and possible essential travel.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
China doing its homework and ozone layer recovery back on track

In recent years, scientists had been alarmed by a sudden unexplained rise in ozone attacking chemicals in the atmosphere. Higher levels of trichlorofluoromethane, also known as CFC-11, were showing up in air samples — despite being officially banned worldwide since 2010.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:33 UTC
UK/EU talks to overcome post Brexit frictions in Northern Ireland; Dublin pleads for calm

Britain and the EU vowed on Thursday to resolve post-Brexit trade frictions over the Northern Ireland border in the wake of the UK's departure from the bloc. Northern Ireland was barely mentioned in the parliamentary debates prior to the 2016 Brexit referendum.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
Argentina's Patagonia bank teams with Swiss UBS and Banco do Brasil to have a global platform

UBS BB Investment Bank, a joint venture between UBS Group AG and Banco do Brasil SA for South America, reached a collaboration agreement with Argentina’s Banco Patagonia SA.
Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
RRS Sir David Attenborough begins sea trials around the Irish Sea

Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough will spend the next two weeks testing anchoring, maneuvering, and dynamic positioning, as well as other engineering systems, such as freshwater making, that cannot be tested while in port. The trials will primarily take place in and around the Irish Sea, although some may take place on the West Coast of Scotland and the Celtic Sea.