Stories for August 2022

Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Boric and Petro discuss region's leaning to the left

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Monday became the first foreign leader welcomed for a one-on-one meeting by Colombia's new head of state Gustavo Petro.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 09:01 UTC
FBI raids Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago mansion

Scores of supporters of former US President Donald Trump gathered Monday around the tycoon's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after FBI agents reportedly executed a search warrant on the Palm Beach premises.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:53 UTC
Chilean exports boosted by non-copper items

Chile's Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations (Subrei) Monday announced that, according to Central Bank data, the country's exports grew 10.2% year-on-year between January and July 2022.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:47 UTC
Brazil's cities have more poor people

The number of people below the line of poverty in Brazil's 22 largest cities has reached 19.8 million in 2021, it was reported Monday by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), the Metropolis Observatory, and the Network of Observatories of Social Debt in Latin America (RedODSAL).
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:37 UTC
“Laughable advice from utilities to save water instead of showers,” UK customers

Water supplies in the UK have been seriously reduced because of recent heat waves and a lack of rain forcing some utilities to introduce hosepipe bans in some areas to save water resources.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:24 UTC
South African business analyst joins Falklands Development Corporation

Talent Muzambi joins the Falkland Islands from South Africa, with a wealth of education and over 26 years’ work experience.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:13 UTC
Political turmoil making Uruguay investment alternative option for Chilean business people

Uruguay is becoming a growing option for Chilean business people and investors given the political climate and favorable economic scenario of the Mercosur member, while conditions in the Pacific nation are rapidly deteriorating under political stress and adverse conditions for business, according to Santiago economic media.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:06 UTC
Inflation in Chile at its highest level since March 1994

As is happening in the rest of the world, there is no yielding from inflation in Chile, once the showcase of political stability and orthodox economics in Latin America. In effect, the July CPI climbed 1,4% with 8,5% in seven months, and the annual rate reached 13,1% the highest level since March 1994.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 07:59 UTC
UK energy prices: record number of people stole electricity last year; another hefty rise in October

The energy situation is hitting UK consumers and figures released by the Home Office show that a record number of people stole electricity in England and Wales last year.
Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 07:32 UTC
Slight improvement in Brazil's inflation forecast

Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) released a new study whereby this year's National Wide Consumer Price Index (IPCA) projections for this year fell from 7.15% to 7.11%, in what became the sixth consecutive forecast reduction.