Stories for December 1st 2022

Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 18:52 UTC
Petrobras will need to adjust policies to Lula's goals

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva will make adjustments to the country's state-run oil company Petrobras once he takes office on Jan. 1, it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Paraguayan President critical of Uruguay's plan to join other trade blocs

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday said that Uruguay's negotiating trade deals outside Mercosur were detrimental to the South American bloc's “essence.”
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:50 UTC
US blocks sugar imports from Dominican Republic, claiming abusive labor conditions

Imports of crude sugar from a company in the Dominican Republic will be blocked at all U.S. ports after the alleged use of forced labor in its production, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced this week.
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Digitalized documents on Argentina's Falklands claim made available to the public

Argentina announced the digitalization of many relevant documents referring to the country's claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and the first delivery has been made available on the web page “Malvinas nos Une” (Malvinas Unites Us).
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:32 UTC
Rockhopper Exploration South Falkland Basin licenses extended for two years

Rockhopper Exploration oil and gas company which last year agreed to jointly develop the Sea Lion project at the North Falkland Basin with Israel's Navitas as leading financer and operator, announced that following discussions, the Falkland Islands Government had agreed to extend the company's licenses at the South Falkland Basin.
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:27 UTC
Celebrating Antarctica Day, 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty

Today is Antarctica Day which celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, December first in 1959 and the setting aside of nearly 10% of the Earth ”forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes (...) in the interests of all mankind.”
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Milestone UK/Brazil Double Taxation Agreement

The United Kingdom and Brazil signed a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) this week. The Agreement will provide relief from the double taxation of income in both countries and is the most significant development in the trade relationship between the United Kingdom and Brazil in many years and represents a concrete response to demands from business in both countries
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Prisoner swap between Venezuela, US, a “normal” thing, says Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Wednesday said the recent prisoner swap with the United States was a “normal” process, despite controversies around the event.
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Greece to reinstate unvaccinated healthcare staff

Greek healthcare workers sidelined in September 2021 for refusing to take a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be allowed back at their jobs effective Jan. 1, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced.
Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:02 UTC
UNCTAD forecasts economic slowdown in 2023 with dramatic drop of shipping activity

The pace of global shipping activity is set to lose steam next year as economic turmoil, conflict in Ukraine and the impact of the pandemic weaken the outlook for trade, U.N. agency UNCTAD said this week.