Stories for January 2023

Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 21:16 UTC
Brazilian VP says tax reform key to reindustrialization

Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin insisted Tuesday that reshaping the country's tax scheme was vital to the reindustrialization of South America's largest economy.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 21:15 UTC
Japan takes a turn toward the Americas in 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is to meet with US President Joseph Biden on Jan. 13 at the White House, while Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has left on a South American tour seeking to strengthen ties with Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 12:52 UTC
Latin America forecasted to expand 1,3% in 2023, after growing 3,7% last year, ECLAC report

In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC projects that regional growth next year will be a third of the rate forecast for 2022.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 12:44 UTC
Integration and common currency, according to Argentine ambassador in Brazil

Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli said that with president Lula da Silva now in office integration between Argentina and Brazil will move faster, and mentioned both countries are considering a common currency for bilateral trade probably extensive to all Mercosur members.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 12:41 UTC
Brazil ended 2022 with a US$ 62bn surplus and overall trade turnover plus US$ 600bn

Brazil's trade balance closed the year 2022 at a record surplus of US$ 62.3 billion. Compared with the previous year, when the positive balance totaled US$ 61.4 billion, there was an increase of 1.5%.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:47 UTC
President Fernández: British “usurpation” of Malvinas embarrassing

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday insisted that the British “usurpation” of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands “should embarrass the whole world.”
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Irízar's Antarctic campaign reported on schedule

Argentine icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar has been reported to have completed a successful call at the Orcadas base, after which supplies were delivered to the Petrel base, as part of the 119th Antarctic Summer Campaign.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Debt swap brings relief to Argentina's coffers

The Argentine government has successfully undertaken a debt swap in local pesos worth about US$ 16.813 billion, thus extending large maturities scheduled for the first quarter of the year, it was announced.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Pelé laid to rest after procession through streets of Santos

In a private ceremony attended only by relatives and close friends, Brazil's football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world as Pelé, has laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at the Memorial Necropolis Ecumenical in Santos, the seaside city of São Paulo where he rose to stardom.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:01 UTC
Paraguay River downspout nearing record lows

Paraguayan shipping companies and authorities expressed their concern Tuesday after the downspout at the Paraguay River nears its third consecutive all-time low.