Stories for December 2025

Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 22:48 UTC
US helped Machado escape Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado confirmed on Thursday that she received assistance from the United States in her secret departure from the South American country after more than a year in hiding.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 22:22 UTC
Argentina's inflation reaches 2.5% in November

Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerated in November, reaching 2.5% for the month, according to data released on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
FIG Notes Final Investment Decisions for Sea Lion Development Program

The Falkland Islands Government notes that Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd and Rockhopper Exploration Plc have taken their Final Investment Decisions to invest in the Development Program for the Northern Area of the Sea Lion Field.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Argentina issues first dollar-denominated bonds in years

The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei returned to foreign debt markets, raising US$1 billion to cover impending maturities, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires. The Economy Ministry auctioned the new BONAR 2029N bond.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:24 UTC
First step for “Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region,” BOR Petroleum

Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM:BOR) said that the Navitas/Rockhopper on its final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development project represents the first step toward establishing the Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Machado finally makes it to Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado finally made it to Oslo, albeit not in time to attend the ceremony where she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado taking her place.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:14 UTC
Petro suggests Maduro moves on to “transitional government”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has intensified diplomatic pressure on his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, calling for a “general amnesty” and the formation of a “transitional government with the inclusion of all” to resolve Venezuela’s protracted political crisis.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan shores

The United States seized a large oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday in a high-stakes maritime operation, marking a significant escalation in the pressure campaign against the Bolivarian regime of Nicolás Maduro.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Brazil: Selic rate kept at 15% for the fourth consecutive time

The Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided on Wednesday to keep the economy's base interest rate known as Selic at 15% per annum, in accordiance with market expectations, given the current declining inflation and economic slowdown.
Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 08:41 UTC
Brazilian-American tapped as next CEO of main soft drink company next year

The Coca-Cola Company announced on Wednesday that Brazilian-American executive Henrique Braun will take over as the company's next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective March 31, 2026.