Economy

Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Chile's economy activity index in September increased 15,6% year to year

Chile's September Monthly Economic Activity Index, (IMACEC), jumped 15,6% compared to a year ago, above market expectations (13%), and 1,7% over the previous month, as reported by the Chilean central bank.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Brazil will host G20 summit in 2024

Brazil for the first time will host the annual meeting of the heads and prime ministers of the Group of Twenty, the group of the 20 largest economies on the planet, in 2024. The announcement was made during the release of the final document of the group’s meeting, which ended on Sunday in Rome.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Paraguay: Beef exports reach all-time high

Over 283,214 tons of beef have been exported by Paraguay between January and October 2021, in what has become a historical record for the country, according to the National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa).
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 03:45 UTC
Energy exports to Brazil to finance Argentina's infrastructure works

Argentina's Energy Ministry has ruled that energy exports to Brazil will finance the Vaca Muerta gas pipeline and electrical transportation works, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 19:03 UTC
Glasgow's COP26: Argentine President insists on issues already outlined in Rome

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday appeared before the Glasgow Climate Change COP26 Summit with the same proposal he made days earlier in Rome during the G20 Summit.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Uruguayan exports on the rise, report shows

Beef, meat by-products and wood have boosted Uruguayan exports, which were reported to have grown 17.2% overall in October, it was announced Monday in Montevideo. Meat sales once again reached record figures.
Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Not Yet on Track: Climate Threat Demands More Ambitious Global Action

By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director – In 1785, Robert Burns reflected on how humanity has come to dominate our planet: “I’m truly sorry man’s dominion, has broken nature’s social union,” he wrote. The Scottish poet’s words still ring true two centuries later.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 09:34 UTC
UK and France have yet to agree on de escalation of the fisheries dispute

The United Kingdom on Sunday disavowed a French announcement that PM Boris Johnson and president Emmanuel Macron had agreed to de-escalate a dispute over fishing rights. Earlier a French official has advanced that the two leaders had agreed to address the issue in a private meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome.
Monday, November 1st 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Biden announces US-UE negotiating carbon-conscious trade agreement

As the Glasgow COP26 climate Summit was starting, US President Joseph Biden said from Rome that the United States and the European Union had agreed to negotiate “the world's first trade agreement based on how much carbon is in a product”.
Sunday, October 31st 2021 - 08:36 UTC
President Fernández says Argentina's debt a clear example of what is wrong

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday underlined before the G20 Summit plenary in Rome that his country's debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was “a clear example of what is wrong” in the international financial system.