Economy

Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
United Kingdom main market for booming Chilean wine industry

Chile's wine and fish exports for the first eight months of 2007 increased a significant 34% and 12% respectively compared to the same period last year.
Friday, September 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Inequality, greatest threat to global stability warns UK

Inequality is one of the greatest threats to global stability and prosperity, the United Kingdom's Foreign Minister told the General Assembly, issuing a call to industrialized nations to meet their commitments on aid, genuinely reform the international terms of trade and play their part in tackling climate change.
Thursday, September 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US grows 3.8% in second quarter; housing still falling

The United States expanded 3.8% in the second quarter in spite of the mid year credit crunch, weak housing and forecasts of a slowing down, according to a revised estimate released Thursday by the US Department of Commerce. In the first quarter the US economy expanded a sluggish 0.6%.
Thursday, September 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Winnie the Pooh to keep reaping millions for Disney Group

Winnie the Pooh, the honey loving bear at the heart of a royalty's lawsuit, can continue to reap millions for Disney, a Los Angeles appeals court ruled this week, tossing out the latest challenge to a disputed, lucrative contract.
Thursday, September 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Fallout from global financial turbulences finds Chile strong

After the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the economic crisis in the United States has not yet peaked, Chile's Minister of Finance Andres Velasco assured government officials this week Chile is prepared for economic turbulence.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
IMF: markets are moving towards normalization

The liquidity crisis on global financial markets is easing and most of the world will emerge unscathed, with the exception of the United States, IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands: Kirchner blasts British “obstinacy” in the UN

British “obstinate reluctance” to dialogue with Argentina over the Falkland Islands sovereignty is “incompressible” said Argentine President Nestor Kirchner on Tuesday in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Unprecedented drop in world oilseeds crops forecasted

World production of the top ten oilseeds is forecasted to register an unprecedented fall this season because of bad weather conditions during growth, according to Hamburg-based Oil World.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Two confronted visions on Latinamerica economic prospects

Dissenting views on Latinamerica future and economic prospects proved most evident during a recent Conference on the Americas sponsored by The Miami Herald and which gathered top government officials, economists and corporate leaders.
Sunday, September 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Farm Bill to determine WTO talks progress

Fresh ideas are circulating in renewed World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on farming tariffs and subsidies, two of the biggest roadblocks to a new accord on boosting global trade flows, the talks chairman said on Friday.