Economy

• Tuesday, September 1st 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Chilean government threatens striking truckers with state security law

  

  The Chilean government on Monday threatened to invoke a state security law to penalize striking truck drivers blocking arterial routes and damaging supply chains after talks between the two sides broke down.

• Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:34 UTC

  World Trade Organization in disarray and leaderless, as Azevedo steps down

  

  As Roberto Azevedo leaves the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this Monday, the institution faces multiple crises without a captain - a situation experts warn could drag on for months.

• Monday, August 31st 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  UK's dining program “Eat out to Help Out” proves to be a great success

  

  British finance minister Rishi Sunak urged diners on Monday to keep going out to eat as a popular government scheme offering half-price food in restaurants this month drew to a close.

• Monday, August 31st 2020 - 04:27 UTC

  The Effect of Bingo on the UK Economy: An Ever-Growing Market

  

  It doesn’t take an advanced degree in economics to know that gambling is a huge and profitable market, both in the UK and around the world. But you might be surprised at just how big the market is.

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  UK government message, “back to work” to help the economy recover

  

  Britain's government is urging people to return to their offices and workplaces to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  UK has raised Falklands' interest in the post-Brexit negotiations with EU

  

  Falkland Islands' lawmakers in a recent visit to London completed a round of talks with Foreign Office and other UK government officials to address several issues of interest, Brexit/EU talks, including fisheries, trade, and the current Argentine government aggressive diplomacy towards the Islands, among other points.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Falklands new port: advance team of construction company arrives in Stanley

  

  An advance team from BAM Nuttall Ltd that will design and build a new port in the Falkland Islands arrived this week in Stanley and is complying with their 14-day quarantine, ahead of their extensive stakeholder engagement program, which is scheduled to begin in the first two weeks of next month.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:23 UTC

  Falklands' company expects its state of the art trawler F/V Falcon ready for the Loligo February 2021 season

  

  F/V Falcon, the latest trawler from the Falkland Islands Fortuna fishing company was launched on Wednesday at the Nodosa Shipyard in Vigo, Spain. The vessel will now undergo further completion works, leading to sea trials later in the year, and ready to join the Falklands' fleet for the first Loligo season, commencing February 2021.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Executive and Congress in Peru clash over bill allowing citizens to draw on their state pensions' funds

  

  Peru's Congress approved a law that allows citizens to partially draw down their contributions to the state pension fund, a few months after doing the same with the private system and despite fierce opposition from the government.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  Argentina extends price freeze on mobile, internet and TV services until end of 2020

  

  Argentina has extended a price freeze on mobile, internet, and TV services until the end of 2020 after deeming them “essential public services”. The freeze prevents operators from increasing tariffs unless they receive permission from the country’s government. A price freeze has been in place since May and had been due to expire at the end of August.