Economy

• Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:08 UTC

  World Bank US$ 35 million emergency loan for Argentina to combat coronavirus

  

  The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$ 35 million emergency loan to support the Argentine government efforts to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health system through the procurement of medical supplies and equipment. This financing forms part of a World Bank fast track package of up to US$ 14 billion to help countries cope with the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentina continues talks but moves forward plans for debt restructuring

  

  Argentina will continue talks this week and next with creditors over restructuring its US$ 83 billion in foreign debt, Economy Minister Martin Guzman said after the country missed the March 31 deadline it had set previously.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Falklands Office in London remains open for business and stranded Islanders

  

  On the advice of the UK Prime Minister, the Falkland Islands Government Office in London is closed and all staff is working from home. Despite this FIGO is working as normal and remains available to help all Islanders in the UK, Falkland Islands organizations, FIG, and anyone traveling to and from the Islands.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Falklands ensures vital supplies for West Falkland and other islands

  

  Although Falklands have no anticipated difficulties with sea freight logistics to supply the Islands, nevertheless it has the challenge of maintaining West Falkland and the other outer islands with the necessary provisions. Let us not forget that the Falklands are an archipelago that includes two main landmasses and some 700 minor islands.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  One million Brits claimed “universal credit” welfare payments in two weeks

  

  Almost one million people have claimed “universal credit” welfare payments in the UK in the past two weeks, exposing the massive economic hit from Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  Carnival Cruises raises US$ 6,25bn in new debt and equity but at very high cost

  

  Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise operator, said it has raised US$6.25 billion by issuing new debt and equity on Wednesday, borrowing at a high cost to weather the economic storm of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  US unemployment claims expected at record high: 80% Americans under some form of lockdown

  

  The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits likely shot to a record high for a second week in a row as more jurisdictions enforced stay-at-home measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic, which economists say has pushed the economy into recession.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:42 UTC

  Falklands with normal stocks of items and supply shipping services confirmed

  

  The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, confirmed on Wednesday that the normal shipping services supplying goods to the Islands remain in place and understand that major suppliers are expecting new stock to arrive in April as planned.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:36 UTC

  Mitigating impacts of Covid-19 on food trade and markets

  

  The following is the statement by FAO's chief Qu Donguy, WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyseus and WTO's director-general Roberto Azevedo.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Largest ever shipment of cattle loaded at Rio Grande port in South Brazil

  

  The Bahamas flagged vessel named Bader III, which specializes in transporting live cattle, docked last weekend at Estaleiro Rio Grande Pier, Brazil, to handle the largest ever shipment of such cargo at the port.