Economy

• Friday, September 13th 2019 - 11:56 UTC

  Following a US judge decision to keep a Peruvian ex president in jail, the former ex first lady is dragged out of the courtroom

  

  A former Peruvian first lady was dragged out of a courtroom in San Francisco on Thursday as she cursed a judge's decision to keep her husband, ex-president Alejandro Toledo, in jail pending extradition proceedings.

• Friday, September 13th 2019 - 11:54 UTC

  Chinese private firms return to buy some 600.000 tons of US soybeans

  

  Privately run Chinese firms bought at least 10 boatloads of U.S. soybeans on Thursday, the country's most significant purchases since at least June, traders said, ahead of high-level talks next month aimed at ending a bilateral trade war that has lasted more than a year.

• Friday, September 13th 2019 - 11:51 UTC

  Argentine budget forecasts a 2.6% contraction this year, and 1% growth in 2020

  

  Argentina's inflation rate is expected at 53% in December 2019, but will fall back to 34% the following year, according to projections in the forthcoming 2020 budget, treasury officials said this week.

• Friday, September 13th 2019 - 11:47 UTC

  IMF remains strongly engaged with Argentina; meeting with officials scheduled for later this month

  

  The International Monetary Fund is continuing talks with Argentina as authorities there try to stem spiraling economic problems in Latin America’s third-largest economy, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters on Thursday.

• Friday, September 13th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Falklands' lawmakers attending overseas conferences in September and October

  

  Busy months ahead for Falkland Islands lawmakers who will be attending at a very special moment several overseas meetings of major interest for the Islands. In coming weeks the Falklands as a British Overseas Territory faces one of its greatest challenges for its future, in uncharted waters and still unclear trade and political consequences, such is the impact of Brexit.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:31 UTC

  US and Beijing agree a brief “cease fire” on 70th anniversary of “red” China

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States has agreed to delay increasing tariffs on US$250 billion worth of Chinese imports from Oct 1 to Oct 15 “as a gesture of goodwill.”

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:00 UTC

  Mexico to apply sales tax on Netflix, Apple, Spotfy, Amazon Prime

  

  A Mexican sales tax on foreign digital businesses providing audio or visual services could generate tax revenue of about 3.6 billion pesos (US$ 185 million) a year, a senior lawmaker in Mexico’s ruling party said on Tuesday.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 18:40 UTC

  “Operation Yellowhammer” released: what can be expected in a “no deal” Brexit

  

  A 'no-deal' Brexit could snarl cross-Channel trade routes, disrupting supplies of medicines and fresh food while protests spread across Britain, according to a worst-case scenario reluctantly released by the government on Wednesday.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 15:46 UTC

  Thousands camping in downtown Buenos Aires waiting for Congress to pass the food emergency bill

  

  Thousands of protesters camped on Wednesday in downtown Buenos Aires to demand that Argentina declare a food emergency as the economic crisis deepened just weeks ahead of the presidential election.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 13:57 UTC

  Falklands bound cargo unloaded at East Cove Port, following the FIPASS incident

  

  Unloading cargo in the Falkland Islands has had to be diverted following last week's incident at FIPASS, (Falklands Interim Port and Storage System) when a Spanish fishing vessel collided while berthing.