Economy

Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 07:59 UTC
Brazil to discuss meat, sugar and ethanol trade with the United States

Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said that she will discuss U.S.-Brazil trade in meat, sugar and ethanol in talks next week between officials of the two countries. Dias, who will travel with President Jair Bolsonaro to the United States, said one of her priorities is to reopen the U.S. market for Brazil’s fresh beef exports, which were suspended almost two years ago over safety concerns.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 20:09 UTC
The best and the worst city to live in Latin America

Caracas, in the last place, and Montevideo ranks as the two opposite poles of the list of cities ordered by quality of life in Latin America in 2019, according to Mercer. The capital of Austria, Vienna, ranked for the tenth consecutive year as the best in the world.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
EU adds ten more countries to the blacklist of tax havens including several British Overseas Territories

EU finance ministers approved on Tuesday the addition of 10 more countries to the EU’s blacklist of tax havens, which currently includes only five jurisdictions and aims to help prevent tax fraud or evasion.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
UK economy performance weak: 0.2% expansion in three months to January

The UK economy grew by 0.2% in the three months to January, matching the growth of the previous three months. The report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed a pick-up in activity in January when the economy expanded by 0.5%.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 08:18 UTC
Brazil auto production up 29.9% in February

Automobile production in Brazil rose 29.9% in February from January, while sales slipped 0.6%, the national automakers’ association said on Monday. Automakers in Brazil produced around 257,200 new cars and trucks last month, while sales totaled about 198,600 vehicles, according to industry group Anfavea.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 08:12 UTC
Brazil February consumer prices rose 0.43%, and 3.89% in twelve months

Consumer prices in Brazil rose at a slightly faster pace than expected in February due to a rise in private education fees and food and beverage prices, statistics agency IBGE said on Tuesday. On a monthly basis, inflation rose by 0.43% in February, IBGE said, more than the expected 0.39% and up from 0.32% a month earlier.
Wednesday, March 13th 2019 - 07:26 UTC
UK business groups Brexit exasperation: “It's time for Parliament to stop this circus”

Business groups are “exasperated” after the Prime Minister's EU withdrawal plan was again rejected by Parliament. They called on MPs to shut down the possibility of a no-deal Brexit and come up with a clear EU exit plan. The City UK, the finance industry body, said leaving without a deal “would be an own goal of historic proportions”.
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 20:19 UTC
UK Parliament: Brexit deal is rejected again

The Brexit deal negotiated by the Government of Theresa May and the European Union was rejected on Tuesday for the second time in the British Parliament despite the adjustments that the Prime Minister managed to reach in the European bloc.
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 09:37 UTC
PM May faces “meaningful vote” with reviewed Brexit deal; Juncker warns there “is no third chance”

Theresa May says she has secured “legally binding” changes to her Brexit deal, a day ahead of MPs voting on it. But European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned if the deal was voted down there was “no third chance”. They spoke at a joint press conference in Strasbourg after a late meeting.
Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Leading agriculture traders target Brazilian main grain artery concession

The world’s big four agriculture traders and Brazilian rival Amaggi could make a joint bid to operate a road connecting the country’s grain belt to northern ports, while also considering an investment in a parallel railway, the firm that conducted a study on the potential venture said on Monday.