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Montevideo, January 31st 2026 - 07:28 UTC

Economy

  • Monday, April 3rd 2017 - 13:27 UTC

    Irish farmers want meat removed from Mercosur/EU trade talks

    IFA and other European farm lobby groups have been campaigning for a full EU ban on Brazilian meat and are calling for meat to be removed from trade talks

    The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is pushing to have meat removed from the proposed trade deal between Europe and Mercosur in the wake of Brazil’s meat scandal. The move could scupper the entire trade deal given the importance of the meat industry to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

  • Sunday, April 2nd 2017 - 06:02 UTC

    Trump will host Xi at his Florida resort April 6/7; anticipates “difficult meeting”

    Trump predicted “a very difficult” meeting in a tweet just hours after both governments announced the summit.

    United States President Donald Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time on April 6-7 at Trump's Florida resort, China's Foreign Ministry announced, amid a range of pressing issues including trade, North Korea and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2017 - 08:37 UTC

    Falklands begins process for new port facilities to support economic growth

    The Executive Council approved a temporary, immediate augmentation of FIPASS capacity, at least until the end of 2018.

    The Falkland Islands has approved the commencement of work that will lead to the delivery of new port facilities to support economic growth into the next decade. According to a release from the Falklands elected government, the new work will build on the substantial previous studies completed in 2012 and 2014, which investigated the viability of various sites, and resources are expected to be allocated during the 2017/18 budget process.

  • Friday, March 31st 2017 - 22:42 UTC

    JBS meat packers suspends production in 10 of 36 beef facilities

    JBS, BRF SA and dozens of other meat packers are under investigation by federal authorities who allege the meat packers paid bribes to meat inspectors

    JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, has suspended production at 10 plants in Brazil. The action comes as the company works to rebound from the fallout of an anticorruption investigation launched by the Federal Police in Brazil.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 15:39 UTC

    Deutsche Bank reaffirms commitment with the City of London

    Garth Ritchie, UK CEO of Deutsche, told staff the move “underlines the bank's commitment to the City of London”.

    Deutsche Bank has committed to moving to a new office in London, at a time when banks are assessing their place in the capital ahead of Brexit. Germany's biggest lender is in exclusive talks for a 25-year lease on a new building.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 10:37 UTC

    Chile Day in London next June; UK ambassador underlines importance of free trade

    “Chile Day offers a significant opportunity for deepening and enhancing our long standing relationship with Chile in trade and other areas”

    The announcement that Chile Day will take place in London in June 2017 is good for the United Kingdom and for Chile, boosting trade and investment between our two nations, said British ambassador in Santiago, Fiona Clouder, who made it a point to praise the significance of free trade.

  • Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 09:56 UTC

    Brazilian tainted meat: minister believes “the worst of the process is over”

    Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi insisted the problem is isolated and that Brazilian products represent no danger.

    Worldwide markets have been slamming their doors on Brazilian meat since revelations that rotten product was being sold with faked certificates, but the agriculture minister said Thursday “the worst of the process is over.”

  • Thursday, March 30th 2017 - 06:47 UTC

    Brexit: London's financial sector calls for a transitional deal for the industry

    The European Central Bank has made it clear that Britain cannot access the passporting system, which allows financial firms to trade freely across the EU

    London’s powerhouse financial sector finds itself at a critical juncture with Article 50 about to be triggered, as the Square Mile braces itself for a jobs exodus and the potential loss of European trading rights following Brexit. City bosses and politicians have called on the UK Government to secure a transitional deal for the industry to prevent companies pre-empting uncertainty by upping sticks to rival financial centres across the globe.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2017 - 10:46 UTC

    Falklands was awarded nine MPA contracts in five years

    The question was asked by Wes Streeting, MP for Ilford North, who visited the Falkland Islands last month in a delegation of four MPs.

    The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded nine direct contracts to locally-based businesses in the Falkland Islands over the last five years including marine services, waste management, logistics and education.Harriet Baldwin, UK Under-Secretary of State for the MoD gave the statistics in response to a question in the House of Commons by Wes Streeting, MP for Ilford North, who visited the Falkland Islands last month in a delegation of four MPs.

  • Wednesday, March 29th 2017 - 10:37 UTC

    Argentine minister confident agriculture and public works will boost the economy

    “We're witnessing an investment shock of infrastructure, as never seen before in Argentina”, emphasized Dujovne

    Argentine Finance minister Nicolas Dujovne said on Tuesday that the economy's recovery at the start of the year was based on investment and not in consumption. “It is a heterogeneous recovery, with performance in different sectors: government social expenditure was up 70% but manufacturing was down 80%, mainly because of the Brazilian recession, and domestic contraction”, admitted the minister.