International

Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:53 UTC
Chinese buyers leave the US soy exporters conference empty handed

An annual U.S. soy exporters' conference wrapped up on Wednesday without any known sales to Chinese buyers, in sharp contrast to previous years when billions of dollars of the main U.S. cash crop have been signed over to China in elaborate ceremonies.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:46 UTC
Decisive Brexit meeting in Brussels ahead of the October EU summit

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab is preparing for six hours of talks with the EU's chief negotiator. He will meet Michel Barnier in Brussels on Friday for the extended session ahead of an EU summit on 17 October. Both sides are hoping to agree a divorce deal and a statement on future trading relations before the summit.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:41 UTC
Trump threatens to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organization

President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organization (WTO) if the body fails to change the way it treats America. “If they don't shape up, I would withdraw from the WTO,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with Bloomberg News.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:34 UTC
India announces its first manned space mission to cost US$1.4bn

India announced it expected to spend less than 100 billion rupees (US$1.43 billion) on its first manned space mission to be launched by 2022, suggesting it is likely to be cheaper than similar projects by the United States and China.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:29 UTC
Norway's Equinor plans to invest US$ 15bn in Brazil's oil, gas and renewables

Norway's Equinor will invest up to US$ 15 billion in Brazil over the next 12 years to develop oil, gas and renewable energy sources, the company said. Coinciding with an expected drop in output from many aging oilfields off the cost of Norway, Brazil is expected to become a core region for Equinor as the firm takes advantage of the country’s opening in recent years to more foreign investment.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:22 UTC
BP, Shell, Total to bid in Brazil's pre-salt auction

Brazil’s oil regulator ANP has approved the applications of six companies—including Big Oil’s BP, Shell, and Total—to bid in next month’s oil auction of four blocks in the coveted pre-salt layer, ANP announced on Wednesday.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:06 UTC
Bargain shopping for oil companies in Buenos Aires stock market

While the foreign exchange market in Argentina experienced a chaotic Thursday with no ceiling for the US dollar as locals dumped their Argentine pesos, the Argentine stock market witnessed another strong increase with the Merval index up 5.3% reaching 26.754,85 points, boosted mainly by the oil industry stocks.
Thursday, August 30th 2018 - 09:00 UTC
EU and UK adopt a milder approach in an attempt to avoid a “Brexit no deal”

The EU must back Theresa May's Brexit plan or risk the UK leaving without a deal, the most senior member of the UK PM's cabinet has said. Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said the European Commission's proposals remained unacceptable and he appealed for compromise from the EU side in Brexit talks.
Thursday, August 30th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Canada and US expected to reach a new NAFTA deal by Friday deadline

The leaders of the United States and Canada expressed optimism on Wednesday that they could reach new NAFTA deal by a Friday deadline as negotiators prepared to talk through the night, although Canada warned that a number of tricky issues remained.
Thursday, August 30th 2018 - 07:24 UTC
Falklands approves application to register a new build trawler

The Falkland Islands Executive Council on Wednesday granted the application by Jupiter Fishing Company to register a new build fishing trawler. The agreed name of the new vessel is Argos Cies, which reflects the 50:50 partnership in Jupiter between Argos Group Ltd of Stanley, Falkland Islands and Armadora Pereira SA of Vigo, Spain.