International

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 10:26 UTC

  Macri optimistic about reaching a Mercosur/EU trade deal by end of the year

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri who has made signing trade deals a priority, said he was optimistic that Mercosur, the trade bloc formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, would be able to conclude a free trade deal with the European Union by year-end despite differences over beef, ethanol and other agribusiness matters.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:35 UTC

  Finnish company sets out conditions for the building of a second pulp mill in Uruguay

  

  Finland's UPM and the Government of Uruguay have signed an investment agreement, which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp mill investment. The agreement details the roles, commitments and time-line for both parties as well as the relevant items to be agreed prior to the final investment decision, reported the Finnish company in a release on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 05:17 UTC

  Nidera Seeds, which operates mostly in Latin America, sold to Syngenta

  

  Chinese grains trader COFCO International has agreed to sell its crop seeds business to Swiss-based Syngenta AG as it overhauls its activities following a series of major overseas acquisitions The deal to sell Nidera Seeds, which operates in Latin America, was announced by COFCO International and Syngenta in a statement on Monday.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:47 UTC

  Sicily's regional elections open the way for a Berlusconi comeback

  

  Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks set for another political comeback after a coalition he backed won Sicily's regional elections. The result adds momentum to the newly formed centre-right alliance.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 09:40 UTC

  UK praise for Argentina's Human Rights Record

  

  The United Kingdom praised Argentina for the advances in implementing human rights legislation and practice. The UK statement was delivered at the 28th session of the Universal Period Review during the discussion of Argentina's Human Rights Record on 6 November 2017. The Universal Periodic Review takes place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

• Tuesday, November 7th 2017 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina surfaces three Spanish Malvinas documents from 1767

  

  Argentine former vice president and currently Senator of the ruling coalition, Julio Cobos has announced the discovery of three letters dated 1767, revealing an exchange of information between then Buenos Aires city governor, and Felipe Ruiz Puente, described as the first Malvinas Islands governor. At the time was part of the Spanish colonial empire.

• Monday, November 6th 2017 - 08:27 UTC

  Sex related allegations involving cabinet ministers further weaken Theresa May's government

  

  The scandal surrounding Britain’s political class deepened Sunday with more allegations of sexual harassment, abuse of power and other misdeeds, including new claims involving a key ally of Prime Minister Theresa May, further distracting the UK government from its Brexit agenda and again exposing the weakness and vulnerability of her Conservative administration.

• Monday, November 6th 2017 - 08:07 UTC

  Wall Street and LSE battle to host largest share floatation in history: US$ 100bn of Saudi Arabia's Aramco

  

  President Donald Trump has made a pitch to Saudi Arabia to float the world's biggest oil company in the US. “Would very much appreciate Saudi Arabia doing their IPO of Aramco with the New York Stock Exchange. Important to the United States!”, twitted the US president.

• Monday, November 6th 2017 - 07:58 UTC

  UK Business lobby believes current Brexit negotiations resemble “a prime time soap opera”

  

  Current Brexit negotiations resemble “a prime-time soap opera”, the president of the Confederation of British Industry, CBI, is expected to claim on Monday, according to BBC. Paul Drechsler will tell the lobby group's annual conference it is time for government and business to unite behind “a clear strategy”.

• Monday, November 6th 2017 - 07:34 UTC

  Paradise Papers reveal how the rich and famous, corporations and individuals evade taxes

  

  Some 400 reporters from 67 countries have scoured 13.4 million secret documents and uncovered tax-evasion techniques used by the super rich and high-ranking politicians, German media reported on Sunday.