International

• Monday, June 13th 2016 - 07:36 UTC

  Sterling drops to a two-month low as jittery investors shift to safer assets

  

  The British pound dropped to a two-month low and the yen rallied Monday as jittery investors shifted into safer assets on worries about Britain's possible exit from the European Union. The flight to lower-yielding investments came as Asian stock markets plunged, with dealers awaiting meetings this week of the US and Japanese central banks.

• Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 07:32 UTC

  Switzerland expects influx of funds, if British voters decide to leave the European Union

  

  Swiss wealth managers said Friday they would expect an influx of funds from skittish international investors if British voters choose to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum. Participants in a seminar organized by the Swiss Private Bankers Association (SPBA) in Geneva voiced concern about what the implications would be if a Brexit is voted through in a referendum on June 23.

• Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 06:53 UTC

  St Helena airport certified and open, with challenges for larger planes in one runway

  

  St Helena governor Lisa Phillips has rejected recent news in the British media referred to the BOT's airport alleged “indefinite postponement” condition, arguing the terminal has been certified and is open, as demonstrated by a recent medivac flight a week ago.

• Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 06:31 UTC

  Gibraltar Chief Minister to Address the UN C 24 Committee on Monday

  

  On Sunday Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia leave the Rock for New York in order to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, usually known as the Committee of 24.

• Saturday, June 11th 2016 - 05:53 UTC

  “Please don't go”, Der Spiegel's Saturday special German-English edition

  

  German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned Friday that if Britain voted to leave the European Union, it wouldn't have access to the single market like non-members Norway and Switzerland do.

• Friday, June 10th 2016 - 08:08 UTC

  World Bank slashes global growth forecast to 2.4%, down from 2.9%

  

  The World Bank has slashed its 2016 global growth forecast to 2.4% from the 2.9% estimated in January, due to stubbornly low commodity prices, sluggish demand in advanced economies, weak trade and diminishing capital flows.

• Friday, June 10th 2016 - 08:02 UTC

  St Helena's airport opening delayed indefinitely because of wind conditions

  

  The opening of an airport on the British overseas territory of St Helena has been delayed indefinitely due to safety fears - amid warnings the cost to the UK government could increase. The £285m airport is being paid for by the Department for International Development and was due to open in May.

• Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:49 UTC

  RMS St Helena in London on her farewell tour, which marks the end of sea link to UKOT St Helena

  

  HRH Princess Anne attended a reception on Wednesday evening onboard the RMS St Helena, moored next to HMS Belfast in The Pool of London. RMS St Helena is one of the world's last working Royal Mail ships and is visiting London as part of her farewell tour.

• Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:43 UTC

  Garcia-Margallo joint sovereignty comments referred to Gibraltar dismissed

  

  Conservative member of the European Parliament, MEP, Julie Girling has rubbished suggestions by the Acting Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, that Gibraltar will have to contemplate a joint UK/Spain sovereignty arrangement in the event of a “Leave” vote in the European Union referendum.

• Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:02 UTC

  Argentina calls on UK to strengthen bilateral relations and for Malvinas dialogue

  

  The Argentine government reiterates its full willingness for an open dialogue with the United Kingdom to strengthen the bilateral relation and indentify possible cooperation areas in the South Atlantic. Likewise it invites the UK to resume negotiations on the Malvinas question in the framework of the UN General Assembly resolution 2065, according to an official statement from the Argentine foreign ministry released on Friday.