International

Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 05:49 UTC
White House advisor, expert in stimulus next IMF chief economist

The International Monetary Fund has named as its new chief economist Maurice Obstfeld, an academic and White House economic adviser known for his work on money flows and international finance.
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 05:18 UTC
UK Territories’ Environment Ministers chart a course for a sustainable future

Environment Ministers from the UK Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies (CDs) gathered together for the first time ever in Gibraltar’s Garrison Library last week to consider the environmental challenges facing the Territories.
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 05:00 UTC
Falklands attends Bermuda pre-meeting of BOT's Joint Ministerial Council

Leaders of British Overseas Territories will gather in Bermuda this week ahead of the Joint Ministerial Council. It’s the second time Bermuda has hosted the precursor of the JMC that will be held in London later in the year, reports the Royal Gazette. The Falkland Islands will be represented by Roger Edwards, Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 04:33 UTC
Despite incident, defiant Blatter won't leave FIFA until after successor is elected February 26

A British comedian disrupted a news conference by Sepp Blatter on Monday, showering the FIFA president with fake money. As Blatter took his seat, performer Simon Brodkin rose from a front-row seat to confront him.
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 04:28 UTC
Falklands' oil industry: Mercosur special declaration in support of Argentina's Malvinas dispute

The latest Mercosur summit, held last week in Brazil included a special statement, --besides the main regular declaration with 69 articles--, blasting the UK for violating international law and Argentine domestic law over the exploration of hydrocarbons “in the Argentine continental shelf in proximity of the Malvinas Islands”.
Monday, July 20th 2015 - 08:06 UTC
France calls for an 'Euro government” led by a 'vanguard of countries'

France favors a “stronger organization” behind the Euro led by “a vanguard of countries”, French President Francois Hollande said in an interview published Sunday. In the past week “the European spirit prevailed” in addressing the Greek crisis, he told the weekly Journal du Dimanche.
Monday, July 20th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
A new chapter for Greece: banks reopen and a raft of VAT increases

Banks in Greece expect long queues but no major problems when they reopen this Monday for the first time in three weeks, although withdrawals will still be limited and capital controls will remain, senior banking officials said on Sunday.
Monday, July 20th 2015 - 07:37 UTC
Dairy prices forecasted to continue falling as Southern hemisphere milking season takes off

New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra is cutting jobs in an effort to shore up its cash flows as a slump in global dairy demand, particularly from number one buyer China, threatens to snuff out the country’s “white gold rush.”
Sunday, July 19th 2015 - 07:21 UTC
Capital Economics announces opening of office in New York

Capital Economics, a leading macroeconomic research company has announced the imminent opening of an office in New York. The office will be led by the firm’s Chief Emerging Markets Economist, Neil Shearing, who is relocating to the US from London.
Saturday, July 18th 2015 - 08:29 UTC
Jewish Congress criticizes “lack of progress” in investigation of 1994 AMIA bombing

World Jewish Congress (WJC) CEO Robert Singer criticized on Friday “a lack of progress” in the investigation of the 1994 AMIA bombing, during the twenty first commemorations of the attack on the local Jewish community headquarters in downtown Buenos Aires.