International

• Friday, July 11th 2014 - 05:44 UTC

  Neymar wants Argentina and his friend Messi and Marchesaono to win the World Cup

  

  Brazil forward Neymar has done the unpredictable once again by revealing he will support Brazil's biggest rivals Argentina in Sunday's World Cup final against Germany.

• Thursday, July 10th 2014 - 21:43 UTC

  FIFA suspends Nigeria from international competition following Lagos meddling with football affairs

  

  FIFA has suspended Nigeria from international competition after soccer leaders were fired by the government following the team’s World Cup exit amid a dispute over player bonuses. The suspension took effect immediately Wednesday, with Nigerian teams and officials barred from international matches and meetings.

• Thursday, July 10th 2014 - 21:36 UTC

  FIFA rejects Suarez appeal presented by the Uruguayan Football Association

  

  Uruguay forward Luis Suarez, banned from all soccer activity for four months and nine competitive internationals for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match, has lost his appeal, FIFA said.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 08:04 UTC

  Gibraltar with port fee and re-fuelling discounts to attract cruise business

  

  Neil Costa, Gibraltar Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port, has welcomed the introduction of new port fee discounts and said they will further enhance the competitiveness of the Port of Gibraltar.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:35 UTC

  Clean-up process and 'zero tolerance' in Vatican bank plummets profits

  

  The Vatican bank has blocked the accounts of more than 2,000 clients and ended some 3,000 “customer relationships” as part of a clean-up process that nearly wiped out its profit, its 2013 financial statement showed on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:32 UTC

  Venezuela knocks on the door of international banks and promises to respect debt payments

  

  After slamming international banks for more than a decade, the Venezuelan government met with investment bankers to try to change the perception of risk associated to the country and prepare the scenario for upcoming economic measures.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:16 UTC

  Brazil's KO becomes open question for Dilma's re-election and social unrest

  

  Brazilians cried, cursed their president and covered their faces in shame after their beloved football team's humiliating 7-1 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals Tuesday. President Dilma Rousseff twitted how sad she was with defeat but called on Brazilians “we won't let ourselves stay down”.

• Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:07 UTC

  Falklands experience, according to former Argentine vice-president Cobos

  

  Fresh back from the Falkland Islands where he spent a week, Argentina's former vice-president and currently lawmaker Julio Cleto Cobos calls for closer links with the Islands, and insists that the “Malvinas Experience” (“Vivir Malvinas”) challenge should not be banned to nobody, rather the contrary.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 12:30 UTC

  IDB names Gustavo De Rosa Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the appointment of Gustavo De Rosa as Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 1, 2014.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2014 - 08:33 UTC

  EU holders of restructured Argentine bonds begin court actions in Belgium

  

  Holders of restructured Argentine bonds took to Belgian courts against Euroclear and the Bank of New York last week over their failure to pay out Argentina’s deposit, newspaper Tiempo Argentino (*) reported, citing court documents signed by the funds’ legal counsel.