International

Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:18 UTC
Falklands will attend celebration of Gibraltar National Day next week

Falkland Islands lawmaker Ian Hansen together with political leaders of another seven UK Overseas Territories will be in Gibraltar to celebrate National Day next week, 10 September.
Friday, September 6th 2013 - 00:06 UTC
Iran trade with Latinamerica remained stable at 4bn dollars in 2012, says Latinvex

Iran's trade with Argentina grew last year while trade with Brazil declined, according to an analysis by online business publication Latinvex based on data from the IMF. Iran's total trade with Latin America grew by 0.9% to 4 billion dollars in 2012. Brazil and Argentina still dominate Iran's trade with Latin America, accounting for 93% of the region's total trade with the Persian country.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:23 UTC
Labour dispute stops the construction of the St Helena airport in mid-Atlantic

South Africans working at the British Overseas Territory of St Helena airport have gone on strike, in what is thought to be the first industrial action on the island in half a century, according to the local news. It is understood they are in dispute over employment terms and conditions.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:46 UTC
Cristina Fernandez anticipates she will address ‘vulture funds’ issue at G20 summit

After arriving in Russia for the two-day G20 summit, Argentine President Cristina Fernández stressed she will be addressing the “vulture funds issue” during the summit despite the US rejected to mention it in the final statement.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:25 UTC
Brazil’s protests will affect IOC future decisions; Madrid favourite for 2020

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said his organization and future games hosts must overcome the challenge of convincing the wider public about the benefits of staging sports’ biggest event.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:20 UTC
Latam/China trade highly vulnerable: raw materials for manufactured goods

Over the past decade China has become a key partner for Latin America and the Caribbean with bilateral trade increasing 22 fold between 2000 and 2012, albeit with a strong deficit for Latin American countries, according to Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:06 UTC
Nobel Prize Stiglitz comes out strongly in support of Argentina in bonds litigation

“A recent decision by a United States appeals court threatens to upend global sovereign-debt markets. It may even lead to the US no longer being viewed as a good place to issue sovereign debt. At the very least, it renders non-viable all debt restructurings under the standard debt contracts.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 01:59 UTC
Advanced economies taking the global relay from emerging countries, says IMF

Advanced economies led by the United States will increasingly drive global growth while emerging countries are at risk of slowing due to tighter US monetary policy, the IMF said in a note according to Reuters news agency.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 01:30 UTC
Microsoft buys Nokia mobile phone business to focus on “devices and services”

Microsoft has agreed a deal to buy Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.4bn Euros. Nokia will also license its patents and mapping services to Microsoft. Nokia shares jumped 35% on the news, whereas Microsoft's fell more than 5%. The purchase is set to be completed in early 2014, when about 32.000 Nokia employees will transfer to Microsoft.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 - 23:35 UTC
Cristina Fernandez flies to G-20 in Russia on Tango 01, but changes aircraft in Morocco

Argentine President Cristina Fernández left on Tuesday for Russia to attend the G20 summit to begin next Thursday at the Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg. The president flew on her office’s Tango 01 to Morocco where she changed aircraft to avoid any possible injunction from hedge funds on the presidential transport.