International

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Malvinas: Argentine lawmakers invited to deliver their position before the Irish parliament

  

  A delegation of Argentine lawmakers headed by the presidents of the foreign affairs committees from the Senate, Daniel Filmus and Lower House, Guillermo Carmona are currently in Dublin where they will discuss with their peers and Irish authorities Argentina’s position in the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 10:21 UTC

  Norway’s Statoil cools new project: tax changes and government delay in building support port

  

  On account of applicable Norwegian Government tax changes Statoil as operator has recommended a delay of the investment decision for the Johan Castberg project in the Norwegian Barents Sea.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:48 UTC

  Argentina promotes oil and gas opportunities at the British-Argentine Chamber of Commerce in London

  

  The Seminar “Argentina Oil & Gas 2013” organized by the British Argentine Chamber of Commerce (BACC) with the support of the Law Society and UK Trade and Investment Department took place last Thursday June 6 and highlighted Argentina’s century long experience in the hydrocarbons industry.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:30 UTC

  Assange recommends whistleblower Snowden seek refuge in Latinamerica

  

  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, a refugee for almost a year at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, is recommending that Edward Snowden, 29, seek refuge in Latin America.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:20 UTC

  China set eyes on Latam agriculture to promote cooperation and food security

  

  China is determined to strongly stimulate agriculture cooperation with Latin America to improve bilateral trade in the field, develop farming technology and improve productivity. This was the main conclusion of the recent China/Latinamerica Agriculture Cooperation Forum held in Beijing which convened over twenty Agriculture ministers from the region with host minister Han Changfu.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:18 UTC

  Germany’s highest court to decide on ECB bond-purchase program

  

  Germany's highest tribunal, the Constitutional Court, began on Tuesday the first of two days of hearings on Tuesday on whether the European Central Bank's program to buy up sovereign debt of struggling Euro zone countries is compatible with Germany's Basic Law.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:17 UTC

  Japan’s slowing of bold stimulus plan disappoints investors; markets down

  

  World share indexes have fallen after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Tuesday held off taking new measures to calm markets. BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would consider fresh steps if borrowing costs spike in the future, but opted against further action now.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2013 - 21:57 UTC

  Israel and Colombia sign far reaching free trade agreement

  

  Israel and Colombia this week signed in Jerusalem a free trade treaty to increase trade and promote investments in the fields of technology. The treaty which was reached after fifteen years of intense negotiations now needs legislative approval which should be accomplished by early 2014 according to Israeli political sources.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2013 - 05:18 UTC

  Fast-track debate in Nicaragua to consider Chinese project for an inter-ocean canal

  

  Nicaragua is moving closer to granting a Chinese company a 100-year concession to build and operate a canal linking the Atlantic to the Pacific.
  Construction of the waterway would take 10 years and cost 40 billion dollars.

• Monday, June 10th 2013 - 22:31 UTC

  Slower global agricultural production in next decade but prices above historic average, says FAO

  

  Global agricultural production is expected to grow 1.5% a year on average over the coming decade, compared with annual growth of 2.1% between 2003 and 2012, according to a new report published by the OECD and FAO released this week.