International

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  German Chancellor says “no reason to be concerned about Deutsche Bank”, system is stable and resilient

  

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during an EU summit last Friday in Brussels that Europe's banking system is “stable” and “ solid”. The leaders of the Eurozone countries met with the head of the European Central Bank, ECB, Christine Lagarde, to discuss the potential fallsou of several major banks collapsing in the US and Switzerland.

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  China reopens market for Brazilian beef exports, following a mad cow case scare

  

  China reopened its market for beef exports from Brazil las week, Thursday (3/23). The information was passed on to the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, and to the Brazilian delegation in Beijing by the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC).

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Royal visit to France postponed because of ongoing pension reform protests

  

  King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street has said. The president said “we would not be sensible and would lack common sense” to go ahead after unions called a day of pension protests during the visit.

• Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Lula postpones visit to China because of pneumonia, but huge Brazilian delegation in business negotiations

  

  Brazil informed Beijing that president Lula da Silva'a official visit to China had to be postponed because the Brazilian leader had contracted influenza and pneumonia. This however has not prevented a major business and investment summit between the two countries to continue in Beijing with the participation of a Brazilian delegation of some 240 members.

• Sunday, March 26th 2023 - 14:32 UTC

  Borrell warns lithium can make Latin America the “new Persian Gulf”

  

  The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell said during an interview in Santo Domingo where he is attending the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit that Latin America is underestimated when it has the potential of becoming the “new Persian Gulf.”

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Former Brazilian President Rousseff to chair BRICS Bank

  

  Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been elected Friday to head the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank to replace Marcos Troyjo, who had held the post since July 2020. Rousseff will remain at the helm of the Shanghai-based financial institution until the end of Brazil's mandate in July 2025. Each BRICS country (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) chairs the bank for rotating five-year terms. She will take office later next week during President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's visit.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Lula reschedules departure for China after pneumonia diagnosis

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva postponed his departure for China after being diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Saturday, March 25th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Strike in UK: Important information for British passport holders

  

  The Customs & Immigration Service would like to inform the public that a strike is planned by staff of the UK Passport Office for five weeks between 3 April to 5 May in England, Scotland and Wales – in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions. A quarter of the Passport Office’s 4000 employees are expected to take part in the strike.

• Friday, March 24th 2023 - 02:33 UTC

  Crops revolution: England allows gene-edited food to be developed commercially

  

  Gene-edited food can now be developed commercially in England following a change in the law, reports BBC. Supporters of the technology say it will speed up the development of hardier crops that will be needed because of climate change.

• Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Bali, Indonesia will host the Special Committee on Decolonization, Pacific Region

  

  The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization approved the guidelines and rules of procedure for its 2023 Pacific Regional Seminar, which will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from 24 to 26 May.