International

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 06:52 UTC

  PM Cameron reaffirms support for Tripartite Forum Dialogue in Gibraltar

  

  Newly appointed British Foreign Secretary William Hague has declared that the Conservative Government’s position on the Gibraltar issue “is well known and has not changed.”

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 03:34 UTC

  World shares fall after surprise move by Germany to limit short-selling

  

  World shares fell on Wednesday after a surprise move by Germany to ban some types of short-selling of financial products. Bans on short selling have been introduced in recent times of financial instability by both the UK and US.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 03:00 UTC

  Barack Obama the most amiable leader for Latinamerica, Spain and Portugal

  

  United States President Barack Obama was voted as the most amiable national leader according to the 2010 Barómetro Iberoamericano de Gobernabilidad, an organization that conducts studies of governmental and economic institutions in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Euro opens in Asian markets Wednesday at new four-year low

  

  The Euro dropped to a new four-year low against the US dollar on Wednesday in Asian markets, changing hands at 1.2144 US dollars in early trade in Tokyo, amid persistent concerns over the European debt crisis.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 21:58 UTC

  Spanish maritime guidelines acknowledge British Gibraltar territorial waters

  

  Spain’s Popular Party opposition has complained after a Spanish ministry issued guidelines to maritime rescue services that appear to acknowledge British Gibraltar territorial waters.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 21:53 UTC

  UK consumer inflation reaches 17-month high in April

  

  United Kingdom consumer price inflation unexpectedly jumped to a 17-month high in April, 3.7%, driven by big rises in tax on alcohol and tobacco as well as higher prices for women's clothing and food, data showed.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 18:01 UTC

  EU agrees on tougher regulation for hedge funds, in spite of UK objections

  

  European Union finance ministers have agreed to introduce tougher regulation of the hedge fund industry. Ministers overrode objections by the new UK government and the City of London, where 80% of European funds are based.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 05:04 UTC

  Euro falls to its lowest since April 2006; fears of double dip in the economy

  

  The Euro fell to its lowest since April 2006 even as European finance ministers sought to dissipate concern that spending cuts to combat the region’s debt crisis won’t cause a double dip in the economy.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 04:59 UTC

  Chile’s Concha y Toro wines official sponsors of Manchester United

  

  England’s Manchester United agreed on a sponsorship accord with Vina Concha y Toro SA, making Chile’s largest winery the latest company to become an official partner of the 18-time English soccer champion.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 04:33 UTC

  Athens looking into US investment banks role in current Greek debt crisis

  

  Greece is investigating US investment banks and their role in the run-up to the Greek debt crisis which has shaken faith in Euro zone economies, Prime Minister George Papandreou said in comments broadcast.