Investments

• Monday, March 31st 2025 - 08:53 UTC

  Musk launches daring AI merger involving X

  

  Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform, X, in an all-stock deal valuing the latter at US$ 33 billion, the South African-born tycoon announced. The acquisition merges two of Musk’s prominent ventures, combining xAI’s AI expertise—bolstered by its chatbot Grok and a massive GPU supercomputer—with X’s vast user reach.

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• Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 10:07 UTC

  Brazil clinches sale of 20 Embraer jets to Japan

  

  During President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Japan, Embraer finalized the sale of 20 jets to All Nippon Airways (ANA), earning around R$10 billion (US$ 1.74 billion).

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• Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 08:12 UTC

  Falklands, maintenance work on a historic bridge

  

  The Falklands Public Works Department Highways Section would like to advise the public that maintenance to the Malo Bridge is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 26th March 2025.

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• Wednesday, March 26th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

  Falklands Sea Lion oil development FID expected by midyear, Rockhopper reports

  

  A final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in mid-2025, according to Rockhopper, which is partner in the project with the operator Navitas Petroleum from Israel.

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• Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:43 UTC

  China and Russia announce separate plans to develop home-built regional jetliners

  

  Non-western regional aircraft manufacturers are stepping up plans to displace foreign competition amid global fragmentation and economic sanctions. While Russia is substituting imported components for its Superjet SJ-100, the Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) announced an increase in productivity for its C-919 narrowbody model, with an output of 50 units expected this year and 200 by 2029. At a conference in Xian, Comac also said 100 new aircraft would be available in 2026 after new funding worth US$ 4.7 billion was injected into the program.

• Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:34 UTC

  Falklands Government convenes a Telecoms Assembly for Tuesday 25th March

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is inviting residents to a public meeting on Tuesday, 25th March, from 5pm until 6pm, upstairs in the Town Hall.Cambridge Management Consulting is conducting a second visit to the Falkland Islands to support FIG in shaping the future of the Telecoms Program.

• Friday, March 21st 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Uruguay’s economy rebounded in 2024, but growth expected to slow in 2025

  

  Uruguay’s economy expanded by 3.1% in 2024, recovering from a severe drought the previous year, according to national accounts data released by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU). However, economists warn that growth in 2025 is likely to return to the country's historical pace of slower expansion.

• Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 20:03 UTC

  Amazon railroad project faces ballooning costs and environmental concerns

  

  New data provided by researchers from the University of São Paulo, the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and environmental groups like the Climate Observatory showed that the Ferrogrão railroad, a 933-kilometer project linking Mato Grosso’s grain-producing region to Atlantic ports, could cause significantly greater environmental damage than previously estimated. The study criticizes the government’s feasibility analysis, conducted under former President Jair Bolsonaro, for underestimating deforestation risks and cumulative impacts, especially in the Amazon rainforest and indigenous areas.

• Wednesday, March 19th 2025 - 20:55 UTC

  Falklands Government successfully raises funds for future capital investments

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has successfully raised £150 million to facilitate investment in the capital program over the coming years, and in particular the replacement Port facility planned for 2027.

• Wednesday, March 19th 2025 - 20:35 UTC

  Falklands retains S&P Global Ratings A+ with stable outlook; praise for FIG fiscal performance

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is pleased to announce that S&P Global Ratings have confirmed that the sovereign rating for the Falkland Islands remains at A+ with a stable outlook.