Investments

• Wednesday, December 11th 2019 - 23:17 UTC

  Argentina needs to get back on its feet first, says new President

  

  Argentina's new president Alberto Fernández highlighted Tuesday in his opening speech that his country needs to get back on its feet before anything else after four years of inadequate management by his predecessor Mauricio Macri, as he launched a series of proposals to bounce back from recession and social fracture.

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:32 UTC

  Peru agrees to promote US investments in the country to counter Beijing influence

  

  Lima and Washington are in the final stages of talks on a deal to promote American investments in Peru as part of a U.S. initiative to counter Chinese influence in the region, Peruvian diplomatic sources said.

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  HMS Forth on its way for deployment to the Falklands; she will replace HMS Clyde

  

  The British Royal Navy’s next-generation offshore patrol vessel HMS Forth is on its way for deployment to the Falkland Islands, after a brief call in Gibraltar. The long-term deployment of HMS Forth will see the ship act as the guardian of the Falkland Islands and Britain’s South Atlantic territories.

• Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  LATAM/Delta code-sharing opens connectivity to 74 destinations in US and Canada and 51 in South America

  

  Codeshare agreements signed this week by three LATAM Airlines Group affiliates with new partner Delta Air Lines aim to improve connectivity between the Americas. The agreements were signed December 2 with LATAM affiliates in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador and are due to start in the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval.

• Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Benetton in deep trouble over the Genoa bridge collapse that claimed 43 lives

  

  Luciano Benetton on Sunday denounced what he called a government “campaign” against his family since the 2018 collapse of the Genoa motorway bridge operated by a company in the Benetton business empire.

• Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:53 UTC

  Lower trade barriers helped faster economic and wage growth in Latin America, IDB report

  

  Latin America and Caribbean region saw faster economic and wage growth thanks to a lowering of trade barriers, a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank shows. The study also provides policy recommendations to ensure the region is better positioned to take advantage of trade liberalization and make its benefits more tangible to citizens.

• Thursday, November 28th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Brazil: foreign investors remain cautious, fearful of divisive politics and weak growth

  

  This year has already been the biggest in a decade for share offerings from Brazilian companies, but there has been little sign of the foreign investor appetite that fueled prior rallies, as weak growth and divisive politics keep many on the sidelines.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Falklands to invest £2.5 million in upgrading jetties and ramps in fifteen islands

  

  The Falkland Islands government has announced a three-year program to repair and upgrade jetties and ramps in fifteen locations. The program was approved by the Islands' Executive Council which is estimated to have a cost of £2.5 million.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Abu Dhabi's Premier League Manchester City worth US$ 4.8 billion

  

  The owner of English Premier League champions Manchester City is selling a US$500 million stake to private equity firm Silver Lake, valuing the football club's owner at US$4.8 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  French hotel industry furious at the Olympic Committee partnership with Airbnb

  

  French hotel owners assailed Airbnb on Wednesday over its new partnership with the International Olympic Committee, warning they would stop working on the planning for the Paris 2024 summer Games to protest against what they call an unfair competitor.