Investments

• Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  FBI regrets not having acted more swiftly in the intellectual property dispute with Beijing

  

  The FBI wished it had taken swifter action as Beijing recruited US-based researchers to transfer intellectual property from American laboratories, a senior official at the agency said on Tuesday during Senate testimony.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 06:38 UTC

  Global trade forecasted to remain “below trend” in fourth quarter, WTO

  

  The World Trade Organization said on Monday that growth in global goods trade is expected to remain “below trend” in the fourth quarter amid tensions and rising tariffs in key sectors.

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  Falklands planning new Infant and Junior School

  

  Plans for a new Infant and Junior School are to be considered by the Falklands Executive Council. MLA Stacy Bragger has said that a recommendation to begin examining concept designs and site locations will be presented to the council in December.

• Saturday, November 16th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  First Falklands' fishing company signs the 51% Joint Venture shareholding under the new ITQ criteria

  

  Ahead of the Falkland Islands Government Executive Committee decision recently setting out new criteria for Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) extensions from 2021 to 2046 Beauchene Fishing Co Ltd and Copemar S.A signed a new Joint Venture agreement to commence from 2021.

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Germany and Brazil renew nuclear cooperation agreement; third nuclear plant to be built by 2026

  

  Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday ignored pleas from the Green party to scrap a nuclear agreement with Brazil. “Our cooperation in this area has worked well for decades,” Parliamentary State Secretary for the Environment Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) said. “There are currently no plans to cancel the agreement.”

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  US/UK scientific team on major mission to the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica

  

  Nearly 100 scientists and support staff departed this week for the most ambitious mission to date for Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.

• Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands housing program to accommodate workers for the development of strategic capital projects

  

  Executive Council has approved a plan that will help provide accommodation for workers who are needed to deliver the Government’s ambitious capital program and progress strategic capital projects over the next five years.

• Friday, November 8th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands frustrated over future environmental funding after Brexit

  

  Falklands Conservation has expressed frustration on future environmental funding pledged by London once United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 20:37 UTC

  Google data center project in Uruguay under way

  

  Google plans to build a data centre for storage and server management within Uruguay's Science Park in the Canelones area, it was announced. It will be Google's second such facility in Latin America, the other one being in Chile.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  IAG, Iberia and British Airways parent company takes over Air Europa for €1bn

  

  IAG, the parent company of Iberia and British Airways, has agreed to buy Spanish airline Air Europa for €1bn in a move it says will strengthen Madrid’s position as a European hub. It will be the airline group’s third Spanish brand, behind the flag-carrier and low-cost Vueling.