Investments

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazil clashes with Indonesia over the blocking of poultry exports

  

  The Brazilian government has formally asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to open a panel to investigate Indonesian policies on Brazil's poultry exports, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:02 UTC

  Iran dismisses as “baseless” US accusations of twin attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

  

  Iran dismissed as “baseless” on Friday US accusations it executed twin attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman, raising fears of conflict in the strategically vital waterway.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Three foreign airlines interested in operating in the Brazilian domestic market

  

  Three more foreign airlines are in talks with the Brazilian government to start domestic flight operations in the country, Brazil’s infrastructure minister Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas told reporters.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 19:56 UTC

  Madrid ignores Trump's warnings: Huawei 5G service network for Spanish cities

  

  Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is set to roll out its 5G service in several Spanish cities on Saturday, making it one of the first European countries with the ultrafast mobile phone network.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Brazilian manufactured cargo plane undergoing certification tests in United States

  

  The Brazilian Air Force visited the Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in the US a month ago to run a series of low-altitude cargo extraction tests as part of a certification process for their new cargo plane.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Finally Barcelona City extends permit to finish Gaudi's Sagrada Familia Cathedral

  

  Construction of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica may have started 137 years ago, but the emblematic monument got a building permit only last Friday. The Spanish seaside city council awarded the license to a committee in charge of finishing construction of the Catholic church for €4.6 million (S$7.1 million), Ms Janet Sanz, in charge of urban planning, told reporters.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:49 UTC

  Brazilian military do not exclude having 5G mobile Huawei technology

  

  Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Friday told journalists that the government will not exclude Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co from operating a fifth-generation (5G) mobile telecoms network in Latin America's largest economy.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentina's industrial output down 8.8%; car production falls 35.3% in twelve months

  

  Argentina’s industrial output fell 8.8% in April compared with the same month a year ago, official data showed on Wednesday, marking 12 straight months of production losses as the economy struggles with recession and rapidly-rising consumer prices.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 08:00 UTC

  First tourist Arctic train leaves from Russia for Norway

  

  The first tourist train traveling through Russia's Arctic region carrying passengers heading for Norway set off from Saint Petersburg station on Wednesday with 91 passengers aboard for the inaugural trial journey.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 13:01 UTC

  Falkland Islands Reception in London

  

  Marking another successful year the Annual Falkland Islands Government Reception took place on Tuesday 4th June at Middle Temple, London.