Investments

• Friday, April 27th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Falklands will have a “wow” 54-seat cinema in a year's time

  

  It may be too soon to invest in a large bag of popcorn and to book a baby sitter, but cinema-going in the Falkland Islands' capital Stanley, which died out in the late seventies is set to begin again, hopefully, if all goes well by March or April 2019.

• Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  UK may have to start new satellite system post-Brexit

  

  The UK might have to set up its own satellite navigation system if it is thrown out of the Galileo project after Brexit, according to British officials. Galileo is a €10 billion program that was launched by the EU to rival the US global positioning system.

• Thursday, April 26th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina receives 32 bids for six road projects totaling US$ 8 billion

  

  Argentina announced it received 32 bids for six road projects requiring around US$ 8 billion in investment, in a big test of how public-private partnerships (PPPs) can help cash-starved Latin American governments beef up infrastructure.

• Tuesday, April 24th 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  Japanese manufacturers insist on a single market for its UK investments

  

  Britain will not get a Brexit deal better than the current single market, Japan’s ambassador to the UK has said. Koji Tsuruoka, who took up the role just over a fortnight before the referendum in June 2016, said Japanese firms are watching negotiations and will want to continue to be located in the single market after next March.

• Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

  WTO backing for Brazil in the aircraft manufacturing subsidies dispute with Canada

  

  Brazil has secured World Trade Organization backing to press its claims against Canada in a dispute over what it says are unfair subsidies for Bombardier Inc.’s CSeries jets, a preliminary WTO ruling published this week showed.

• Friday, April 20th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Falklands oil industry: final investment decision on Sea Lion project by end of the year

  

  Rockhopper Exploration and operator Premier Oil have submitted a revised draft field development plan for the Sea Lion Phase 1 project to the Falkland Islands government. According to Rockhopper, a final submission should follow in the lead-up to sanction of the project, in the offshore North Falkland basin.

• Thursday, April 19th 2018 - 19:16 UTC

  International coffee house and Mexican partner open first store in Montevideo

  

  Starbucks has opened with great success its first store in Uruguay at the Montevideo Shopping mall in the capital city Montevideo. The store has a unique design and offers a wide range of Starbucks beverages and food, including Starbucks 100% arabica coffees from Latin America and around the world.

• Thursday, April 19th 2018 - 18:08 UTC

  UK inflation in March falls to 2.5%, lowest rate in twelve months

  

  UK consumer price inflation fell in March to 2.5%, the lowest rate in a year, according to the Office for National Statistics. It fell from 2.7% in February after prices for women's clothing rose at a slower pace than last year. The data appears to show that the squeeze on UK households may be coming to an end as wages rise.

• Thursday, April 19th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

  Drilling near the mouth of the Amazon banned by Brazil's environmental regulator

  

  The public prosecutor’s office in the northern state of Amapá recommended on Wednesday that Brazil’s environmental regulator Ibama deny French major Total a license to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 18:19 UTC

  IMF warning on global debt and financial stability: US and China targeted

  

  The International Monetary Fund says that high global debt is a concern. In a new report, the IMF says governments should use the current strong economic growth to strengthen their finances. The organization also says that risks to global financial stability have increased.