Investments

• Wednesday, October 18th 2017 - 08:42 UTC

  Galician fishing industry recovering and investment in new vessels picking up

  

  The Galician fishing industry is undergoing a boom as Spain recovers from the economic crisis that had caused a halt in the construction of new vessels and investments on new processing plants in recent years, Javier Fraga Diaz, director with Spanish bank Abanca's maritime unit (Banca Mar), revealed.

• Wednesday, October 18th 2017 - 07:16 UTC

  The “Amazon Effect” is coming to oil markets

  

  By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com - While OPEC mulls over further steps to once again support falling oil prices, tech startups are quietly ushering in a new era in oil and gas: the era of the digital oil field. Much talk has revolved around how software can completely transform the energy industry, but until recently, it was just talk.

• Saturday, October 14th 2017 - 20:42 UTC

  IMF: Latin America must crack down on corruption and improve governance

  

  Latin American and Caribbean governments need to crack down on corruption in order to make their economies more durable and the benefits of growth more widespread, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday.

• Thursday, October 12th 2017 - 20:31 UTC

  Falklands issues set of crown coins to mark centenary of the Windsor Royal House

  

  The government and treasury of the Falkland Islands have issued (9th October) a new set of crown coins which mark the centenary anniversary of the establishment of the British Royal House. The Royal House came about due to the circumstances just after the fighting for the Great War began (1914–1918).

• Sunday, October 8th 2017 - 08:31 UTC

  Argentina preparing to auction offshore hydrocarbons exploration next year

  

  Argentina plans to auction offshore oil and gas exploration rights next year, in the hope of developing fields off its Atlantic coast like those in neighboring Brazil, the energy minister said on Thursday.

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 07:27 UTC

  Falklands' considering investigation of Stanley Airport future development options

  

  The Falkland Islands' Executive Council has considered a proposal to investigate the future development options for Stanley Airport. A paper put to ExCo by the General Manager Aviation Services and Director of Civil Aviation was described as not a comprehensive review of all the options, but gives approval for the Chief Executive to develop clear terms of reference for a study which can define the realistic potential usage options for Stanley Airport.

• Thursday, October 5th 2017 - 08:18 UTC

  Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay launch bid to host the 2030 World Cup

  

  Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay formally launched South America’s three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup on Wednesday and said Argentina would likely host the majority of the tournament’s stadiums. The presidents of the three nations, who announced in August that they were teaming up to bid for the tournament, kicked off the campaign at the Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires’ government palace.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2017 - 07:22 UTC

  JetSMART offers ultra low rates for Santiago/Punta Arenas beginning 18 December

  

  JetSMART, Chile's ultra low cost airline is planning to link Santiago with Punta Arenas as of next December, charging some 8.000 Chilean Pesos for each leg, plus boarding taxes, 15.500 Pesos, according to the company's CEO Estuardo Ortiz. The exchange rate is approx Pesos 600 to the US dollar.

• Monday, October 2nd 2017 - 10:25 UTC

  Monarch Airlines bankrupt; Gibraltar prepares “prudent” contingency plans

  

  Monarch Airlines has ceased trading and all of its future bookings have been cancelled, the UK's Civil Aviation Authority has said. Around 110,000 Monarch customers are currently overseas and the UK government has asked the CAA to charter aircraft to bring them back to the UK.

• Thursday, September 28th 2017 - 07:48 UTC

  British Embassy present at the main Uruguayan agri-business exhibition for the fourth consecutive year.

  

  From 6-17 September, Montevideo was home to Uruguay’s biggest agricultural industrial fair, Expo-Prado, and the British Embassy was present with a pavilion focused on tourism, business, education, gastronomy and culture.