Investments

• Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

  BAS autonomous drone, Windracers ULTRA, to survey Antarctica at lower cost and lower carbon footprint

  

  A team have arrived at Rothera Research Station, ready to start testing the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica. If successful, the new drone platform could represent a major addition to British Antarctic Survey’s scientific capability on the frozen continent – offering the potential to do more science at a lower cost, with a lower carbon footprint than traditional crewed aviation.

• Friday, February 2nd 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  BlackRock: Investing guru Larry Fink tells Milei he will be visiting Argentina in May

  

  BlackRock CEO and founder Larry Fink told Argentine President Javier Milei in a virtual meeting that he would be visiting the South American country in May, and Casa Rosada Spokesman Manuel Adorni confirmed in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, January 31st 2024 - 15:21 UTC

  A company has started the process to become the new Uruguayan flag airline

  

  Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación (SUA), a privately owned company, has begun the process of becoming Uruguay's new flag carrier. The endeavor is led by Antonio Rama, a Uruguayan commander who has been based in Doha for a decade.

• Monday, January 29th 2024 - 10:54 UTC

  Argentina chooses US-built F-16 fighters over Chinese JF-17s

  

  Argentina's Air Force is to move on with the process of purchasing 24 second-hand US-built F-16 fighter jets from Denmark with the White House's nod, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The decision meant dropping the alternative of Chinese-developed JF-17 units in line with President Javier Milei's policy of not joining the BRICS group and not holding Beijing as a key ally.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 15:01 UTC

  Falklands advancing in making MPA energy sustainable with Mare Harbour Wind Farm

  

  Following approval from ExCo on Tuesday 23 January, the Falkland Islands Government in joint working with British Forces South Atlantic will be able to proceed with “in principle approval” for Phase Two of the Mare Harbour Wind Farm.

• Friday, January 26th 2024 - 14:04 UTC

  Gold exploration? Falklands Warrah Resources announces completion of funding round

  

  Warrah Resources is delighted to announce that it has secured investment from Fortuna Ltd, one of the largest privately owned businesses in the Falkland Islands. Warrah is an environmentally responsible gold and battery metal exploration company which seeks to apply modern exploration technology to historically underexplored areas.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:11 UTC

  UK military presence in South Atlantic: Is it adequate to ensure the defense of the Falklands?

  

  The UK Defense Journal is reporting that in a recent Parliamentary Written Question and Answer, Andrew Rosindell MP sought clarification from the Ministry of Defense regarding the current state of defense support for the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:19 UTC

  Uruguay and Argentina agree to move on with River Plate dredging

  

  Foreign Ministers Omar Paganini and Diana Mondino agreed Wednesday during a one-on-one meeting in Asunción (Paraguay) that Uruguay and Argentina needed to move forward with the dredging of the 14-meter access channel to the port of Montevideo. Argentina's Mondino and Uruguay's Paganini met before the Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) in the Paraguayan capital.

• Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:12 UTC

  FMs of Paraguay, Argentina discuss Paraná waterway toll

  

  Foreign Minister Diana Mondino of Argentina and Rubén Ramírez of Paraguay discussed Wednesday in Asunción the issue of collecting a toll for the use of the Paraná waterway, the binational Yacyretá hydroelectric plant, and other bilateral matters in a sitdown on the sides of the Mercosur gathering.

• Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 09:38 UTC

  Toyota's first plant in Brazil shut down

  

  Japanese giant carmakers Toyota this week closed its São Bernardo plant, the company's oldest factory in Brazil which had been established in 1962. It was there that the Land Cruiser “Bandeirante” and the Corolla models were built in South America. Toyota's administrative headquarters for Brazil and South America also operated there for decades. It was said to be the company's first production facility outside Japan.