Investments

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  Brazil receives first shipment of Swedish fighter parts from Saab

  

  Brazil has taken delivery of the first shipment of parts of Swedish Gripen F-39E fighters to be assembled at Embraer's Defesa & Segurança's facilities in Gavião Peixoto, in the state of São Paulo. Hence, the aircraft with serial number 6032 will be the first to be entirely assembled in the South American country.

• Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 09:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Refurbishing starts on Mount Pleasant runway

  

  A contractor has started working on a £7m project to extend the lifespan of the runway at the Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) airfield in the Falkland Islands until it can be fully re-laid in the coming years, the British Government reported Monday.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 11:27 UTC

  Huge Air India deal with Airbus provides thousands of jobs for UK companies

  

  The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has welcomed a momentous deal for Airbus and Rolls-Royce to provide new aircraft for Air India, which is worth billions of pounds to the UK.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  EU upgrades Uruguay's status regarding tax cooperation

  

  Uruguay has been recognized as a “cooperating jurisdiction without commitments” by the European Union (EU) after a series of taxation improvements, the South American country's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) confirmed Tuesday.

• Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 09:50 UTC

  Major power outage hits Cuba

  

  Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines confirmed on social media Monday that the power outage that left half the island without electricity was due to “a fire in a sugar cane plantation,” it was reported.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 19:55 UTC

  British business sizes up global trade wins as Malaysia and Chile join Indo-Pacific bloc

  

  Malaysia and Chile have officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), meaning British businesses will get better access and lower tariffs in the Malaysian and Chilean markets when the UK joins the dynamic trade bloc.

• Friday, February 3rd 2023 - 10:14 UTC

  Uruguay's Ancap to lose US$ 72m during refinery maintenance

  

  Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap will lose US$ 72 million due to the remodeling of the La Teja Refinery to be carried out between September and December this year, during which time fuel will need to be imported, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Friday, February 3rd 2023 - 10:01 UTC

  Brazilian Navy announces Sau Paulo carrier to be sunk despite environmental protests

  

  The Government of Brazil plans to sink the decommissioned French-built Sao Paulo aircraft carrier in the middle of the Atlantic ocean after the depleted structure has spent months wandering with no port to dock for scrapping due to the presence of toxic materials in the hull, it was reported Thursday.

• Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:07 UTC

  RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials in Antarctica

  

  Falklands flagged UK’s new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials in Antarctica this week. A team of 30 national and international scientists, engineers and technical staff departed the Falkland Islands on Tuesday for almost two months of science capability trials – the first to test the ship’s science capabilities in deep polar waters.

• Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

  Scottish MPs disgruntled with decision to have naval support vessels built in Spain

  

  Scottish shipyards need “greater clarity” from the UK Government over where contracts for new naval vessels will be placed in the coming decades, MPs have said.