Investments

• Thursday, August 5th 2010 - 17:22 UTC

  Chile advances in ‘bi-oceanic’ link projects with Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina

  

  Chilean President Sebastián Piñera made his Mercosur debut this week at the regional trade association’s summit in San Juan, Argentina, delivering a well received speech and holding separate meetings with Bolivian President Evo Morales and Brazil’s Lula da Silva and Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner.

• Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 03:45 UTC

  Uruguay’s Science Park, an ambitious high tech development

  

  Next Thursday will see the launching of works for Uruguay’s Science Park, an undertaking targeted to attract high tech medical and pharmaceutical industries linked to the production of drugs both for exporting and the domestic market, plus the promotion of scientific research and highly qualified jobs.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 23:46 UTC

  Argos Resources raised £ 22 million for hydrocarbons exploration in Falklands

  

  Argos Resources with exploration licences in the North Falkland Basin expects its shares to be admitted to trading on AIM on Thursday 29 July. Argos Resources has raised £22 million (£20.6 million net of costs) in a placing of new ordinary shares at 31 pence per share which will give the company a market capitalisation of £67 million.

• Friday, July 23rd 2010 - 22:39 UTC

  Rockhopper spuds second well in Falklands North Basin

  

  Rockhopper Exploration (AIM: RKH) announced that on Friday early morning it had spudded Ernest 26/6-1 exploration well in the North Falkland Basin, the second well the British company is drilling following the successful discovery of oil in its Sea Lion prospect.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 06:43 UTC

  Lan Chile renews fleet and purchases 50 Airbus A320 family

  

  Chile’s flag air carrier Lan Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, one of the leading airlines in Latin America, announced Tuesday an agreement for the purchase of 50 modern Airbus A320 family aircraft to be delivered between 2012 and 2016.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 06:33 UTC

  UK airline orders 35 Brazilian aircraft worth 1.3 billion USD

  

  British airline Flybe has struck a deal with Brazilian plane manufacturer Embraer to buy 35 aircraft worth 1.3 billion US dollars, as it drives expansion in continental Europe. The announcement was done Tuesday during the Farnborough Air Show in England.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2010 - 05:40 UTC

  Brazil announces massive airport investment in anticipation of 2014 World Cup

  

  The Brazilian government announced Monday investments equivalent to 3.2 billion US dollars to upgrade airports in anticipation of the 2014 World Soccer Cup, one of the most sensitive issues for the massive infrastructure needed to handle millions of visitors.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  China promises Germany’s Merkel support for the Euro

  

  Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, has said that China will continue to invest in European markets, despite the debt problems affecting many Euro zone countries. He was speaking in Beijing alongside the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. She described his pledge as an important signal that China has confidence in the Euro.

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 00:47 UTC

  Latinamerica’s richest businessman digs for gold in Mexico

  

  Billionaire Carlos Slim, in the short list of world’s richest and number one in Latinamerica is digging for gold in Mexico, taking advantage of bullion prices that touched a record last month while awaiting a broader economic rebound.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 15:56 UTC

  Falklands’ oil exploration to continue with second Rockhopper drill

  

  Oil fortunes ebbed and flowed this week as one exploration company abandoned its well, another looked forward to a second bumper find, and a new player joined the race for black gold in Falklands’ waters.