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Investments

  • Monday, February 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Argentine mining exploration expanded 21% during 2007

    Mining exploration in Argentina expanded 21% in 2007 over 2006 with a record 600.000 meters drilled reported in Buenos Aires the Mines Secretariat. Looking back to 2003, exploration activity soared 265% and investments 748% reaching 1.7 billion US dollars.

  • Monday, February 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Germany, world's leading exporter for the fifth year

    Germany was the world's leading exporter for the fifth year running in 2007, staving off a challenge from fast-growing China despite the impact of a strong Euro on its competitiveness. German exports reached 969 billion Euros, 1.4 trillion US dollars in 2007, up 8.5% from 2006, according to Germany's Federal Statistics Office in Weisbaden.

  • Saturday, February 9th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Punta Arenas premium beer to the US, UK and Mexico

    Chilean brewery Austral from Punta Arenas has announced it will begin exporting to the United States, Mexico and England. The company will market its premium Calafate, Yagun and Patagonia brands in select locations.

  • Thursday, February 7th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Battle of giants for control of world's basic minerals

    Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining firms rejected on Wednesday a sweetened mega merger bid from BHP Billiton worth 147 billion US dollars. If the two companies had merged, a company would have been created that controlled one third of the world's iron-ore market.

  • Tuesday, February 5th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    BHP Billiton turns down Chinalco offer about Rio Tinto stake

    Chinalco hint at sale of Rio Tinto stake

    The head of the Chinese company that recently bought a chunk of mining giant Río Tinto said yesterday it was a strategic investment, and hinted his company would consider selling to BHP Billiton if the price was right.

  • Tuesday, February 5th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Falkland Islands to Replace Camp Telephone System

    On 1 February 2008 the contract between Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and Cable and Wireless South Atlantic Ltd (C&W) was signed thereby confirming that work will proceed on the installation in Camp of a new and modern telephone service, offering Broadband. The installation is expected to be complete by April/May 2009.

  • Monday, February 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    UK: concerns about wind farms threat to MoD radar

    Concerns about wind turbines interfering with military radar are threatening ambitious Government plans of £ 200 million windfarm development.

  • Friday, February 1st 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Alcoa and China up stakes in mining premier league

    China has teamed up with US aluminum giant Alcoa to buy a 12% stake in Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto for 14 billion US dollars. The state-owned Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) said the purchase was the largest Chinese investment overseas.

  • Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Falklands' Stanley Growers experience repeated in P. Natales

    Tim Miller from Stanley Growers in one of the green houses

    Two young Chilean agronomists, one of them having worked in Falkland Islands Stanley Growers, are setting up a similar hydroponics business in Puerto Natales with the purpose of providing fresh vegetables to Punta Arenas and in the near future to the cruise industry.

  • Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Brazilian corporation targeting major global acquisition

    Xstrata Plc, the world's fourth- largest copper producer, rose to a three-week high in London trading after newspaper reports that Brazil's Cia. Vale do Rio Doce may agree to buy the company within the next few days.