Investments

• Tuesday, July 5th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Arab countries announce investments in Brazil worth US$ 20 bn

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday announced that the total investments of Arab funds in Brazil are approaching US$20 billion, half of that money stemming from the country's recent participation at the Expo Dubai event.

• Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:09 UTC

  Argentine Minister shown plans for automaker recovery

  

  Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli has been delivered an investment plan by automaker Renault with which the company intends to boost its presence in the country and help reactivate the economy.

• Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 11:08 UTC

  Uruguay is back in the oil exploration business; three companies awarded four off shore blocks

  

  Uruguay's oil refining and fuel distribution company Ancap announced on Friday that three blocks and exploration licenses in the country's maritime shelf had been awarded. Two of them were acquired by Shell and the third by Apache Corporation, including an exploratory well, in the framework of the Open Uruguay Round.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 23:29 UTC

  Antarctic Treaty members agree to protect Shackleton's Endurance wreck 3.000 meters deep in the Weddell Sea

  

  A 500m perimeter is being implemented to aid the protection of Endurance, the ship famously lost in the Antarctic by explorer Ernest Shackleton. The vessel's position on the Weddell Sea floor was finally identified in March, 107 years after its sinking.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 19:57 UTC

  Meetings between LatAm countries and OECD taking place in Brazil

  

  Brazil is hosting meetings between Latin American and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, during which economic policies, education, and productivity matters are to be discussed.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Mensun Bound will be the speaker of Endurance 22 in Cunard cruises

  

  Falkland Islander marine archaeologist, Mensun Bound, who became famous when the discovery last March of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, will be talking about the historical expedition to Cunard line passengers.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 08:17 UTC

  Falklands extends support schemes for businesses impacted by Covid-19

  

  The Falkland Islands government, FIG, has reviewed support schemes in place to assist businesses impacted by Covid-19 and has created a number of temporary measures to assist businesses and individuals under certain circumstances.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Musk has second thoughts on Twitter deal

  

  Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is now having second thoughts about his announcement to buy over Twitter for US$ 44 billion, saying the company is hiding key information from him about fake posts and “spam”.

• Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Uruguay rounds-up successful appearance at leading MICE fair

  

  Uruguay's appearance at the leading IMEX fair in Frankfurt yielded “a very positive balance,” according to tourism officials who represented the country at the global event, which is focused on the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Congresses and Exhibitions) sector.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Across the Atlantic from UK to the Falklands, for a first autonomous marine research vessel

  

  Britain's Plymouth Marine Laboratory has commissioned Plymouth-based M Subs Ltd to design and build the autonomous mono-hulled vessel, supported by funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. The vessel-sub Oceanus is scheduled to make its inaugural voyage from the UK to the Falkland Islands, doing marine research along the way without any crew on board.