Investments

Friday, March 18th 2022 - 20:31 UTC
Livent to increase lithium output in the Argentine province of Catamarca

Business developer Elon Musk's Tesla has been eyeing Argentine lithium for its battery-powered cars, due to which suppliers intend to double down output at Catamarca, it was reported.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine beef exporting consortium gives in to gov't demands

A leading beef-exporting group in Argentina, which earlier this week had stood up to the Government's demands that the domestic market should be prioritized over shipments abroad, has given in to the authorities' warning and agreed to supply their share of cuts at “Cared-for Prices.”
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:56 UTC
Uruguayan fruit company in the red has new owners

The international produce company Frutura has bought over the Uruguay-based Citrícola Salteña, a leading global supplier and marketer of high-quality citrus and juice.
Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:32 UTC
Three provinces concentrated 74% of Argentine US$ 78bn. exports in 2021

Three mainly agricultural provinces in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and Córdoba accounted for 74% of the US$ 78 billion exported by the country in 2021, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).
Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Argentine FM lands financing deals for transition infrastructure

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, who is on a Middle East official tour, Monday announced he had reached agreements worth over US$ 1 billion to finance infrastructure works regarding energy and climate change through 2023.
Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Mercociudades launches ambitious agenda in Montevideo

An international meeting in Montevideo of municipal authorities from cities all over Latin America has come up last week with a large list of conclusions and recommendations for the times to come and an agenda with more than fifty events to be held in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Nicaragua announces new deep-water port in Bluefields

Nicaragua is to build a deep-water seaport in Bluefields, according to an announcement made last week by Virgilio Silva, chairman of the National Port Company.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Ukraine: the world’s defense giants are quietly making billions from the war

By Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned for its unjustified aggression. There are legitimate fears of a revived Russian empire and even a new world war. Less discussed is the almost half-trillion dollars (£381 billion) defense industry supplying the weapons to both sides, and the substantial profits it will make as a result.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:55 UTC
Falklands: Planning Committee unanimously recommends rejection of plans for the new port

The Falkland Islands Planning and Building Committee (PBC) has recommended, unanimously, that the current plans for the new port to be refused by Executive Council. Following the decision the committee adjourned to provide written reasons, --environmental and shortcomings--, to Executive Council (ExCo) for consideration when making the final decision whether to accept or not.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Kitty Hawk passes by Chilean port on her last voyage

Residents in the Chilean Port of Valparaíso have reported sighting the historic USS Kitty Hawk as she was being towed through the Pacific Ocean on her way to her final scrapping.