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Montevideo, June 28th 2026 - 23:05 UTC

Investments

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 10:38 UTC

    Falklands’ expert participates in program on food security and climate change

    Woodiwiss addressed Falklands beef industry supply challenges, highlighting a range of factors including communication gaps, logistical constraints, and the narrow supply window

    Falkland Islands Government Department of Agriculture Agricultural Advisor and Chair of the Beef Suppliers Working Group, Olivia Woodiwiss, represented the Falkland Islands at the Green Overseas Program “Strengthening Food Systems Resilient to Climate Change” workshop in Tahiti, last December where she spoke on beef supply chain challenges, stakeholder coordination, and adapting agriculture to climate change alongside counterparts from 15 Overseas Countries and Territories.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 23:39 UTC

    Falklands: quick reaction Typhoons to upgrade state of the art radar system

    A display of Typhoons over the Islands

    The RAF's fleet of Typhoon FGR Mk4s is being upgraded with new state-of-the-art radar systems to help the jets better detect and identify potential enemy aircraft. Typhoons play a key role in UK’s Quick Reaction Alert missions including in the Falkland Islands, as reported by Forces.net.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 14:13 UTC

    Brazil courted by U.S., EU over critical minerals amid geopolitical competition

    International analysts note that Brazil could emerge as a major supplier outside the traditional dominance of China

    Brazil has positioned itself as a strategic player in the global competition for critical minerals such as graphite, nickel, and niobium, which are essential for clean energy technologies, batteries, and defense systems. Both the United States and the European Union have stepped up diplomatic and commercial engagement with Brasília to secure supply deals and cooperation in value chains considered vital for the energy transition and industrial security.

  • Friday, January 23rd 2026 - 23:16 UTC

    YPF and Pluspetrol swap upstream stakes to deepen Vaca Muerta push and feed Argentina LNG plan

    Pluspetrol will become a shareholder in Vaca Muerta Inversiones (VMI)—a YPF-controlled vehicle with exposure to the La Escalonada and Rincón de Ceniza blocks

    Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF and local producer Pluspetrol have agreed to a portfolio swap aimed at reshaping their positions in the Vaca Muerta shale play and strengthening supply for YPF’s flagship liquefied natural gas (LNG) export initiative.

  • Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 00:24 UTC

    Trump is buying eleven icebreakers from Finland for Arctic Ocean patrolling

    In Helsinki is an ice testing center at the Aker Arctic Technology's with a scale model of an icebreaker floating in a 70-meter-long simulation tank.

    “We are buying the best icebreakers in the world, and Finland is known for producing them,” US president Donald Trump said, as part of his campaign to take over Greenland and his concern as the Arctic Ocean becomes more navigable and with more trade routes.

  • Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 00:26 UTC

    Brazil revives naval industry through Petrobras-led investment drive

    The ceremony was attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, as well as ministers, parliamentarians, and other authorities

    Petrobras, through its logistics subsidiary Transpetro, signed contracts worth R$2.8 billion (around US$570 million) on Tuesday for the construction of five gas carriers, 18 pushboats and 18 barges at shipyards in Rio Grande do Sul, Amazonas and Santa Catarina, as part of a government-backed effort to revive Brazil’s shipbuilding industry and reduce reliance on chartered vessels.

  • Tuesday, January 20th 2026 - 02:16 UTC

    BYD ship reaches Argentina with record delivery of nearly 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles

    BYD framed the shipment as both a logistics milestone and a strategic expansion step

    The BYD Changzhou car carrier docked on Monday at Terminal Zárate, in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, and unloaded around 5,800 hybrid and electric vehicles shipped from China—described by local coverage as the largest single import landing of its kind in the country.

  • Thursday, January 15th 2026 - 09:04 UTC

    Falklands, Legislative Assembly portfolio assignments

    The eight elected members of the Legislative Assembly have started to move from Gilbert House to the renewed Sulivan House

    The Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly has agreed a revised portfolio system for the 2025-2029 term. Following the December 2025 General Election, Members reviewed the structure to improve focus, and align related policy areas.

  • Friday, January 9th 2026 - 20:12 UTC

    EU gives nod to Mercosur FTA despite fragmented France's rejection

    Von der Leyen will sign the treaty in Asunción on Monday

    A qualified majority of European Union (EU) member states voted Friday to approve the landmark Free Trade Agreement with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). The decision marks a historic geopolitical shift, positioning the EU to counter rising US tariffs and Chinese competition, even as it ignites a firestorm of domestic unrest in France.

  • Friday, January 9th 2026 - 10:07 UTC

    Repair works at BA's main airport to disrupt dozens of flights

    A similar incident affected Buenos Aires' downtown Aeroparque Jorge Newbery late last year

    Repair works to be performed on Friday on the runways at Buenos Aires' main international airport, named Ministro Pistarini but also known as Ezeiza, will result in dozens of flights being disrupted one way or the other. Travelers have been advised to contact their carriers before turning up at the air terminal.