Latin America

Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 11:26 UTC
Promising report on Argentine mining sector and contribution to the economy

The Argentine mining sector is expected to invest 3.85 billion dollars this year, including 800 million as imports' substitutes, announced Planning minister Julio de Vido, who also revealed that in the last ten years the sector has invested over 11bn dollars and generates an activity equivalent to 3.2% of GDP.
Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 06:28 UTC
Three more fatal shootings in Venezuela raise the death toll to 25

Protesters battled soldiers on Wednesday in the streets of Caracas again as three more fatal shootings raised to 25 the death toll from a month of demonstrations against Venezuela's populist government.
Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 06:17 UTC
Bachelet first overseas trip to Argentina next April

Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet will travel to Argentina in April for what will be her first official visit since being re-elected for office, the nation's Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz confirmed on Wednesday. Muñoz was accompanied by Argentine Héctor Timerman as he made the announcement.
Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 05:52 UTC
Falklands, trade, Mercosur/EU, oil and gas, in Swire's agenda in Uruguay

Bilateral trade, Mercosur/EU talks, oil and gas cooperation, and Falkland Islands, plus some audacious comments on the coming World Cup match Uruguay/England, were some of the issues addressed by Foreign Office minister for Latin-American Hugo Swire during his one day visit to Uruguay on Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 12th 2014 - 07:55 UTC
Bachelet pledges to tackle 'inequality' and draft a new constitution

Socialist Michelle Bachelet promised to tackle inequality as she took the oath of office on Tuesday, returning to power after four years to lead Chile. Bachelet succeeds conservative Sebastian Piñera, who said he was leaving his successor “a better country than the one we had four years ago.”
Wednesday, March 12th 2014 - 07:22 UTC
Unasur foreign ministers expected to call for dialogue and peace talks in Venezuela

Foreign ministers from Unasur (Union of South American Nations) will be drafting a statement calling for peace and dialogue to end the month-long clashes in Venezuela when they be meeting on Wednesday in Santiago de Chile. The meeting and agenda have the support from the Venezuelan government.
Tuesday, March 11th 2014 - 20:17 UTC
Minister Swire representing the UK as the inauguration of President Bachelet

Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State for Latin America in the British Foreign Office is in Chile representing the UK at the inauguration of President Michelle Bachelet. In addition to attending official activities as part of the presidential inauguration, Minister Swire’s program will be focused on strengthening UK-Chile ties in areas such as trade and investment, science and innovation and education.
Tuesday, March 11th 2014 - 06:44 UTC
Argentina with no serious economic problems, “just complexities and challenges”

Economy Minister Axel Kicillof argued that Argentina does not have serious economic problems, but rather “complexities, difficulties and challenges,” and accused economists and dissident media outlets of orchestrating a campaign to generate an “end of the world” feeling among members of society.
Tuesday, March 11th 2014 - 06:12 UTC
Santos coalition retains Congress majority, but Uribe becomes head of the opposition

Colombian voters showed tepid support for peace talks with FARC guerrillas on Sunday by giving the country's president Juan Manuel Santos a majority in Congress, but also electing his conservative rival, ex-president Alvaro Uribe, to the senate.
Tuesday, March 11th 2014 - 05:52 UTC
A '99% chance' that Venezuela's Maduro visits Uruguay later this week

Despite strong criticism from the opposition the Uruguayan government said it is prepared to receive Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on an official visit, and there is a 99% chance that this could occur next Thursday, said foreign minister Luis Almagro.