Latin America

Tuesday, December 13th 2011 - 06:03 UTC
World Economic Forum invites Chilean student leader to annual summit

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a self-made video of Giorgio Jackson, current president of Chile’s Universidad Católica student federation and one of the highest profile leaders of Chile’s student movement of 2011, giving a short talk in English.
Monday, December 12th 2011 - 20:22 UTC
Peruvian government ally abandons cabinet fearing ‘militarization’

Former president Alejandro Toledo announced Sunday that his party was leaving Peru's ruling coalition after President Ollanta Humala appointed an ex-army officer as the new prime minister.
Monday, December 12th 2011 - 19:54 UTC
Mercosur planning to change rules to ensure full incorporation of Venezuela

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica announced Mercosur is considering the modification of legislation so that Venezuela can definitively be incorporated as a full member to the South American trade block, which has been blocked for several years now by the Paraguayan Congress.
Monday, December 12th 2011 - 04:45 UTC
Chinese President Hu Jintao special envoy meets with new Argentina authorities

Argentina's new Vice President and Speaker of the Senate Amado Boudou met on Friday with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Jiang Shusheng to further promote bilateral relations.
Monday, December 12th 2011 - 04:40 UTC
Chile names Harvard-educated economist as new Central bank president

Chile named this week member of the board and Harvard-educated Rodrigo Vergara Montes as the new President of the Central bank replacing outgoing Jose De Gregorio. President Sebastian Piñera still has to name the fifth member of the board.
Monday, December 12th 2011 - 04:29 UTC
Humala reshuffles cabinet and names former military officer Prime Minister

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has picked Jorge Humberto Merino, who worked for the government agency that promotes foreign investment, to be his new mines and energy minister, local media reported on Sunday.
Monday, December 12th 2011 - 04:27 UTC
Chile with the worst OECD indexes; income ratio between rich and poor 27 to 1

According to a new study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, income inequality in most economically developed countries is the worst it has been in nearly 25 years. Ten countries from the OECD report, particularly Chile are identified as having the worst income inequality.
Saturday, December 10th 2011 - 05:55 UTC
Argentina and Brazil agree to jointly promote trade and manufacturing

Argentina and Brazil agreed on Friday to “increase” in the “short term” regional trade in a shared strategy to address the consequences of the global crisis. The commitment was endorsed by Argentina’ Industry minister Debora Giorgi and her Brazilian counterpart Fernando Pimentel.
Saturday, December 10th 2011 - 05:52 UTC
IMF praise for Uruguay but warns about the need of labour flexibility

The IMF recommended Uruguay greater flexibility in the management of macroeconomic policy, ahead of unexpected changes in the international scenario.
Saturday, December 10th 2011 - 00:46 UTC
Five leaders miss CFK inauguration ceremony to be aired live in Youtube

The presidents of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Mexico, Hugo Chávez, Juan Manuel Santos, Ollanta Humala, Rafael Correa and Felipe Calderón have cancelled their trips to Buenos Aires and won’t attend President Cristina Fernández inauguration ceremony on Saturday.