Latin America

Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 06:47 UTC
EU signs trade agreements with Central America and Peru and Colombia

The European Union on Wednesday signed trade agreements with Central America, Peru and Colombia, while some Latin American leaders criticized such deals as only favouring rich countries.
Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 03:28 UTC
Petrobras leading Latinamerican corporation based on sales volume

Petrobras, Brazil’s government managed oil and gas corporation rates as the Latinamerican corporation with the largest volume of sales, according to consultants Economática. The top ranked include six Brazilian companies, three Mexican and one from Colombia.
Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 02:56 UTC
US Visa Waive program could include Chile, Argentina and Brazil

The United States government is currently looking at the possibility of extending the “Visa Waiver” program to include citizens of Chile, Argentina and Brazil, Rodger Dow, President of the U.S. travel association, announced recently.
Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 02:55 UTC
New Delhi encouraging Indians to purchase farmland in Latinamerica

New Delhi is encouraging Indians to buy farmland in Latin American countries and grow crops to help reinforce food security, reports the Hindustan Times. The Indian Foreign Office is working on a policy framework to promote such an initiative with the purpose of shipping the produce back, thus addressing difficult years of drought.
Wednesday, May 19th 2010 - 05:50 UTC
Madrid summit committed to a “multi-polar” world; rejects protectionism

The European Union-Latin America-Caribbean leaders’ summit wrapped up on Tuesday in Madrid with unanimous agreement about the need to develop new instruments of global governance for a multi-polar world and a commitment “to reject any form of protectionism”.
Wednesday, May 19th 2010 - 05:41 UTC
Central America and EU reach a free trade agreement

Central American countries and the European Union (EU) reached on Tuesday an agreement on the first ever free trade deal between the two regions, they announced in a joint statement.
Wednesday, May 19th 2010 - 02:52 UTC
EU/Latam summit results “not sufficient”; new “faster pace” needed

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera said that the results of the VI European Union/Latam-Caribbean leaders’ summit in Madrid which closed Tuesday was “insufficient” since adequate solutions for present-day problems faced by the regions were lacking.
Wednesday, May 19th 2010 - 01:02 UTC
Terrorism turns some countries into ‘useful idiots’, claims Colombia’s Uribe

Terrorism knows how to convert some countries into useful idiots said Colombian president during an interview with Spanish media in the framework of the EU-Latam-Caribbean leaders’ summit in Madrid.
Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 21:51 UTC
Peruvian economy rebounds and expands 8.76% in first quarter

The Peruvian economy expanded 8.76% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago, the highest rate in the last 17 months, according to the head of the country’s Statistics Office, Renán Quispe.
Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 18:14 UTC
Peruvian president criticizes spiralling military expenditure in South America

Peruvian president Alan Garcia criticized spiralling military expenditure in South America, a fact he linked to the recently created Union of South American Nations, Unasur.