Latin America

• Friday, October 25th 2013 - 06:22 UTC

  Argentine first time 'young voters' remain distant from Sunday's mid-term election

  

  Argentines aged 16 and 17 will be able to vote for the first time in Sunday's midterm elections but the incidence of their ballot in the final result is considered marginal since many of them did not register. In Argentina voting is mandatory for the 18 to 70 age group, and 600.000 teen agers of 16 and 17 have registered to vote on 27 October when half the Lower House and a third of the Senate seats are renewed.

• Friday, October 25th 2013 - 06:13 UTC

  Argentina will deploy 91.000 security officers for Sunday's election

  

  Ahead of Argentina's midterm elections of next Sunday, 27 October, which have not been absent of acts of violence against candidates and militants, the Defense Minister has announced that more than 91,000 security officers will be deployed across the country's 24 districts to watch over polling day.

• Friday, October 25th 2013 - 06:08 UTC

  Pacific Alliance economy ministers proved to be the best of the Americas in 2012

  

  Pacific Alliance economy ministers are rated among the best four in Latin-American, while those from Mercosur can't boast such merit, much to the contrary, according to the 2012 survey from the America Economica Intelligence report, which ranks the region's ministers in that field.

• Friday, October 25th 2013 - 06:06 UTC

  British universities road-show in Chile to promote study opportunities

  

  Representatives from six British top universities will be visiting Chile to promote the study opportunities available in the United Kingdom. The six leading British universities attending the road-show between 24-30 October are all world-renowned research-intensive institutions.

• Thursday, October 24th 2013 - 21:10 UTC

  Falklands praises inter-parliamentary friendship group announced in Panama Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has welcomed an announcement from the Panamanian National Assembly approving the formation of the Falkland Islands–Panamanian Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group.

• Thursday, October 24th 2013 - 07:54 UTC

  'Parallel dollar holiday' in Argentina until after Sunday's election is anticipated

  

  Despite a full-fledged crackdown on the 'cave-exchanges' in the financial sector of Buenos Aires the 'parallel' US dollar ended Wednesday trading as on the previous day at 10.05 Argentine Pesos while the official rate stood at 5.82 Pesos (buying price) and 5.87 Pesos (selling price).

• Thursday, October 24th 2013 - 07:51 UTC

  Brazil sells 3.2bn dollars in new global bonds to improve the best yield curve

  

  Brazil sold about 3.2 billion dollars of new global bonds due in 2025, more than twice the original launch amount, as it paid the largest premium over U.S. Treasuries for a similar maturity since 2009 (approx 4.3%). The National Treasury is also buying back about 2 billion dollars of high-coupon notes maturing between 2017 and 2030.

• Thursday, October 24th 2013 - 07:25 UTC

  Former Ecuadorean judge admits taking bribes in pollution case against Chevron

  

  A former Ecuadorean judge who presided over a pollution case against Chevron Corp. (CVX) testified that he and a colleague who issued a 19 billion judgment against the company in the environmental lawsuit were bribed.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 - 04:01 UTC

  Lady Cristina is out of combat but on Sunday's election could reap more than anticipated

  

  With less than four days for Sunday’s midterm elections in Argentina, Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli called on “undecided” and independent voters to cast their ballot for President Cristina Fernandez Victory Front (FpV) top candidate Martín Insaurralde “in favor of the province and the country.”

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 - 01:36 UTC

  US dollar in Argentina reached 10 Pesos ahead of Sunday's mid-term election

  

  The US dollar in Buenos Aires reached on Tuesday 10 Argentine Pesos (buying price) and 10.05 pesos (selling price) in the informal market, 15 cents higher compared to its last closing price, pushed by the tourist sector, and as the government crackdown on the so called city “exchange caves” eased up.