Politics

Monday, August 14th 2017 - 07:13 UTC
Opportunities to strengthen the UK-Argentina relationship

By British Ambassador Mark Kent (*) A few days ago I completed my first year as British Ambassador to Argentina. During this time, I have had the fortune to meet the people of the country, visit some of its cities, try its food, attend events and learn about its way of life.
Saturday, August 12th 2017 - 11:08 UTC
Argentina' final sprint to the midterm elections; the primary cost the central bank US$ 1.8bn

With trading much more relaxed on Friday ended the several days of money market uncertainty leading to Argentina Sunday´s primary election, an anticipation of what can happen in the midterm elections of 22 October when President Mauricio Macri's economic reforms will be put to test in the polls, and hopefully his coalition will increase its congressional support.
Saturday, August 12th 2017 - 10:57 UTC
British government and Scotland exchange threats over Brexit legislation

The legislation to formally remove the UK from the European Union will not be changed by Westminster, a senior member of Theresa May’s Cabinet has said despite threats from Scotland's SNP ministers to refuse consent for the Bill as it stands.
Saturday, August 12th 2017 - 08:14 UTC
Trump´s military threat “an act of craziness”, says Venezuela´s defense minister

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of military intervention in Venezuela was “an act of craziness,” the country's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Friday. Venezuela's foreign ministry was expected to issue a statement on Saturday responding to Trump's comment that “a possible military option” was under consideration for the crisis-racked nation.
Friday, August 11th 2017 - 12:19 UTC
Ex top officer calls Brexit a “catastrophe”; proposes a new party “The Democrats” with the Remainers

UK government ministers have been put under pressure by David Davis’s former chief of staff at the Brexit department after he asked a serious of pointed question about how leaving the EU will affect their patches. James Chapman, who also worked for George Osborne and as political editor of the Daily Mail, has revealed his belief that Brexit would be a “catastrophe”.
Friday, August 11th 2017 - 11:57 UTC
Temer heckled after addressing a business conference in Rio do Janeiro

President Michel Temer, whose popularity is the lowest for a Brazilian head of state in decades and who last week was spared from standing trial on corruption charges by the vote of his allies in Congress, was booed at the conclusion of his appearance at a trade fair in Rio do Janeiro.
Friday, August 11th 2017 - 11:54 UTC
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America drops for second year running

The flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Latin America and the Caribbean shrank 7.9% in 2016 compared with 2015, totaling US$167.043 billion, representing a 17% decline from the peak reached in 2011, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) revealed at its headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Friday, August 11th 2017 - 08:32 UTC
Argentina Sunday's primary election: a re-edition of the Cristina Fernandez/Macri dispute

On Sunday Argentines will be able to choose their candidates to the Senate and Lower House for the midterm October elections, in a process known as PASO, which means open mandatory, simultaneous primaries for all parties, but which are not compulsory for the electoral roll.
Friday, August 11th 2017 - 08:16 UTC
Falklands' Argentine cemetery clandestine photos: Red Cross has all the facts and identity of the alleged individual

”Everything was caught on camera and there is an ongoing investigation,” the International Red Cross has confirmed, referring to the controversy in July when images of the Argentine cemetery in the Falkland Islands were reproduced in the Argentine press.
Thursday, August 10th 2017 - 19:56 UTC
Rogoff warns about personal and corporate debt as main threats to global economy

A sudden rise in interest rates poses the greatest threat to the global economy, the IMF's former chief economist has told the BBC. Ken Rogoff, who famously predicted a big bank would collapse during the financial crisis, warned that people had got used to ultra-low interest rates and said the economic policies of the Trump administration posed a risk.