Politics

Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 05:47 UTC
Argentine government insists a ‘blue dollar’ at 6.50 Pesos is the target

Argentina’s Secretary of Domestic Commerce Guillermo Moreno wants to bring the foreign exchange black market ‘back in line’ using new dollar securities the government plans to issue locally as part of a major tax amnesty plan, according to Alfredo Piano, Chairman of Banco Piano SA.
Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 05:43 UTC
Spain received Queen’s message on Gibraltar and Falklands with “surprise and considerable discomfort”

Jose Ignacio Landaluce, the ruling Spanish Popular Party MP and Mayor of Algeciras, said that the Queen’s message of support for Gibraltar (and Falklands) was greeted with “surprise and considerable discomfort” in Spain. His was the only reaction from any Spanish official to a statement that was warmly welcomed in Gibraltar.
Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 05:32 UTC
Tory MPs challenge Cameron: insist EU referendum be enshrined into law

A group of Tory MPs will attempt to force a House of Commons vote over a referendum on the UK’s European Union membership in a fresh blow to David Cameron’s authority. They have criticised the failure to include legislation paving the way for PM Cameron’s promised public vote on the EU.
Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 05:27 UTC
Germany’s anti-Euro movement could become a party this weekend

Germany's newly launched anti-Euro party will clear a key hurdle this weekend to taking part in September's national election but has yet to rally enough support to win seats in parliament.
Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 05:24 UTC
G7 divided on the austerity/expansion debate; US warns Japan on Yen policy

The United States told Japan it would be watching for any sign it was manipulating its currency lower but Tokyo said it met no resistance to its policies at a meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers.
Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 03:29 UTC
PM Cameron should stop groveling to Obama and stand up for Britain over the Falklands

The following article by Neil Gardiner (*) was published by The Telegraph - The British prime minister jets into Washington this weekend, for a meeting with President Obama at the White House on Monday. As I noted in a piece earlier this week, this is an opportunity for David Cameron to look like a statesman, not a cheerleader. His last visit to Washington was an embarrassment, with the British leader fawning all over the most left-wing and anti-British president of modern times, even de facto endorsing Obama for a second term as president.
Saturday, May 11th 2013 - 03:25 UTC
“Malvinas Argentinas” and “One China” policies ratified by Beijing and Buenos Aires

Visiting Chinese Vice-president Li Yuanchao expressed on Friday “full support for Argentina’s sovereign claims over the Malvinas Islands” while his Argentine peer, Amado Boudou matched his words ratifying the ‘one China’ policy.
Friday, May 10th 2013 - 07:54 UTC
Change of policy? Obama hosts Chile and Peru presidents; Biden visits Brazil and Colombia

The White House announced that Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera will travel to Washington in June and meet with President Barack Obama. The White House also said that Vice President Joe Biden’s next week will visit Brazil and Colombia with a stop in Trinidad and Tobago.
Friday, May 10th 2013 - 07:44 UTC
Brazil endorses Maduro and pledged support to develop agriculture and infrastructure

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro got strong backing from regional heavyweight Brazil on a tour of Mercosur allies to cement his legitimacy as political heir to the late Hugo Chavez.
Friday, May 10th 2013 - 07:40 UTC
Paraguay requests Pacific Alliance observer status; moves ‘beyond Mercosur’

Paraguay has made official its request to become an observer of the Pacific Alliance, (Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru), as part of its policy to strengthen relations with other countries that goes beyond Mercosur and has proven very successful for the exchange of experiences.