Politics

Thursday, July 23rd 2015 - 05:41 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas special session at Aladi's offices in Montevideo

The Latin American Integration Association, Aladi, with main offices in Montevideo, will be holding on Thursday an extraordinary meeting on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands question in the framework of the recent Day of Affirmation of Argentine rights over the South Atlantic Islands (June 10), and the fiftieth anniversary of UN Assembly Resolution 2065, which called on Argentina and UK to dialogue and find a solution to the dispute.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 07:34 UTC
Dilma almost KO: 84.6% don't believe she can handle the economy and 62.8% want her impeached

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity slumped to a new low and support for her impeachment grew amid a deepening corruption scandal and a severe economic downturn, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 07:22 UTC
BRICS bank (New Development Bank), takes off in low-key Shanghai ceremony

Officials from the world's largest emerging nations launched on Tuesday the New Development Bank (NDB), the second of two new policy banks heavily backed by Beijing that are being pitched as alternatives to existing institutions such as the World Bank. Also known as the BRICS bank, it follows soon after the establishment of the China-led Asian Investment Infrastructure Bank (AIIB).
Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 06:37 UTC
Dollar in Argentina breaks 15-Peso threshold; pro-business candidate poor showing scares markets

The US dollar kept climbing in Argentina and ended trading on Tuesday above the 15 Pesos threshold after having advanced 30 cents on Monday and 54 cents today. Sunday's electoral result in the City of Buenos Aires where the pro-business PRO party just managed to scrape by with victory, has triggered growing nervousness and speculation among savers and traders.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 06:20 UTC
Chilean congress makes unprecedented mea culpa on several corruption cases

The Chilean Congress made an unprecedented mea culpa on Tuesday for a series of corruption cases involving lawmakers that have eroded public confidence in the institution. In the first review of the state of the Congress in its 204-year history, lawmakers acknowledged the damage caused by corruption, including accusations of tax fraud leveled against four opposition figures, two of them members of Congress.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 05:58 UTC
French president to announce emergency measures in support of farmers

President Francois Hollande has said he would unveil emergency measures to help France’s livestock and dairy farmers on Wednesday. Tuesday’s announcement came as as livestock farmers caused chaos in the north west of France, using tractors and trucks full of manure and rubble to block roads.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 01:07 UTC
“Another example of efforts to damage the Falklands' economy”

The Falkland Islands government reacted strongly to statements by the Argentine official in charge of Malvinas affairs who claimed that “the theft of squid and other valuable fish stocks” in the South Atlantic, was the reason behind the success of the Islands' economy, according to a report from the Express.co.uk.
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 05:49 UTC
White House advisor, expert in stimulus next IMF chief economist

The International Monetary Fund has named as its new chief economist Maurice Obstfeld, an academic and White House economic adviser known for his work on money flows and international finance.
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 05:42 UTC
Three Brazilian top executives convicted in relation with Petrobras corruption

Three executives of Brazil's Camargo Correa group were convicted of money laundering, corruption and other charges, the first construction-industry executives to be sentenced in a giant price fixing and bribery scandal involving state-run oil company Petrobras.
Tuesday, July 21st 2015 - 05:24 UTC
Maximo Kirchner and Macri clash over Sunday's election in Buenos Aires

Cristina Fernandez son, Maximo Kirchner, lawmaker candidate for the Victory Front took time on Monday to comment on presidential hopeful Mauricio Macri’s Sunday speech, after his candidate Horacio Rodriguez Larreta won in the Buenos Aires City’s runoff by a much closer margin than expected.