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Montevideo, July 16th 2025 - 01:46 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 19:20 UTC

    Anglo-Colombian defense conference onboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena

    Dr Murrison and Jorge Enrique Bedoya at the ministerial Conference onboard HMS Richmond.

    The third annual Anglo-Colombian Strategic Defense Conference was held this week onboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena. The Portsmouth based type 23 returning from her Atlantic deployment also supported Defense and Security Industry Day while alongside in the Colombian port.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 17:57 UTC

    What can the U.S. learn from Latin America’s declining inequality?

    The top 1% in the US receive 15% of income, one of the most unequal countries in the world .

    By Heraldo Muñoz (*) - President Obama recently declared that inequality is “the defining challenge of our age.” When inequality is becoming a growing debate in the United States, what lessons can be drawn from Latin America, which — although still highly unequal — is the only region that managed to reduce income inequality in the last decade?

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 06:41 UTC

    UN highest court settles maritime dispute: pride for Peru, rich fisheries remain for Chile

    Chilean president Piñera disappointed with the ruling

    The United Nations’ highest court set a maritime boundary between Chile and Peru on Monday that grants Peruvians a bigger piece of the Pacific Ocean while keeping rich coastal fishing grounds in the hands of Chilean industry. Despite high emotions over the dispute, the ruling is expected to have little effect on cordial ties between the two neighbors whose economic interdependence has grown greatly in recent years.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 05:56 UTC

    Three crucial ministries in Chilean president elect Bachelet cabinet

    Eyzaguirre, Education; Arenas, Finance and Peñailillo, Interior will have to implement the reform, pay for it and contain further protests

    Chile’s President-elect Michelle Bachelet ended weeks of speculation about the composition of her Cabinet as she prepares to re-take the presidency on March 11 following her overwhelming win with her New Majority coalition in December 2013. Three ministries will be crucial if Bachelet is to keep her education reform program: Education, Finance and Interior.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 05:34 UTC

    NY Times: the influential Minister behind Argentina’s economic shift

    Cristina Fernandez and her number one minister, Kicillof

    The following piece from The New York Times, written by Simon Romero and Jonathan Gilbertjan gives an insight into the life and thinking of the most powerful Economics minister Argentina has had in a decade: Axel Kicillof and the brains behind the current rather eclectic policies.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 05:05 UTC

    Argentine market cautious reaction to new rules on foreign exchange and dollar savings

    Capitanich and Echegaray explaining the new rules for purchasing dollars

    In what promises to be a week of surprises as the Argentine government unfolds measures to contain the price of the US dollar, this Monday the peso held relatively stable after last week's sharp devaluation. While the official rate remained unchanged at 8.01 Pesos for a greenback, in the parallel market it climbed to 12.15 Pesos.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 05:00 UTC

    Brazil current account deficit ended 2013 at its widest in twelve years

    With a relatively strong currency Brazilians tourists are travelling worldwide in increasing numbers

    Brazil's current account ended 2013 at its widest deficit in 12 years amid a weakened foreign trade balance, heavy outgoing service payments, overseas profit remittances and an overall lack of confidence in the country's economic policies.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 04:27 UTC

    Falklands lawmaker on political visit to New Zealand and Australia

    MLA Summers will meet officials, politicians and academics plus giving a few speeches

    Mike Summers Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands will visit New Zealand and Australia this week as part of a regional tour where he will present the Falklands as a modern, thriving democracy and address the Falkland Islanders right to self determination. There are long-standing links between the countries, and this tour hopes to build upon existing relationships.

  • Monday, January 27th 2014 - 19:26 UTC

    Coca Cola CEO warns youth unemployment is a great risk for social peace

    Kent was addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos

    Unemployment among teens and young adults represents a huge global problem, says Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola. In the United States, teenage unemployment totaled 20.2 percent in December and if the situation isn't addressed, the results could be devastating, the social peace and fabric of the world is in danger.

  • Monday, January 27th 2014 - 16:48 UTC

    Falklands Islands, CELAC and the right to self-determination

    Is annexation now something Cuba supports over and above the right to self-determination?

    By Tim Cole - This week the CELAC Summit will be held in Havana and the Cuban government will be in charge of finalizing the language in the Summit declarations. Inevitably there will be one on the Falkland Islands and I suspect it will ignore the referendum held on the Islands last year when 99.8% voted in favor of the Islands remaining an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.