Politics

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 06:00 UTC

  Argentine frozen chips retained in the border because of trade dispute with Brazil

  

  Canada’s Mc Cain has suspended production of frozen chip potatoes in Argentina because of the trade barriers which impede exports to Brazil in the framework of a bilateral dispute that is limiting the flow of goods both ways.

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 03:22 UTC

  Brazil announces measures to boost sales of vehicles and stimulate growth

  

  Brazil lowered taxes on consumer borrowing and created incentives for banks to boost vehicle lending as policy makers struggle to revive economic growth in the Latin America’s largest market.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 06:39 UTC

  Taiwan demands from Latam allies “fair, legal and effective” cooperation relation

  

  Taiwan will continue to cooperate with Latin America as long as the relation is fair, legal and effective, said re-elected president Ma Ying Jeou who also described that links with Beijing will continue to be: “no unification, no independence and no arms”.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 06:36 UTC

  Chavez admits he is currently working 8 hours a day or less and resting to recover

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broke his weeklong silence to say that “unfortunately” he will not continue being that “runaway” horse that never slept, and said he now works only eight hours a day and sometimes less.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Guerrillas’ outbreak eroding Peruvian president’s approval rating

  

  Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell to 5% in May due to public outrage over deadly clashes between security forces and Shining Path rebels, an Ipsos Apoyo poll showed on Sunday.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 06:28 UTC

  Peruvian Air Force upgrading its 12 Mirage 2000 and 18 MIG-29

  

  The Peruvian Air Force revealed the upgrading of its Mirage 2000 and MIG-29 combat aircraft demanding an investment of 266 million dollars, reported the Sunday edition of Diario Correo.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 06:26 UTC

  Nato discusses how to leave Afghanistan without causing the collapse of Kabul

  

  US President Barack Obama has warned of “hard days ahead” at a Nato summit in Chicago dominated by the issue of withdrawal from Afghanistan. France's new President Francois Hollande has again said he will pull French troops out by the end of 2012, nearly two years ahead of schedule.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 03:34 UTC

  Investors will opt for Uruguay and its legal system, says Spanish ambassador

  

  The seizure of YPF by Argentina can be expected to have a positive repercussion for Uruguay since the country has an enviable legal system and keeps to the rules of the game, said the new Spanish ambassador in Montevideo, Roberto Varela.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Prince Edward will inaugurate Gibraltar’s new air terminal; no decision on the name

  

  The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, will formally inaugurate and name Gibraltar’s new air terminal during his forthcoming visit to the Rock. The plan was revealed during a debate in the Gibraltar parliament after Opposition leader Peter Caruana suggested the British Royal should carry out the task.“It’s already on his agenda,” replied Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:25 UTC

  Bargains forecasts in Uruguay as Argentine investors withdraw funds following new bank rules

  

  By Dean Steinbeck (*) As much as it defies common sense, Uruguay entered into a tax sharing agreement that will scare off Argentine investors; the same group of people who are Uruguay’s biggest source of capital, investment, and innovation.