Tag: Latam

• Thursday, August 5th 2010 - 16:20 UTC

  Georgia to open embassies in Latam looking to attract investment

  

  The former Soviet republic of Georgia plans to open embassies in Brazil and Mexico and will send a top delegation to the inauguration of Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos as it seeks to attract more foreign investment and to expand economic and political ties with Latin America, according to the Foreign Ministry.

• Friday, July 30th 2010 - 02:57 UTC

  International air traffic showed strong recovery in June said IATA

  

  International air passenger demand (particularly China and Latinamerica) and freight showed a strong improvement during June compared to a year ago according to the latest traffic international statistics released by the International Air Transport Association, IATA.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 23:30 UTC

  Latam’s India challenge: market for commodities, but manufacturing competitor

  

  India could become a fast-growing market for Latin American and Caribbean commodities but governments in this region must foster closer ties with the 1.1 billion population giant and reduce trade costs to tap into that opportunity, according to a new study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

• Friday, June 4th 2010 - 00:37 UTC

  Transparency International calls on OAS for strong anti-corruption action

  

  The urgent need to take anti-corruption from rhetoric to actions is a decisive challenge for the 33 heads of state meeting at the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) taking place from 6-8 June in Lima.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  Chile/EU agree to improve energy cooperation and increase trade

  

  Within the framework of the European Union/Latam leaders’ summit held in Madrid, the EU and Chile agreed to “improve and strengthen relations,” with a special focus on energy and trade, five years after the launch of the Association Agreement.