Tag: Latin America

• Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 08:43 UTC

  Strong message from Merkel to Macri: How the world sees and expects Argentina to perform

  

  She was the last to arrive, but together with French president Emmanuel Macron one of the most popular leaders during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires. Her official aircraft had to turn back because of communications problems so German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a commercial flight from Madrid directly to Buenos Aires, a day late for the inauguration but not for the other activities including a couple of outings in the Argentine capital.

• Monday, November 19th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  UK promoting trade and investment in Brazil and Chile

  

  British Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Elizabeth Truss visits Latin America to build relationships with Brazil and Chile. Ms Truss visited Brasília, São Paulo and Santiago for bilateral meetings with ministers and will follow-up on the second UK/Brazil Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), particularly on infrastructure.

• Thursday, November 15th 2018 - 19:30 UTC

  Giuliani lays out security plan with President Vázquez in Uruguay

  

  Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani met Tuesday with Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez in Montevideo and agreed to work on a new security proposal adjusted to the local situation.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:13 UTC

  Ecuador's ex president Correa denies having requested asylum in Belgium

  

  A lawyer for former Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa denied a report on Thursday that he had requested asylum in Belgium as he faces prosecution at home over a kidnapping case.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 18:40 UTC

  “Bolivianisation” of economy brings “shortage” of foreign currency - big business for black market

  

  Evo Morales' government pushing to expand the “bolivianisation” of the country's economy has resulted in a “shortage” of foreign currency - particularly of US dollars - and to a subsequent growth of the exchange black market, it as repirted.

• Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 13:36 UTC

  Chile flies 175 frustrated Haitian migrants back home

  

  A Chilean Air Force (FACH) airplane took off from Santiago Wednesday with 175 Haitians onboard on their way back home in what some regarded as a “humanitarian flight” and others dubbed a “forced deportation.”

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 09:01 UTC

  Strong recovery of Argentine and Brazilian markets on signs of an improved Sino-US trade scenario

  

  Latin American stocks soared on Thursday with Brazil shares touching an all-time high and Argentina's Merval stock index jumping 6,2%, as global risk appetite recovered on strong corporate earnings and signs that the Sino-U.S. trade war could be contained.

• Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 17:00 UTC

  Venezuelans arriving in Peru as of November 1 to be treated “as tourists”

  

  Venezuelan citizens arriving in Peru from now on are to be considered “tourists,” Migrations Planning Manager Francisco Ríos explained Thursday after the deadline to apply for temporary residence expired on October 31.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 18:51 UTC

  Venezuelan refugees line up at Peruvian border as immigration deadline looms over

  

  As Peru's deadline for granting residency nears, 6,000 Venezuelans lined up at the border Peru's Tuesday hoping to be allowed in, while 4,000 more are expected to join in the next two days, according to the ombudsman's office.

• Sunday, October 28th 2018 - 17:06 UTC

  Haddad and Bolsonaro already voted in decisive elections for Brazil and the region

  

  One in Sao Paulo and the other in Rio de Janeiro; the candidates Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad cast their votes this morning with the confidence that the surveys give to Bolsonaro, and the hope of the latter to reverse this advantage, warning Bolsonaro's threat to Brazil's democracy in the most polarized presidential elections in the recent history of the country.