Mugabe threats see him escape sanction over blood diamonds The Independent | Zimbabwe looks set to escape any punishment over its trade in blood diamonds after a ruthless lobbying campaign by the Mugabe regime that has included threats and intimidation of a key witness at an international summit in neighbouring Namibia. | The member states of the Kimberley Process (KP) - t...
Will Brazil punch its weight in 2026? BBC News | At present, Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world and has the fifth-largest population as well. | But in 17 years' time, it will also be the fifth-largest economy in the world, says its finance minister, Guido Mantega. | "These figu...
Nashville advisers take a world view on investments Nashville Tennessean Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 Previous Page | Frank Gristina, a top stock picker and equity analyst who made his mark at Nashville-based Avondale Partners LLC earlier this decade before moving to a hedge fund in New York, is back in town. | Gristina has hung h...
Biz Quicks Tulsa World Stock market's gains for week top 3 percent | Investors added to the week's strong gains in the stock market after finding some positives in a surprisingly weak jobs report. | Stock indexes posted a modest advance in light trading Friday after the La...
Brazilian Consulate To Open In Hartford In Mid-December Hartford Courant A desolate corner of downtown Hartford is getting an unaccustomed touch of the cosmopolitan. | The government of is opening a consulate in a long abandoned bank branch at Market and State streets in the ground floor of One Constitution Plaza, attract...
Pride of Argentina Hong Kong Standard To the surprise of many not in the trade, Argentina has been ranked the fifth- largest wine-producing nation in the world. | //--> Diogenes | Friday, November 06, 2009 | To the surprise of many not in the trade, Argentina has been ranked the fifth- l...
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Trade bloc's unease over Chavez BBC News | Venezuela's combative President Hugo Chavez is used to dividing international opinion. But even by his standards, the wrangle over his role in South America's biggest free-trade ...
A Balanced Global Diet The New York Times | Global imbalances - roughly defined, the different emphasis the world's leading economies place on savings, spending and debt - is a phrase much used and little acted upon. | Wel...
Oil partnerships formed, eye big Venezuela project The Guardian * At least five consortiums to bid on Carabobo tender * Companies stress importance of terms and conditions By Marianna Parraga and Rebekah Kebede PORLAMAR, Venezuela, Nov 5 (Reuters) - International oil companies have formed at least five consortium...
Greens call Brazil oil finds a tempting trap The Guardian * Will huge offshore oil finds swamp renewables pioneer? * Greens worry government will reduce biofuels effort By Marcelo Teixeira SAO PAULO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Brazil's huge offshore oil find, though an economic treasure chest, threatens to undermine...
Argentina feedlot payments stop, ranchers complain The Guardian * Feedlots have grown sharply in recent years * Gov't delaying, halting subsidy payments * Producers say freezing investments, fear crisis By Maximilian Heath MAGDALENA, Argentina, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Argentine cattle raiser Jose Trivino fears the end ...
GOL Pioneers New Global Communication System for Air Operations Management in Brazil redOrbit Posted on: Thursday, 5 November 2009, 06:11 CST | SAO PAULO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. ("Company", Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, is adopting a new...
White Mountain Reports Completion of Stage 2 Pilot Plant Test Work Program redOrbit Posted on: Thursday, 5 November 2009, 05:00 CST | SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountain Titanium Corporation ("White Mountain" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: WMTM) reports that it has completed the Stage 2 pilot pla...
Bolivia summit adopts new currency Al Jazeera | Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have agreed during a summit in Bolivia on creation of a regional currency aimed at reducing the use of the US dollar. | The decision came shortly after members of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alba) gathered in the central city of Cochabamba for the start of the two-day summit, the ...
