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Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:57:00 GMT
Brazilian Central Bank communication triggers confusion in financial markets
Brazil's Central Bank chief Roberto Campos Neto admitted on Thursday that the January interest fixing rate policy meeting release may have generated more confusion in financial markets, instead of more transparency in communica...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:49:00 GMT
January inflation in Argentina, 4%, questioning government 2021 targets
Argentina's Consumer Price Index, CPI rose in January for the second month running 4%, questioning the government's target of 30% inflation in 2021. In effect twelve-month inflation reached 38,5% in January, following on the 4%...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Falklands' vaccination program: Friday morning session for remaining over 50s
The Falkland Islands government is inviting all those over 50, and would like to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and have not already attended the vaccination program, please come to the FIDF Hall between 9am and 11.30am this F...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Brazil after an accountancy mechanism to extend pandemic emergency payments
Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes announced on Thursday that pandemic emergency cash payments to the vulnerable will be extended, but with compensating cost-cutting measures to avoid bankrupting public finances.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Brazilian tourism industry lost some US$ 50bn and 13% of sector jobs in 2020
The Brazilian tourism sector lost 261.3 billion Reais (some US$ 49bn) last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Confederation of Commerce, Goods, Service and Tourism (CNC) said on Thursday.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Falklands emphasizes the Restriction of Movement declaration on access to MPC
The Falkland Islands government has reviewed and emphasized the Declaration of Emergency restriction movements, under regulations 11 and 12, which remain in full force, particularly referred to MPC and dependencies access, and ...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:39:00 GMT
Argentina's Patagonia bank teams with Swiss UBS and Banco do Brasil to have a global platform
UBS BB Investment Bank, a joint venture between UBS Group AG and Banco do Brasil SA for South America, reached a collaboration agreement with Argentina’s Banco Patagonia SA.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:35:00 GMT
China doing its homework and ozone layer recovery back on track
In recent years, scientists had been alarmed by a sudden unexplained rise in ozone attacking chemicals in the atmosphere. Higher levels of trichlorofluoromethane, also known as CFC-11, were showing up in air samples — despite...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:18:00 GMT
RRS Sir David Attenborough begins sea trials around the Irish Sea
Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough will spend the next two weeks testing anchoring, maneuvering, and dynamic positioning, as well as other engineering systems, such as freshwater making, that cannot be tested while in...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:18:00 GMT
Australian landmark legislation for its dispute with Google and Facebook
Landmark legislation to force Alphabet's Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, will be introduced by Australia next week. The bill and its outcome is being closely watched around the world.



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