Stories for March 2023

Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
German Chancellor says “no reason to be concerned about Deutsche Bank”, system is stable and resilient

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during an EU summit last Friday in Brussels that Europe's banking system is “stable” and “ solid”. The leaders of the Eurozone countries met with the head of the European Central Bank, ECB, Christine Lagarde, to discuss the potential fallsou of several major banks collapsing in the US and Switzerland.
Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Trump launches presidential bid in Waco, Texas

Former US President Donald Trump kicked off his campaign to return to the White House by denouncing a “witch hunt” against him during a meeting in Waco, Texas, where 30 years ago an armed cult clashed with federal authorities.
Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
China reopens market for Brazilian beef exports, following a mad cow case scare

China reopened its market for beef exports from Brazil las week, Thursday (3/23). The information was passed on to the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, and to the Brazilian delegation in Beijing by the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC).
Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Royal visit to France postponed because of ongoing pension reform protests

King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street has said. The president said “we would not be sensible and would lack common sense” to go ahead after unions called a day of pension protests during the visit.
Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Falklands Sea Lion development offshore could be reached next year, estimates Rockhopper Exploration

A final investment decision for the long-stalled Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in 2024, Rockhopper, a partner in the project announced in its site, after Navitas Petroleum, the project operator, presented it with an updated development plan.
Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Brazilian Gov't eyes permanent climate emergency for over 1,000 cities

Brazil's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Marina Silva Sunday admitted that President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's administration was considering the possibility of declaring a state of climate emergency in 1,038 municipalities mapped as most vulnerable, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, March 27th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Lula postpones visit to China because of pneumonia, but huge Brazilian delegation in business negotiations

Brazil informed Beijing that president Lula da Silva'a official visit to China had to be postponed because the Brazilian leader had contracted influenza and pneumonia. This however has not prevented a major business and investment summit between the two countries to continue in Beijing with the participation of a Brazilian delegation of some 240 members.
Monday, March 27th 2023 - 07:51 UTC
Paraguay goes into wintertime mode

Effective Sunday, Paraguay went into winter time, which meant setting the country's clocks at GMT -4 until the first Sunday of October, which places the entire country one hour behind its Mercosur partners (Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina).
Sunday, March 26th 2023 - 14:55 UTC
Fernández thanks Ibero-American Summit support on Malvinas

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Saturday thanked att attendees at the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit for their unanimous support in a joint declaration urging the United Kingdom to resume talks regarding the Falklands/Malvinas Islands issue.
Sunday, March 26th 2023 - 14:32 UTC
Borrell warns lithium can make Latin America the “new Persian Gulf”

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell said during an interview in Santo Domingo where he is attending the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit that Latin America is underestimated when it has the potential of becoming the “new Persian Gulf.”