Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff? Al Jazeera | Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the White House, Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sought to put on a good face. Brazil had made "extraordinary progre...
Trade vital to help countries achieve sustainable development, UN conference hears United Nations 26 April 2012 – International trade plays a key role in expanding demand and supply of environmentally friendly goods and services and helping countries shift to a greener development path, experts said during a panel debate at a United Nations trade and development conference in Doha, Qatar. | Expe...
Trading Wings for Gourmet Beans – FosterHobbs Coffee Roasters Opens for Business The Examiner | Former airline pilot, Mike Foster, is trading his wings for beans as he opens FosterHobbs Coffee Roasters. This leap of faith into the gourmet coffee market is no impulsive move, but comes after years of pursuing the finest coffees of the world a...
Hochschild Mining announces $425 million Peru investment The Guardian LIMA (Reuters) - Hochschild Mining will invest $425 million (264 million pounds) in two projects in Peru over the next two years, its executive chairman said on Monday. The investment will go to argentiferous projects Inmaculada and Crespo, near the ...
5 Food Trends That Aren't Going to Happen Anytime Soon, Seriously, You Guys Houston Press | Hot off the heels of the annual National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, food bloggers and industry outlets are furiously compiling lists of food trends for 2012 and beyond based on displays, samples and wares from the three-day-long trade ...
Top news: 'Underwear bomber' a CIA asset, sonic oil tests killing dolphins, more The Examiner | Below are key excerpts of important news articles on the revelation that the recent 'underwear bomber' is a CIA asset and informant, sonic oil prospecting tests killing thousands of dolphins off the coast of Peru, complaints by defense attorneys th...
Govt to give 21 billion yen in soft loans to Peru Daily Yomiuri | The government will provide Peru with about 21.1 billion yen in soft loans, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has announced. | The loans will be used to develop water and sewerage systems and build waste-processing facilities in the Latin American coun...
Peru wants Japan to join TPP talks Japan Times | Visiting Peruvian President Ollanta Humala voiced his country's support Wednesday for Japan's participation in ongoing multilateral talks on expanding the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade framework. | Referring to the two countries' economic pa...
Ecuador law would forgive mortgage debt Buffalo News | QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's legislature has passed a bill that would require banks to forgive any outstanding debt on mortgages for first-time home buyers of properties worth up to $146,000 if they default and forfeit the home. | The measure, a...
