Investments

Saturday, April 12th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Bolivia's YPFB seeks partner for promising gas field

The State-run Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) is advancing efforts to find an international partner to develop the Mayaya Centro gas field in La Paz, which has been deemed one of 2024’s top ten global discoveries in the sector.
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Wednesday, April 9th 2025 - 08:18 UTC
Falklands, the VSAT Public Consultation Period Extended by a month

The Falkland Islands Government has announced that the public consultation period on the proposed changes to the policy that guides the issuing of VSAT licenses and the associated fee level has been extended by a month.
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Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 09:08 UTC
CFL acquire Falkland’s container vessel MV Unispirit

The Board of Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (CFL) are delighted to announce the acquisition of MV Unispirit. The vessel was handed over to new ownership in Montevideo on Monday 7th April, 2025. This marks a significant moment for the Islands; for the first time the Falklands has its own container vessel, and the acquisition represents a major investment of Falklands capital.
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Tuesday, April 8th 2025 - 08:05 UTC
Nobody interested in modernizing key bridge linking Argentina and Brazil

Brazilian authorities canceled the auction for the São Borja-Santo Tomé International Bridge due to a lack of bidders. The project -requiring a US$ 99 million investment over 25 years- sought to modernize the 15.62-kilometer structure with upgrades like new access lanes, parking areas, and improved lighting.
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Monday, April 7th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Puerto Williams, extreme south Chile also improving infrastructure for the cruise industry

Puerto Williams on the island of Navarino, extreme south of Chile, sitting on the Beagle Channel is improving its infrastructure with the construction of the new multipurpose dock designed to accommodate calls from the growing cruise industry operating in the area.
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Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Chile unveils plans to optimize copper and lithium extraction

The European Union, in collaboration with Fraunhofer Chile, has launched the OPTIMINER project in Santiago with key EU and Chilean dignitaries to optimize the extraction and processing of critical raw materials (CRMs) like copper and lithium, essential for renewable energy and clean technologies. The initiative seeks to foster sustainable mining and energy transition, benefiting both local communities and global supply chains.
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Monday, March 31st 2025 - 08:53 UTC
Musk launches daring AI merger involving X

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform, X, in an all-stock deal valuing the latter at US$ 33 billion, the South African-born tycoon announced. The acquisition merges two of Musk’s prominent ventures, combining xAI’s AI expertise—bolstered by its chatbot Grok and a massive GPU supercomputer—with X’s vast user reach.
Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 10:07 UTC
Brazil clinches sale of 20 Embraer jets to Japan

During President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to Japan, Embraer finalized the sale of 20 jets to All Nippon Airways (ANA), earning around R$10 billion (US$ 1.74 billion).
Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 08:12 UTC
Falklands, maintenance work on a historic bridge

The Falklands Public Works Department Highways Section would like to advise the public that maintenance to the Malo Bridge is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 26th March 2025.
Wednesday, March 26th 2025 - 05:40 UTC
Falklands Sea Lion oil development FID expected by midyear, Rockhopper reports

A final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached in mid-2025, according to Rockhopper, which is partner in the project with the operator Navitas Petroleum from Israel.