30/06/2005 |
Bolivia Pledges to Honour Export Contracts
WMRC Staff | WMRC
Bolivia's interim President Eduardo Rodíguez pledges to honour Bolivia's existing export contracts with Brazil and Bolivia, but the approval of new regulations to support the implementation of a new hydrocarbons law means that companies are unlikely to unfreeze planned investments in Bolivia's hydrocarbons sector. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
30/06/2005 |
Central Government's Fiscal Accounts Deteriorate in May in Brazil
WMRC Staff | WMRC
A combination of accelerating public spending and stagnating revenues hurt the fiscal performance of the central government in May. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
30/06/2005 |
Kazakhstan: Troubled PetroKazakhstan Listening to Acquisition Offers
WMRC Staff | WMRC
Canadian-based PetroKazakhstan, which has been beset this year by a string of problems in Kazakhstan - its sole country of operations - has confirmed reports that it is entertaining offers for a potential merger or acquisition of the company. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
29/06/2005 |
"Los países que firman acuerdos de libre comercio se desarrollan un 0,6% anual más"
Diario Exterior Staff | Diario Exterior
Los países que firman acuerdos de libre comercio tienen históricamente un incremento en su desarrollo del 0,6% anual en los primeros cinco años, lo cual para Centroamérica y República Dominicana representaría medio millón menos de pobres hacia el año 2010, anunció el Banco Mundial. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
29/06/2005 |
France Will Get Fusion Reactor To Seek a Future Energy Source
Craig S. Smith | NY Times
An international consortium announced Tuesday that France would be the site of the world's first large-scale, sustainable nuclear fusion reactor, an estimated $10 billion project that many scientists see as crucial to solving the world's future energy needs. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
28/06/2005 |
Understanding the Factors That Influence the Retail Price of Gasoline - PDF
GAO | US Government Accountabilty Office
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
27/06/2005 |
Trends And Recent Developments In Foreign Direct Investment- PDF
OECD Staff | OECD
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
26/06/2005 |
¿Riesgo o amenaza? Consecuencias de la escalada del crudo en la economía mundial
Olalla Novoa y Esther Mucientes | El Mundo
El despegue de los precios del crudo acapara titulares y los efectos más inmediatos ya se han dejado notar, en particular en los precios de los carburantes. Sin embargo, los expertos consideran que, de momento, el empuje del petróleo es más un factor de riesgo que una amenaza grave para la buena marcha de la economía mundial. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
24/06/2005 |
Hotting up again - Can anything cool the oil market?
The Economist Staff | The Economist
The verdict of experts at the Centre for Global Energy Studies, a London think-tank, is pretty damning. “OPEC”, it declares, “has lost credibility as a guarantor of stable oil prices.” Back in the spring, the influence of OPEC—the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries—looked plain, as Saudi Arabia, the cartel's kingpin, said that OECD countries' stocks should be allowed to build up. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
24/06/2005 |
The way of the dragon
The Economist Staff | The Economist
The state-controlled China National Offshore Oil Corporation has bid $18.5 billion for Unocal, an American energy company, in the latest sign that China is looking overseas for natural resources and brands. Controversially, acquisitive Chinese firms are getting a lot of help from their government. ...
|
| ................................................................................................................................ |
