Argentina calls on Mercosur to become world’s main agro-food business region
The mighty River Parana basin a crucial trade artery in the heart of South America Argentine president Cristina Kirchner called on Mercosur partners to convert the group into the world’s leading agro-food business region and to put an end to asymmetries.
In spite of the boom in exports, Latam’s decade report is far from encouraging
Latin American and Caribbean exports are forecasted to grow 21.4% this year propped mainly by South American commodities according to the latest report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Cepal. However the overall balance of the last ten years is negative compared to the nineties and looks closer to the eighties.
Budget days: Uruguay GDP forecasted to expand 30% in five years
It’s budget time in Uruguay and the government has presented to Congress its revenue and expenditure estimates (821 articles) based on a five-year forecast for the economy, which private analyst consider too rosy.
Peru and Xstrata sign 4.2 billion USD deal to develop copper mine
Switzerland's Xstrata mining group and the Peruvian government Thursday signed a 4.2-billion-dollar deal to develop a copper mine in the southeastern Peru of the country, said President Alan Garcia.
Uruguayan exports in eight months reach 4.4 billion US dollars
Uruguayan exports in the first eight months of 2010 reached 4.475 billion US dollars which is 22% higher than the same period of last year, according to official data released this week.
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Expanding Alliances in the 21st Century: The U.S. and Brazil Unite to Address Matters of National Security
The recent signing of a new defense agreement between the Western hemisphere’s two dominant powers, Brazil and the United States, has brought about an important change to Latin America’s relations with the U.S. On April 12, 2010, Brazil took another step to enhance its geopolitical influence by signing the U.S.-Brazil Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA).
