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Stories for March 18th 2003

• Tuesday, March 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

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  Headlines: Argentina says “No” to the British; Chile: Trade and Iraq, “completely independent”; Praise from Köhler

• Tuesday, March 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF after tax and pension reforms

  The IMF had encouraging words for the current stringent budgetary policy of Brazil, but also warned that the maintenance of the needed surpluses would be facilitated by early action on proposed tax and pension reform. The remark was included in an official IMF release following the completion by the Executive Board of the second review of Brazil's performance under the US$31.4 billion Stand-By Arrangement approved last September 6, 2002. Completion of the review allows Brazil to draw up to US$4.1 billion, half of which is under the Supplemental Reserve Facility (SRF).

• Tuesday, March 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Families Commission make whistle-stop visit to Falkland Islands.

  A group of nine people representing the Argentine Families Commission, the architects responsible for designing the Darwin Memorial and the businessmen who will be funding the project today visited the Falkland Islands for a whistle-stop series of meetings with the local authorities and the construction firm working on this project.