Stories for October 2003
Fisheries News.
Headlines:
New “stealth” US fisheries research for Alaska; Koreans now biggest consumers of seafood worldwide; Brazil: Government rectifies foreign vessels chartering decree; Chile: Rare environmental emergency in fishing plant.
Brazilian president signals revamp of poverty campaign.
Nearly a year after he was swept to power on pledges of radical social change, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, on Monday announced an overhaul of his poverty-eradication programme.
Merval historic record.
The leading stock market index in Argentina has hit its highest ever level since opening for business in 1986.
Memorial and demining in UK-Argentine agenda.
In the framework of the Argentine-British high level regular talks initiated in 2002, a high ranking Foreign Office official met this Monday in Buenos Aires with the Argentine Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary Jorge Taiana.
Chile will not cede “sovereignty” to Bolivia
The Chilean government discarded any possibility of ceding territorial sovereignty in exchange for Bolivia exporting natural gas through Chile.
APEC favours resumption of multilateral trade negotiations
Twenty one Asian and Pacific leaders ended this Tuesday a summit in Bangkok, Thailand, calling for increased measures against terrorism and agreed to support the resumption of trade talks in the framework of WTO, which collapsed last month in Mexico.
Collision course with privatized public utilities
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner and privatized public utility companies seem to be in a collision course following the latest exchange of warnings.
Chilean peso stronger and stronger.
With the country risk at its lowest and favourable trade prospects following the signing of the free trade agreement with United States, Chile's peso is appreciating and the price of the US dollar in Chilean money markets falling, a downward tendency that promises to continue.
Bolivian Indian leader promises more trouble
Felipe Quisque leader of Bolivia's main peasants' organizations anticipated more “social agitation” for next April with the purpose of “deposing” interim president Carlos Mesa who took office this week after a month long of riots that forced the resignation of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada.
WTO cautions about bilateralism.
World Trade Organization Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi addressing the 21 leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit meeting in Thailand, called for a strong political commitment with the resumption of the failed global trade negotiations.
