Stories for November 10th 2004
S. American Community comes to light December 9
The South American Community of Nations has a founding date, next December 9 in Ayacucho, Peru, according to the Mercosur Permanent Representatives Committee President Eduardo Duhalde.
Reforms anticipated in World Bank.
US President George Bush re-election is expected to bring pressure on multilateral credit organizations for stricter monitoring of loans and most probably the naming of a new president in the World Bank.
Chinese president on official trip to Latin America.
Chinese President Hu Jintao embarked Wednesday on a two-week tour of Latin America that includes stops in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Cuba, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Argentine-British exercise in South Atlantic no surprise to FI Councillors.
British military sources on the Falkland Islands confirmed yesterday earlier reports (MercoPress 8 November) of joint Argentine-British search and rescue exercises in the South Atlantic.
