Stories for September 4th 2006
Demolishing attack on Lopez Obrador “radical populism”
The Party of the Democratic Revolution's, (PRD) decision to boycott Mexican president Vicente Fox state of the Union speech to Congress represents a further step towards failure for Mr. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador strategy, which besides is causing “incalculable damage” to the Mexican left.
IMF head says Latinamericans are “loosing their patience”
The International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Rodrigo Rato believes Latinamerican citizens are “loosing their patience” and becoming restless because their local economies growth rates are not reflecting “improved living standards”.
Soybean farmers preparing for the bio-fuels scenario
Big soybean farmers meeting in Paraguay agreed to create an institution charged with minimizing the environmental and social costs associated with large-scale production of the crop.
Mercosur “ban the dollar project” and IMF reforms
Mercosur's leading members Argentina and Brazil have agreed on a pilot Project to eliminate the US dollar in trade transactions between both countries with the purpose of reducing costs and bureaucracy for exports and imports.
Argentine minister admits real value of US dollar is 2.30 pesos
Argentina confirmed Saturday its current policy of supporting a strong US dollar to ensure competitiveness to local manufacturers and for the export industry.
Mexican small farmers ask protection from NAFTA
Mexico's family farmers' organization claims that the outgoing conservative government of President Vicente Fox failure in stimulating domestic production, and free-trade agreements has driven subsistence farmers to the brink of ruin.
Nearly half of all fish eaten today farmed, not caught
Nearly half the fish consumed as food worldwide are raised on fish farms rather than caught in the wild, says a new report from FAO.
Argentine/British fisheries meeting in London next week
Argentine and British representatives will be meeting next week in London to discuss the long term fishing licences issued by the Falkland Islands government and bilateral cooperation in the South Atlantic according to sources from both sides quoted in the Buenos Aires press.
Twelve homes for British Forces in Falklands
Lakeland Timber Framed Homes, of East Holywell near Whitley Bay, has picked up a one million pounds order from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence to build twelve cabin homes in the Falkland Islands, reports Monday's editions of The Journal, Northern Business Daily from Newcastle.
Chile's copper mining: one strike over but another looms
Production at Escondida in northern Chile, the world's largest copper mine, resumed over the weekend after a 25-day strike. Union workers voted to accept a proposal from the company offering a five percent wage hike and an end-of-negotiation bonus of US$17,000.
