Stories for September 6th 2006
Britain/Argentina fisheries meeting in London
Britain and Argentina will be holding talks in London this Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the mandate of the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission, SAFC, according to a release from the Government House in Stanley, Falkland Islands.
Energy short Chile heatedly ponders the nuclear option
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will stand firm on her pledge against the use of nuclear energy, government spokesperson Ricardo Lagos Weber said this week.
Unexpected bumpy performance of economy
Chile's Consumer Price Index increased 0.3% in August, with inflation in the last twelve months reaching 3.8% and in the first eight months of this year 2.9%, in line with the government's targets, according to the latest release from the country's National Statistics Institute, INE.
China and India trample over growth forecasts
The Chinese and Indian economies are likely to grow even faster than previously thought this year, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Kirchner/Bachelet summit to appease relations
Argentine and Chilean presidents are scheduled to meet next Tuesday in the Argentine province of Mendoza for the opening of the bidding process for the construction of a 200 kilometres trans-Andean railway which will link the neighbouring countries across the shared mountain range.
Uruguay's Vazquez has courting appointment with Lula da Silva
Uruguay and Brazil's presidents will be meeting Friday most probably in Porto Alegre, Brazil to discuss Uruguay's intention of signing a free trade agreement with United States, according to Uruguayan diplomatic sources.
Less Foreign Direct Investment forecasted for 2007
In a global context of weaker foreign direct investment, FDI, in emerging markets because of “structural weaknesses”, Latinamerica is also set to suffer, according to a report from the University of Columbia in New York and The Economist group.
Oil prices fall to five-month low
Oil prices fell to a five-month low yesterday, dipping below US$68 a barrel amid easing gasoline demand at the end of summer and growing doubts among some traders that Iran will pull supplies off the market.
