Stories for July 2010

Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:58 UTC
Uruguay concerned with Argentine ‘naval harassment’ in South Atlantic international waters

Uruguayan merchant and naval shipping is under continuous harassment from the Argentine Navy in South Atlantic international waters, a new chapter of the difficult relations between the neighbouring countries, reports Montevideo’s main daily El Pais, quoting undisclosed Parliament sources.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:50 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner to Beijing to mend trade relations with China

Argentine president Cristina Kirchner will be signing 10 billion US dollars in trade agreements with China during her official visit to the Asian giant scheduled to begin next July 13, according to Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:42 UTC
Moreno re-elected president of the Inter American Development Bank

Luis Alberto Moreno was re-elected president of the Inter-American Development Bank today during a special meeting of the IDB Board of Governors at the Bank’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:38 UTC
Unasur will be the “political complement which is missing with Mercosur”

Unasur (Union of South American Nations) Secretary General Nestor Kirchner said on Tuesday that the regional block will become “the political complement which is missing with Mercosur”.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:19 UTC
Argentina, Brazil, Spain leaders offer to mediate in Middle East conflict

The European Union and Latinamerica could play a crucial role in helping solve the Middle East conflict said Syrian president Bashar al-Assad following an offer from Spanish president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to mediate in a Damascus-Israel dialogue.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:08 UTC
Brazil’s Embraer opens aircraft technical services subsidiary in China

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced Tuesday the creation of a technical-services subsidiary in China, where the company has been building planes since 2003 in a joint venture with a Chinese firm.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:01 UTC
Retrurn of Honduras to OAS, is “only a matter of time”

United States Under-secretary of State for Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela, said Honduras' re-incorporation to the Organization of American States (OAS) “is progressing” and that it is only “a matter of time.”
Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 09:37 UTC
EU files document on ‘Argentine protectionism’ to WTO Council for Trade

European Commission officials confirmed Monday that a document on “Argentina’s protectionism” was filed to the World Trade Organization within the framework of the growing concern among several European countries about Buenos Aires position which is also seen as an obstacle for the renewed trade and cooperation talks between the EU and Mercosur.
Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 09:32 UTC
Economist predicts slow recovery from the crisis and major shift in world power

The Secretary General for Ibero-America and former president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, Enrique Iglesias warned Monday that exiting the current global crisis will be “much slower than was anticipated” and will give greater emphasis to “more government and less markets”.
Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 09:29 UTC
Brazilian development bank lending level and rates triggers controversy

Brazil’s state development bank President Luciano Coutinho rejected criticism that record lending is placing a burden on the central bank to keep inflation in check and slowing the reduction of public debt.