Stories for September 3rd 2002

Tuesday, September 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Zero growth in Brazil - Argentine trade surplus

Brazil's GDP barely increased 0,03% during the last twelve months, quiet distant from the 1 to 2% analysts predicted.Argentina experienced a 1,398 billion US dollar trade surplus during July, bringing the seven months total to 9,573 billion US dollars.

Tuesday, September 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Talks on Gibraltar resume in autumn

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and his Spanish counterpart Ana Palacio have agreed to meet for formal ministerial talks on Gibraltar this autumn.

Tuesday, September 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Contingency credit on standby

Chile has not entirely discarded the option of a contingency credit offered by the International Monetary Fund in 2001, in spite of the fact that “financially we don't need a single peso”.

Tuesday, September 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Brize Norton home for Airbus A400M

Brize Norton has been selected over Lyneham as the base for Airbus A400M, the new Royal Air Force transport aircraft planned to replace the ageing Hercules C 130K fleet and the four leased C-17s.