Stories for July 3rd 2003

Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil: Good and bad news.

Brazil managed a 10,2 billion US dollars trade surplus during the first half of 2003, in line with the government's target of annual overseas sales of 68 billion US dollars for the twelve months.

Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine oil industry requests stable rules

The drop in Argentina's oil and natural gas reserves, and the need for “clear and stable rules of the game” was highlighted during the “Hydrocarbons Congress 2003” that is currently taking place in Buenos Aires.

Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Who's to blame?

An in depth United States Congressional paper from the Joint Economic Committee argues that some of the main reasons for the Argentine political crisis and the collapse of the economy lie in the fact that the country faced adverse international circumstances and its governments failed in the measures to confront them, “making things even worse”.

Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Regional News from Pta. Arenas

Headlines:
Lan Chile accused in Congress; Corriedale workshop;
Punta Arena's tourism new Portal website; Lack of tourism promotion.

Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Buenos Aires seat of Antartic Treaty Secretariat

Buenos Aires was officially designated as the seat of the permanent Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty during the XXVI Consulting Meeting held last June in Madrid, Spain.

Thursday, July 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine authorities hope for new agreement with UK

Fisheries Undersecretary Gerardo Nieto is hoping to negotiate a fresh agreement with the British government at a meeting in London on 3 and 4 July, which President Néstor Kirchner will conclude himself during his visit to the UK on 13 July.