Stories for July 2003 , page 5

Friday, July 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

FAM emergency in Bolivia

The Bolivian Livestock Health Service declared a sanitary emergency in six of the country's nine regions following the confirmed report of outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in two of them.

Friday, July 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur, “a protocol of intentions”

In a most controversial statement Brazilian Agriculture Minister Roberto Rodrigues said this week in Sao Paulo that “trade integration in Mercosur is a fallacy; it's a simple protocol of intentions because since the Asunción agreement in 1991, it has been unable to harmonize macroeconomic policies and its four members don't have a converging vision towards third countries”.

Thursday, July 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries News.

Hedlines: Anchovy fishing ban in Peru; Chilean Fishery exports up 18.5%; Scottish Federation ratifies CFP position; Australian fishing industry threatened by marine pests; Argentine hake management advisory body; Chile debates long term fishing law amendments;

Thursday, July 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

EU-Mercosur talks stalled

The European Union this week offered Mercosur to open its government purchasing markets as part of the ongoing free trade association talks. However agriculture which is Mercosur main interest and the main stalling point, did not even figure in the EU proposal.

Thursday, July 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Chirac promises full support for Argentina

As happened with Britain and Germany, and in Brussels, visiting Argentine president Nestor Kirchner was promised this Wednesday in Paris, support by his French counterpart President Jacques Chirac in Argentina's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund and with the recovery of the country's economy.

Thursday, July 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

IMF praise for Uruguay

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Uruguay after having completed the third review under the Stand-By Arrangement for Uruguay anticipating the immediate availability of a disbursement of SDR 145.7 million, about US$204 million. The current Stand-By Arrangement was initially approved on March 25, 2002 in an amount of SDR 594.1 million (about US$823 million) for a 24-month period. The arrangement was augmented by SDR 1.16 billion (about US$1.6 billion) on June 25 2002 and by SDR 376 million (about US$521 million) on August 8, 2002.

Wednesday, July 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

“No quick and easy solution for Malvinas”

Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa said there's “no quick and easy solution to the Malvinas/Falklands question” adding that Argentina must work hard to become “a more consistent country”.

Wednesday, July 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News

Headlines:
Brazil targets another record crop;Chilean pork with dioxin;
Euro-zone lowers growth estimate.

Wednesday, July 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

US economy “sluggish”

Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan in his twice yearly speech to Congress said the central bank was cutting its 2003 growth estimate for the United States economy by 0,75 percentage point, to between 2,5% and 2,75%.

Wednesday, July 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina complains of too many Falklands fishing permits

Argentine President Néstor Kirchner told British Prime Minister Tony Blair he intends to continue pursuing claims for sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. He also expressed concern over the large number of fishing permits the Falklands Government issues to third countries, which represents important economic losses for Argentina.