Stories for November 19th 2003

Wednesday, November 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Recession over in Uruguay.

The mild recovery of the Uruguayan economy in the first quarter of 2003 consolidated in the second Q and GDP expanded at an annual rate of 5,5% according to the latest release from the Uruguayan Central Bank. Growth actually was 2,2% in the first Q and increased to 3,3% in the second Q.

Wednesday, November 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Fear of massacre of Falklands civilians

As the 1982 Falklands War was coming to its abrupt end, Islanders were in imminent danger of being massacred by fanatical ill-disciplined Argentine soldiers when they realised they faced defeat.

Wednesday, November 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

South Wind and Lafsa ambitious plans

Argentine airlines Southern Winds and Líneas Aéreas Federales SA, (an Argentine government managed company of three failed airlines that still has to take off) announced in Buenos Aires they will be jointly flying three times a week to Mexico City and the international sea resort of Cancún beginning next December.

Wednesday, November 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

US economy expected to grow 4,2%

Treasury Secretary John Snow addressing the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry, CBI, in Birmingham anticipated the United States economy would be expanding 4,2% in the last quarter of 2003.

Wednesday, November 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Miami Summit

Headlines:
US priority: an operational agreement by 2005; Argentina targets a “flexible” agreement.

Wednesday, November 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Máximo Saúl Menem born in Santiago.

The son of former Argentine president Carlos Menem and Chilean television star and former beauty queen Cecilia Bolocco was born early Wednesday morning in a private clinic of Santiago.

Wednesday, November 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Duhalde's fence mending task.

Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde, who was recently named Mercosur's representative, began this week a round of informal contacts with political leaders, high officials, businessmen and members of the international financial community hoping to co-ordinate a political and economic route map for the integration of the South American block.