MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2003
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Thursday, October 23rd 2003 - 20:00 UTC
US warns China on trade
United States Trade Representative Robert Zoellick who this week visited Beijing, threatened China with closing US markets to Chinese exports if local authorities do not begin with strong reciprocity actions towards American exports.
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Thursday, October 23rd 2003 - 20:00 UTC
IMF praises Brazil but unemployment remains strong
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, praised Brazil this week for its achievements, “exceeding the most optimistic expectations” of the multilateral organization. However Brazil has not yet hinted whether it will renew a 30,4 billion US dollars stand-by credit line agreed in September 2002.
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Wednesday, October 22nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC
“Mare Australis” in Punta Arenas.
Chilean vessel “Mare Australis” with 180 passengers from 13 different countries called in Punta Arenas last Saturday for the second cruise of the season and late in the evening with a similar number of tourists left for the weekly tour of the region.
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Wednesday, October 22nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Blame it on VAT.
An overall favourable reaction to Chile's economic prospects, both of the country and individually, was recorded in the latest opinion poll released by the Business Department of the University of Chile.
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Wednesday, October 22nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Record US budget deficit.
The United States budget deficit for the financial year ended September 30 reached a new historic record: 374,2 billion US dollars, double the 2002 deficit and greater that the 1992 all time record of 290 billion US dollars.
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Wednesday, October 22nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Fisheries News.
Headlines:
New “stealth” US fisheries research for Alaska; Koreans now biggest consumers of seafood worldwide; Brazil: Government rectifies foreign vessels chartering decree; Chile: Rare environmental emergency in fishing plant. -
Tuesday, October 21st 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian president signals revamp of poverty campaign.
Nearly a year after he was swept to power on pledges of radical social change, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, on Monday announced an overhaul of his poverty-eradication programme.
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Tuesday, October 21st 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Merval historic record.
The leading stock market index in Argentina has hit its highest ever level since opening for business in 1986.
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Tuesday, October 21st 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Memorial and demining in UK-Argentine agenda.
In the framework of the Argentine-British high level regular talks initiated in 2002, a high ranking Foreign Office official met this Monday in Buenos Aires with the Argentine Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary Jorge Taiana.
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Tuesday, October 21st 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Chile will not cede “sovereignty” to Bolivia
The Chilean government discarded any possibility of ceding territorial sovereignty in exchange for Bolivia exporting natural gas through Chile.
