MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2003
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Tuesday, October 21st 2003 - 20:00 UTC
APEC favours resumption of multilateral trade negotiations
Twenty one Asian and Pacific leaders ended this Tuesday a summit in Bangkok, Thailand, calling for increased measures against terrorism and agreed to support the resumption of trade talks in the framework of WTO, which collapsed last month in Mexico.
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Tuesday, October 21st 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Collision course with privatized public utilities
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner and privatized public utility companies seem to be in a collision course following the latest exchange of warnings.
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Monday, October 20th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean peso stronger and stronger.
With the country risk at its lowest and favourable trade prospects following the signing of the free trade agreement with United States, Chile's peso is appreciating and the price of the US dollar in Chilean money markets falling, a downward tendency that promises to continue.
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Monday, October 20th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivian Indian leader promises more trouble
Felipe Quisque leader of Bolivia's main peasants' organizations anticipated more “social agitation” for next April with the purpose of “deposing” interim president Carlos Mesa who took office this week after a month long of riots that forced the resignation of Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada.
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Monday, October 20th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
WTO cautions about bilateralism.
World Trade Organization Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi addressing the 21 leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit meeting in Thailand, called for a strong political commitment with the resumption of the failed global trade negotiations.
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Monday, October 20th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina: Breaking News.
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Top marks for President Kirchner; Mending fences with investors. -
Monday, October 20th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Concern over failed sale of abattoir.
The failed bid for the privatization of the Sacor abattoir in Porvenir, Chilean Tierra del Fuego has raised uncertainties about the future of the plant and concern among farmers regarding the coming lamb season.
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Sunday, October 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Cruise season kicks off in Ushuaia.
With the arrival of the Chilean cruise “Mare Australis” and 132 visitors the most southern city of the world Ushuaia in Argentine Tierra del Fuego, officially inaugurated this week the 2003/04 cruise season.
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Sunday, October 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivia's Mesa to announce new cabinet of non-politicians
New Bolivian President Carlos Mesa Gisbert is to announce on Sunday his cabinet which is to be composed of non-politicians who he feels are the only ones able to put an end to the crisis which cost the job of his predecessor.
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Sunday, October 19th 2003 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas-Falklands links underlined by British Ambassador.
British Ambassador in Chile Richard Wilkinson underlined in Punta Arenas the importance of trade and communications links between the Patagonian Chilean city and Falklands, and confirmed talks for a second weekly flight to the Islands.
