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Stories for 2003

• Wednesday, June 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile and Argentina closer.

  Argentina and Chile's Foreign Affairs ministers said that the free trade agreement Chile will be signing this Friday with the United States will not influence the strengthening of the Mercosur process.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Interest rates and Lula's popularity remain high

  In spite of his praised performance in the Evian G8 summit in France before the leaders of the world's richest countries, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is still pressed by the ongoing interest rate controversy that divides his administration.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Greenspan anticipates modest growth.

  Federal Reserve president Alan Greenspan praised the extraordinary resilience of the United States economy and forecasted that the growth rate will quicken, although not as rapidly as anticipated by some analysts.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina returns to deflation.

  Following sixteen months of inflation triggered last January 2002, when the Argentine currency was freely floated mainly against the US dollar, retail prices in Argentina have returned to practically zero or even negative.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Former British Ambassador in Uruguay dies

  A British diplomat, Colin Sharkey, who was ambassador to three Latin American countries and was posted to Argentina in eh critical aftermath of the 1982 Falklands War has died, aged 71.

• Tuesday, June 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Hot line Buenos Aires-Brasilia; Trade surplus in Argentina; Controversy over exchange rate; Democrats warn about US deficit; Record crop in Brazil; “We're determined to kill and dismember inflation”; “We're determined to kill and dismember inflation”

• Tuesday, June 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Chile reacts to horse mackerel depletion; Argentina promotes sea trout farming;

• Monday, June 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Cruise jetty for Puerto Natales.

  Ten million US dollars will be invested in upgrading and promoting Puerto Natales to the north of Punta Arenas and close to the world famous Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.

• Monday, June 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina and Britain, “friendly nations”.

  Lord Gareth Williams, Prime Minister Tony Blair's special envoy to President Nestor Kirchner assumption ceremony on May 25 said that Argentina and Britain are “friendly nations, each recognizing the other's position” who have been working and cooperating for several years in all those areas “that we could advance. I hope this will continue”.

• Monday, June 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Protectionism, social exclusion and terrorism.

  Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed this Sunday in his speech before the leaders of the G 8 (the seven richest countries plus Russia) meeting in Envian, France the creation of a global fund to combat hunger and poverty. Suggestions for the funding are taxing world arms trade and reinvesting part of the interests accruing from loans to developing countries.