Stories for March 2nd 2004

Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean UN peace forces to Haiti

Chile will send 270 servicemen to help keep the peace and restore democracy in Haiti, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos announced Monday.

Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Hotel construction boom in Argentina

Ninety projects for the construction of new or refurbished hotels to be inaugurated in the next two years and involving over 250 million US dollars have been registered in the Argentine Tourist Office.

Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Peru warns about an arms race in the Pacific

Peruvian and Chilean officials will be meeting in Santiago this Tuesday to address defence expenditure issues which are souring relations between the two Pacific neighbours.

Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

IMF “not willing” to reschedule Argentina's repayments.

The IMF is not willing to extend the repayments timetable of the current stand by agreement with Argentina as was requested by Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna during his latest visit to Washington.

Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Miami pushing to become seat of FTAA Secretariat

Miami, which is competing with ten other cities to become the permanent seat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, FTAA, Secretariat, officially presented this Monday its proposal.

Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Koehler anticipates new IMF approach

IMF Managing Director General Horst Koehler admitted in Brasilia that the multilateral institution needs to reformulate its approach towards Latinamerica.

Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Desire Petroleum PLS

Interim report on the 3D-seismic programme in the North Falkland Basin