Stories for April 22nd 2004

Thursday, April 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Latinamerica forecasted to grow robustly.

Latinamerica expanded a modest 1,7% in 2003 according to the International Monetary Fund six months World Economic Outlook released this week in advance of the coming IMF assembly scheduled to begin this Saturday in Washington.

Thursday, April 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Fed and IMF anticipate higher US interest rates.

Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said the United States economy is in vigorous expansion and at some point may need higher interest rates to keep inflation at bay. US interest rates stand at a half century record low of 1%.

Thursday, April 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

EU top agriculture official visits Mercosur.

European Union Agriculture Commissar Franz Fischler is scheduled in Brazil and Argentina this weekend to further advance in negotiations for the creation of a free trade association between Mercosur and the EU.

Thursday, April 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Bolivian natural gas for Argentina.

Bolivia finally agreed to sell Argentina natural gas, although insisting that the fuel does not end in Chile, with which La Paz maintains a long-standing territorial dispute

Thursday, April 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

FIBS Breaking News.

Headlines:
Queen's Birthday parade; Falklands Landholding; Medivac.