MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 6th 2004
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
FI Governor in Magallanes promotes closer links.
With the purpose of resuming cultural links and ratifying the growing trade and communications relations with Magallanes Region in Chile, Falklands/Malvinas Islands governor Howard Pearce visited last week Punta Arenas, reports the local daily La Prensa Austral in this Monday's edition.
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
British interest in Paraguayan oil potential.
British-based CDS Oil & Gas Group officially expressed this week its interest in exploring for petroleum and natural gas fields in northwestern Paraguay, revealed British ambassador in Asunción.
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Tokyo and London the most expensive cities.
Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world, and Asunción, Paraguay, the cheapest according to the latest Mercer Human Resource Consulting agency report which assesses cost of living and quality of life conditions in 215 cities of the world.
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Top ISPS marks for Punta Arenas shipyard.
Chilean Navy Shipyards, Asmar, in Punta Arenas and Talcahuano were awarded last week the International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code, ISPS, in compliance with the December 2002 International Maritime Organization, IMO, anti terrorist measures
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
“Things are going well” in Brazil.
Things are going well“ in Brazil and ”will be better” in the near future, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday upon summing up his first 18 months in office.
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's six month inflation, 3.3%.
Consumer prices in Argentina inched 0.6% in June compared to May according to the latest release from the Argentine National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC).
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Tuesday, July 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean retail prices increased 0.4% in June.
Retail prices in Chile last June increased 0.4%, reaching 1.6% in the first six months of 2004 and 1.1% in the last twelve months, according to the latest report from the country's Statistics Institute.
