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Stories for July 14th 2004

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Latinamerican oil companies in Fortune 500.

  The government owned oil companies of Mexico, PEMEX, and Venezuela, PDVSA, figure among the top hundred largest companies in the world, according to the latest ranking published by the US magazine Fortune.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Controversy with Benetton's Patagonia holdings.

  Italian businessman Luciano Benetton rejected claims by Argentina human rights activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel that he has taken land belonging to the Mapuche Indians in Argentine Patagonia.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  World oil demand forecasted to expand 2,2%.

  The International Energy Agency, IEA, estimates oil demand this year will reach 81,41 million barrels per day, which is equivalent to a 3,2% increase over 2003 and for 2005 forecasts a further increase of 2,2% equivalent to a daily consumption of 83,23 million barrels.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  First US trade deficit reduction in six months.

  The US trade deficit last May dropped 4,5% and now stands at 46 billion US dollars, the first contraction in six months, according to the latest report from the Department of Commerce.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Agriculture and subsidies condition Doha Round talks.

  The 147 country members of the World Trade Organization must reach an agreement on agriculture by the end of the month if the Doha Round is to advance in time for the implementation in 2005 of further trade liberalization

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  A humble Lula celebrates 18 months in office.

  Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he has worked very hard “to put the house in order”, but “very few” have harvested the results of what has been planted in the last 18 months.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  South Atlantic Fisheries Commission.

  Joint press statement of the Twenty-fifth meeting.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Island Shipping Users' Meeting.

  Given the scattered nature of the Falkland Islands archipelago, inter island shipping has always been a matter of the highest importance to farmers and so there was a capacity turn out for the first of Tuesday's ?Farmers Week' meetings.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Governor states the British case and issues an invitation.

  On Tuesday morning, Mr. Howard Pearce, the Governor of the Falkland Islands, chose the platform of a meeting organized for farmers by the Falkland Islands Rural Business Association to issue a firm assurance that any attempts that might be made by Argentina to discuss Falkland Islands sovereignty with the British Government would be refused, unless they occurred with the consent of the islanders. “The British Government is going to be very robust on this,” he said.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Meat Company Review of 2004 Season.

  On Tuesday afternoon, Operations Manager, John Ferguson, treated Falkland Islands farmers in Stanley for the Annual ?Farmers Week' to an upbeat presentation on the operation of the Sand Bay Abattoir, during the 2003-4 austral summer season.