Stories for August 2004 , page 13

Friday, August 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Euro rate unchanged; UK rate hops to 4,75%

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided this Thursday that the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 2%, 3% and 1% respectively.

Friday, August 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News update.

Headlines:
Next of kin visit cancelled:' political implications' cited; Falklands loses formidable champion; No entry for Castle; Soldiers support hospital; Petrol price increase.

Thursday, August 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

“Leeds Castle” forced to cancel Punta Arenas visit.

The Chilean Foreign Affairs Ministry annulled this Wednesday the Punta Arenas visit of British Falklands based patrol vessel HMS Leeds Castle that was scheduled to spend a week in the Chilean port.

Thursday, August 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands Councillors regret Friday's flight's call off

Falklands Councillors regretted the “circumstances” that compelled the Argentine Families Commission to call off this Friday's private visit to the Darwin cemetery Memorial in Falklands where 237 Argentine combatants of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict are buried.

Thursday, August 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Chile cautions Peruvian about border reviews.

Chile respects all opinions but stands strongly by its borders policy was Santiago's quick reply to Peruvian demands for talks on maritime frontiers and Peru's alleged readiness “in the event of an armed conflict with Chile”.

Thursday, August 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Montevideo, “capital of Mercosur”

Brazil will grant full support for Montevideo as the “capital of Mercosur” revealed Tabare Vazquez the main contender in Uruguay's presidential election next October, following a meeting with Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia.

Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Next of kin suspend Memorial visit “till further notice”.

A spokesman for the Families Commission confirmed Tuesday night in Buenos Aires that a visit to the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin scheduled for later this week had been “suspended till further notice”.

Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Patagonian lamb for President Bush.

The heaviest gift the United States president George Bush received during 2003 was from his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner: 150 kilos of organic Patagonian lamb.

Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina's flock recovering but?

Argentina's sheep numbers currently stand at 13,5 million with excellent prospects of expansion if certain conditions are attainable, according to several papers presented in a sheep and wool conference during the recent Palermo Agricultural Show.

Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

OPEC: oil prices have gone “crazy”.

Oil prices hit a new record this Tuesday, above 44 US dollars the barrel, after OPEC's president told a jittery market that the cartel was unable to provide more supplies to the market which he described as operating at “crazy levels”.