MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 14th 2004
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Tuesday, September 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
EU-Mercosur clear the way to advance negotiations.
Mercosur and the European Union agreed last Sunday in Brasilia to unblock current trade negotiations and announced that next September 20 they will be exchanging further proposals with the purpose of keeping to the original deadline of October 31.
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Tuesday, September 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
IMF considers Argentine payment deferment.
The International Monetary Fund will consider this Friday Argentina's request to defer until December a billion US dollars in payments which become due next Monday. This Wednesday Argentine Finance Minister Roberto Lavagna will be presenting Congress the 2005 budget, an element described as “crucial” for the IMF decision making process.
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Tuesday, September 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
G 10: “Global recovery is confirmed”
Chairmen of the ten main Central Banks of the world, also known as G 10, said this Monday that the world economy continues to recover in the third quarter of 2004, including the emerging markets, in spite of the surge in oil prices.
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Tuesday, September 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News
New lamb abattoir in Patagonia;
Argentine Antarctic Institute looks for funds. -
Tuesday, September 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Southern Cone Defence Ministers Meeting Ends.
At the end of day long meeting the Mercosur Defence Ministers ratified that as far as the regions security is concerned and the perception of threats, opinions are different from that of Washington and are “diametrically opposite.”
