MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 2004
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Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's Pinochet Enters Hospital.
Chilean former dictator Augusto Pinochet was admitted to a Military Hospital, apparently with “an acute respiratory condition,”, the hospital said
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Wednesday, September 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
FIBS: Caught in the Net.
This year's loligo catch looks set to go down as one of the worst in Falkland's history.
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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.”
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Monday, September 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Growing inflation concerns in Brazil.
The Brazilian Wide Consumer Price index last August reached 0,69%, down from 0,91% in July, but above market estimates of 0,65%, according to the latest report from the Brazilian Statistics and Geography Institute IBGE.
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Monday, September 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerica holds 13% of world oil reserves.
Latinamerica and the Caribbean hold 13% of known world oil reserves which represent 14% of world exports and 9% of global refining capacity according to Fernando Sánchez from the United Nations Latinamerica and Caribbean Economic Committee, Cepal.
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Monday, September 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Peru and Chile disagree over maritime border.
Peru and Chile who share most of the southern hemisphere east Pacific coastline are again at odds over maritime borders which directly affect fisheries.
