Stories for April 13th 2005

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Gibraltar Breaking News.

Headlines:
Britain's commitment to Gibraltar unchanged; Spain presses for nuclear sub reassurance; MPs urge Hoon to halt Mod reorganization.

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Barton: high seas squid catching undermine conservation

Unless conservation measures can be extended to the high seas there's always a risk that actions taken in the EEZs are undermined, said Falkland Islands Fisheries Department Director John Barton following the Islands decision to close the Illex squid season as of Wednesday 08:00 hours.

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Venezuela support, “kiss of death” for Insulza

Chile's Foreign Affairs Minister Ignacio Walker said Tuesday that two countries committed to vote for Chilean candidate Jose Miguel Insulza as the next Secretary General of the Organization of American States switched their support to Mexican Luis Ernesto Derbez.

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Region's energy equation depends on Chile/Bolivia

If Chilean-Bolivian litigation can be solved, the region could rapidly achieve an “energy equation” putting an end to all supply problems, said Argentine president Nestor Kirchner currently in a state visit to Germany.

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

World expansion in 2005 estimated in 4,3%

Surging oil prices plus the world economy's growing misbalances have put a break on growth expectations for many countries, indicates the IMF World Economic Outlook, although it insists in an overall 4,3% expansion forecast for 2005.

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

IMF good marks for Mercosur members

Economic prospects for several Mercosur country members, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in 2005 and 2006 are the best of the Latinamerica and Caribbean region, according to the latest International Monetary Fund “World Economic Outlook”.

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Romania and Bulgaria voted into the EU

The European Parliament cleared the way for Romania and Bulgaria to join the European Union January 2007, although the debate was not extent of controversy.

Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina denies “unilateral rupture” with IMF

Argentina's Foreign Affairs minister Rafael Bielsa denied Wednesday that his country was thinking in a “unilateral rupture” with the IMF if an agreement on the refinancing of sovereign debt is not reached and further ratified that there will no new offer to private creditors who didn't join the recent debt swap.