MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Monday, September 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Subtle recommendations for Argentina-IMF negotiations
Argentina should not consider proposing a cut in its debt with the International Monetary Fund as it did with private bond holders, if it has plans for a serious negotiation with multilateral credit organizations cautioned Sebastian Edwards, former chief economist of the World Bank.
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Monday, September 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Record cruise season forecasted for Punta Arenas
Following the confirmation of the Chilean flagged “Antarctic Dream” and “Le Diamant” from Noble Caledonia, Punta Arenas 2005/06 cruise season will complete 148 calls of domestic and international vessels.
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Monday, September 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean president most admired by regional elites
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos is the Latinamerican leader most admired by the “elites” of the region according to an opinion poll from Zogby International contracted by the Business Administration School from the University of Miami and released Sunday by The Miami Herald.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas begins flying again
Aerolineas Argentinas ground staff and pilots voted to return to work Friday evening after reaching a tentative agreement with the company putting an end to a 36 hours industrial action that left almost 10,000 passengers stranded in Buenos Aires City two main airports, Ezeiza and Aeroparque.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
China makes technical adjustment to floating Yuan
China made a technical adjustment Friday to its currency trading rules two months after it revalued the yuan for the first time in a decade.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina demands respect for its economic program
Economy minister Roberto Lavagna said Friday in Washington that Argentina is ready to work with multilateral credit organizations as long as the current economic program which is being implemented is respected.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
“Self determination is paramount” says Tory leader hopeful
Dr Liam Fox, currently shadow Foreign Minister for the British Conservative Party and bidding for Tory leadership said that “reaffirmation of Gibraltar's right to self-determination is paramount”.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Dirceu involves Lula da Silva in bribes scandal
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bears is partly responsible for the corruption crisis hammering the ruling Workers Party, PT, said former chief of staff Jose Dirceu in an interview published Sunday.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
US denies setting up military base in Paraguay
The United States Embassy in Asunción has denied an allegation which caused concern in Mercosur that Washington was planning to set up a military base in Paraguay.
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Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
President Kirchner's governement severly criticised in the Legislature.
Falklands Councillors, speaking at the final session of the present Legislature before it is dissolved, strongly condemned the hard-line and agressive attitude towards the Islands, adopted by President Kirchner and the present Argentine Government.
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