MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Special award in Spain for Falklands war film
The Argentine film “Enlightened by fire” about the Falkland Islands 1982 conflict was awarded Saturday a special prize by the jury of the 53 San Sebastian International Cinema Festival.
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Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
Stand-off in East Stanley; Another early Falklands' baby; Last LegCo meeting; Telecoms on the agenda; Rig unavailability delays Desire's drilling.
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Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil oil self-sufficient by end of 2005, says Petrobras
Brazilian petroleum output should be enough by the end of 2005 to meet the country's demand reported in Brasilia Jose Sergio Gabrielli, CEO of Petrobras, Brazil's government owned oil corporation.
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Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
“Paraguay is not thinking of leaving Mercosur”
Paraguay is not thinking of leaving Mercosur and “we don't exchange security for free trade”, said Paraguayan Foreign Affairs Minister Leila Rachid, thus rejecting growing concerns in the trade block that it was about to loose one of its members.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
IMF forecasts “volatile inflation and elastic recovery”
Inflation in Latinamerica will probably remain volatile as a consequence of changes in commodities prices, said Wednesday the International Monetary Fund in its annual World Economic Outlook. Nevertheless IMF estimates Latinamerica will expand 4,1% this year and forecasts 3,8% in 2006.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
In spite of Katrina, US growth still “solid” says IMF
United States will suffer the bash from hurricane Katrina in growth terms but will recover. However the real estate boom, the surge in energy prices and financial misbalances are major risks, warns the IMF in its half year World Economic Report.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Oil supply and market efficiency in G7 agenda
The Group of Seven most industrialized countries, G7, will be discussing Friday and over the weekend supply and oil market efficiency revealed Tim Adams, United States Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's Lower House speaker resigns
The speaker of Brazil's lower house resigned Wednesday his post and seat in Congress faced with growing claims of corruption, which he denied to the bitter end.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela plans to purchase two new submarines
The Venezuelan navy announced Wednesday its interest in purchasing three of the latest diesel-electric submarines in the world market which will eventually replace its two aging German-made Type 209 subs.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Mexico keeps increasing oil production
Mexico's crude production increased almost 11% in August reaching 3.41 million barrels per day, government owned petroleum giant Pemex said Wednesday in Mexico City.
