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Stories for 2005

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian markets keep trusting Lula da Silva

  Brazilian markets on Monday reacted positively to Finance Minister Antonio Palocci strong denial of any involvement in corruption related activities in the mid nineties when he was an elected municipal official.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: hake landings down, Illex squid double

  Common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) landings in Argentina during the first half of this year dropped 26,5% compared to the same period last year, totalling 156,596.9 tonnes. Last year's first half was 213,078.30 tonnes.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuelan oil for Ecuador's clients

  Ecuador will fulfill its international oil contracts with crude lent by Venezuela announced Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  China surged 9,5% in first half, despite some softening

  Fuelled by strong external trade real gross domestic product (GDP) in China grew a stronger than expected 9.5% in the first half of 2005, according to the August issue of the China Quarterly Update.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Formal employment in Argentina increases 0,5%

  Formal employment in Argentina increased 0,5% last July accumulating 8,9% in the last twelve months, although the creation of new jobs in the construction industry, one of the most dynamic sectors, seems to have reached a plateau.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Blair attends WWII Memorial in Barbados

  British Prime Minister Tony Blair took a break from his vacations in Barbados to attend a memorial for veterans World War II.

• Monday, August 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  R Stones took off in Boston; January, South America

  The mythical Rolling Stones began this Sunday in Boston their 31 world tour with “A bigger bang”, their first record in eight years and the group's 32 recording.

• Monday, August 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Luxembourg size national park in south Chile

  Chilean president Ricardo Lagos signed last week a decree turning a wildlife forested area in south Chile, similar in extension to Luxemburg, into a Nature Sanctuary which will be managed by the Pumalin Foundation.

• Monday, August 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  China forecasts 64 million tourists in 2010

  China expects to receive 64 million tourists by 2010, which will make her the main tourist destination in the world and the third in revenue, according to a report from China's Nacional Tourism administration.

• Monday, August 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Japanese descendent runs for president in Bolivia

  A Bolivian of Japanese descent was chosen Sunday morning by the centre-right MNR party as its presidential candidate for the December election