Stories for January 17th 2006

Tuesday, January 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Brazil walking “on own two feet” after paying off IMF

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told his compatriots Monday that Brazil “has begun to walk on its own two feet” after paying off in full its $15 billion debt to the International Monetary Fund.

Tuesday, January 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Argentina: 2005 fisheries landings total 843,357 tons

Preliminary figures provided by the Argetnine National Fishing Coordination Directorate tally the January-December 2005 period fishing landings at 843,357 tonnes. Should final results confirm these figures, they would demonstrate slightly lower numbers than 2004, when total landings reached 873,100.2 tonnes, according to the statistics by the Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Secretariat (SAGPyA).

Tuesday, January 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

Bachelet: relation with Argentina is strategic

“The relation with Argentina is strategic. The destinies of Chile are closely linked to those of Argentina”, said elected Chilean president Michelle Bachelet who emphasized her administration's foreign policy will privilege relations with neighbouring countries and regional economic integration.