Stories for June 8th 2006

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil/US closer to a formal trade agreement

Brazil and the United States signed a letter of intent for the creation of mechanisms to promote bilateral trade and foster business dealings, including ethanol, but left aside more ambitious goals such as a full-fledged free trade agreement.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

World Bank supports Bolivia in spite of nationalization

The World Bank will continue to support Bolivia and other Latinamerican countries in spite of oil and gas industries nationalisation policies said President Paul Wolfowitz.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Fiery UN Committee 24/Gibraltar debate

The United Nations Special Decolonization Committee of 24 faced Tuesday its toughest criticism to date at the hands of Gibraltarian delegates. And in what proved to be a fiery debate by UN standards, there were clear divisions of opinion as to whether it was possible to decolonise Gibraltar without delisting it from the UN list of colonies, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Help for Brazilian exporters hit by a “cheap” US dollar

The Brazilian government is preparing a package of measures to help exporters hit by the “cheap” US dollar announced Development, Industry and Trade minister Luiz Fernando Furlan.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Lavagna's spotlight irritates Kirchner's administration

Argentine former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna who is increasingly been signalled as a possible presidential hopeful, warned Wednesday that President Nestor Kirchner's administration was increasingly tempted to easily “grant subsidies and investments which are not a priority” for Argentina's development.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Poverty in Argentina is barely visible, says gov't

If you visit Argentina, you may not actually perceive that a third of its 39 million residents are poor but that is due to a curious phenomenon of their concentration into pockets, the government said yesterday.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina joins renewable energy club

Argentina yesterday signed up as a member of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).
The signing ceremony took place at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, and was signed by Energy Secretary Daniel Cameron and British Ambassador to Argentina Dr John Hughes.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Bush Meets Chilean President Bachelet

U.S. President George W. Bush and his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, discussed the situation in Latin America in their meeting at the White House on Thursday.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

UN's Internacional Migration report

Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of origin - up by about a quarter since 1990, a United Nations report on migration says.

Thursday, June 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina, Uruguay differ at ICJ over paper mills' impact

The legal representatives of Argentina and Uruguay presented opposing arguments before the International Court of Justice here on Thursday regarding the potential environmental impact of two pulp mills now under construction on the Uruguayan side of the river that forms the countries' shared border.