Stories for July 5th 2006

Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina and Venezuela agree “strategic alliance”

Argentina and Venezuela announced in Caracas a “strategic alliance” to beef up the “Caracas-Buenos Aires axis”.

Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil's Bolivian gas bill could double

Bolivia will be asking Brazil to pay eight US dollars for the natural gas it pumps at a rate of 27 million cubic metres per day, according to a report Tuesday from the Bolivian Information Agency.

Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

World airlines traffic, set for robust growth through

World airline scheduled passenger traffic is expected to show robust growth over the next three years following a strong rebound in 2004 and continued resilience in 2005, according to the latest medium-term forecasts from the United Nations aviation agency.

Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Venezuela joins Mercosur

Venezuela was yesterday poised to become the fifth member of Mercosur, an addition that could accelerate the South American trade bloc's steady drift away from free trade principles.