World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy embarked upon a hectic schedule of meetings in a final bid to reach a global free trade agreement.
Argentines had assets overseas equivalent to 122 billion US dollars at the end of 2005, according to the country's Statistics and Census Institute.
Aerolineas Argentinas CEO Antonio Mata was fired Monday for criticizing a recent controversial agreement by which the Argentine government recovers in two years 20% of the Argentine flag carrier, and for demanding an immediate increase in domestic air rates if the company is to remain afloat.
Gasoline, public transport and liquid gas helped push the Chilean Consumer Prices Index for the month of June to an unexpected 0.6%, according to the country's Statistics Office.
Pushed by strong private and government investment Brazil's economy is in position to grow 4.5% in 2006, said Finance Minister Guido Mantega.
A United States federal judge temporarily blocked the US Navy from using active sonar during a major multi-nation exercise off Hawaii until it could negotiate a settlement with environmentalists who say the sound waves would harm whales and other marine mammals.
FOURTEEN members of the Falklands tourism industry returned to the Islands last week, filled with enthusiasm and inspiration after a ten day study tour of Iceland.
Mexico's presidential election was too close to call Sunday, with voters bitterly divided between a leftist offering himself as a savior to the poor and a conservative warning that his rival's free-spending proposals threaten the economy.
Argentina' squid landings between January and May this year totalled 253.517 tons, up 97% over the same period last year which reached 128.567 tons according to a release from the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SSPA).
Mendoza City mayor Julio Cobos announced Saturday that the presidents of Chile and Argentina, Michelle Bachelet and Néstor Kirchner, will meet in August to finalize the planning for a new trans-Andean train that will connect Santiago with Mendoza.