MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 2006
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Tuesday, September 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
President Lula leads “a republic of scoundrels”
With less than a month to Election Day, Brazilian former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso accused the current leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of presiding over “a republic of scoundrels”.
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Tuesday, September 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands second loligo season closes to preserve stocks
Marine Officer, Jon Clark, used the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Service (FIRS) mid-day News Direct programme to announce that the Falkland Islands second loligo season will close at one minute to midnight today, Tuesday.
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Tuesday, September 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mexico: Calderon president-elect but opposition disavows
Following weeks of challenges and fraud claims Mexico's Federal Electoral Tribunal proclaimed Tuesday Conservative Felipe Calderon as president-elect in the country's closest-ever election contest.
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Tuesday, September 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
IMF forecasts 5% global growth in 2006
The world's economy is poised to expand 5% in 2006 but at the same time the risks of higher oil and commodities prices have advanced, warned International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo Rato.
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Tuesday, September 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Wine country Chile falls for beer
Chile's fondness for beer - as opposed to other alcoholic beverages such as wine or pisco - appears to be growing.
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Monday, September 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Demolishing attack on Lopez Obrador “radical populism”
The Party of the Democratic Revolution's, (PRD) decision to boycott Mexican president Vicente Fox state of the Union speech to Congress represents a further step towards failure for Mr. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador strategy, which besides is causing “incalculable damage” to the Mexican left.
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Monday, September 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
IMF head says Latinamericans are “loosing their patience”
The International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Rodrigo Rato believes Latinamerican citizens are “loosing their patience” and becoming restless because their local economies growth rates are not reflecting “improved living standards”.
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Monday, September 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Soybean farmers preparing for the bio-fuels scenario
Big soybean farmers meeting in Paraguay agreed to create an institution charged with minimizing the environmental and social costs associated with large-scale production of the crop.
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Monday, September 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur “ban the dollar project” and IMF reforms
Mercosur's leading members Argentina and Brazil have agreed on a pilot Project to eliminate the US dollar in trade transactions between both countries with the purpose of reducing costs and bureaucracy for exports and imports.
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Monday, September 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine minister admits real value of US dollar is 2.30 pesos
Argentina confirmed Saturday its current policy of supporting a strong US dollar to ensure competitiveness to local manufacturers and for the export industry.
