Stories for February 9th 2007

Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile: Fishing boats detained in Peruvian waters

Two Chilean fishing boats were detained near the Los Palos beach in the Peruvian province of Tacna after they were caught fishing in Peruvian waters. The boats returned to Santiago on Thursday morning. The case, still under investigation, forms another chapter in the ongoing of the tug-of-war between Chile and Peru over their maritime borders.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bush administration pushes for FTA with Colombia and Peru

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week requested from Congress the ratification of the Free Trade Agreements, FTA, which the White House has signed with Peru and Colombia.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela and US energy corporation reach understanding

The Venezuelan government and United States AES Corporation signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the purchase of AES's 82.14% stake in La Electricidad de Caracas (EDC) for 739.3 million US dollars.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's January basic food basket index up 2.95%

Argentina's basic food basket consumed by the average family jumped 2.59% last January over December, which is more than double the official consumer prices index for the first month of 2007.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
G 7 Ministers address world financial markets' stability

Europe's concern with the stability of world financial markets is one of the main issues to be addressed by the seven most industrialized countries Finance ministers meeting, G-7, which is meeting in Germany and will see China participate for the first time in the main debates.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines: Are you being served? Police court saga over at last; Titterington returns to AG's Chambers; Chevening scholars to visit; A serene start to the weekend.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Growing mineral exports boost Peruvian economy

Peru's Central Bank raised the country's economic growth forecast for 2007 from 5.7 to 6.8%, following a 7.9% expansion in 2006, which was the highest since 1995.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's unemployment drops below two digits

Unemployment in Argentina for the first time in thirteen years dropped below two digits to 8.7% in the last quarter of 2006 according to Senator and First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner currently visiting France.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UNESCO offers help to rebuild Valparaiso historical centre

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) offered Chile assistance in repairing damage caused by the fire that destroyed part of the historical centre of the port city of Valparaiso last week, killing several people.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina mired by populism and lack of leaders' elites

President Nestor Kirchner administration is unfailingly heading towards populism and the accumulation of so much power in two or three people plus having the Executive control the other branches of government is highly negative for Argentina, said French political scientist Alain Touraine.