Stories for December 2007

Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine pulp mill pickets financed by local government

Argentine municipal and provincial governments are helping finance the pickets protesting the construction of a pulp mill in neighboring Uruguay along the coast of a shared border river, was confirmed by officials.
Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Spanish investors moderately optimistic about 2008 Latam

Less growth, more inflation, tougher decisions than so far but nothing catastrophic is the 2008 forecast of Spanish businesses that have strong investments in Latinamerica and are planning to further expand their positions.
Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur has become “irrelevant” and “too complicated”

“Mercosur has become irrelevant and too complicated, and even more when Venezuela is finally incorporated to the block”, said former Brazilian Foreign Finance minister Mailson da Nobrega during a bankers and businessmen conference in Geneva to promote investments in Brazil.
Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine fishing industry warns about excessive costs

The Argentine fisheries industry and unions have warned that the coming squid and prawn seasons are imperiled because of the drop in international prices and rising domestic costs.
Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina and Chile celebrate Antarctic waters joint patrol

Argentine and Chilean navies celebrated last Friday in Ushuaia the tenth anniversary of the combined Antarctic Naval Patrol which during summer months is jointly deployed in Antarctic waters.
Saturday, December 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
No end to “economic emergency” rule under the Kirchners

Argentina's Lower House Budget Committee gave this week majority support to the extension of the controversial Economic Emergency Act, passed during the 2002 crisis, until December, 2008.
Saturday, December 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Human rights experts alarmed by Venezuelan reforms

Three independent United Nations human rights experts on Friday voiced concern about planned constitutional reforms in Venezuela, saying the proposed changes could curb civil liberties and breach the South American country's international treaty commitments.
Saturday, December 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Desperate efforts from Chavez to ensure his victory

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened Friday to interrupt oil exports to the United States if violence breaks out after a controversial and hotly contested weekend referendum.