Stories for April 2008

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Visiting European MPs upbeat over talks with Mercosur

A delegation of European Union Members of Parliament met Wednesday in Buenos Aires with the Mercosur Commission of Permanent Representatives in anticipation of the EU/Latinamerica and Caribbean leaders' summit scheduled for next month in Lima, Peru.
Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers agree on a 30 day truce and dialogue

Argentine farmers on Wednesday decided to suspend three-weeks of strikes and road blocks aimed at reducing additional export tariffs on oil seeds and grains, calling for a 30-day truce and talks with the government.
Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay faces double impact of the weakening US dollar

Paraguay is increasingly concerned with the weakness of the US dollar which together with the landlocked South American country commodities export boom is appreciating the local currency far above the Central Bank's target.
Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Will UK demand hydrocarbons income from the Falklands?

Will the United Kingdom demand an income from any revenues from hydrocarbons found around the Falkland Islands, was a question asked of a British Minister at the current enquiry into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's management of British Overseas Territories.
Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paulson proposes biggest overhaul of US financial sector

The United States Treasury revealed on Monday its blueprint for the biggest overhaul of regulation of the financial sector since the stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression.
Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Petrobras/PDVSA building 200.000 bpd refinery in NE Brazil

Brazil's oil government managed company Petrobras and government owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) signed on March 26 an agreement that sets the bases for the partnership between the two companies for the Abreu e Lima Refinery, in Northeastern Brazil.
Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Farmers continue conflict; Kirchners organize rally

Argentine striking farmers confirmed on Monday that their massive protest will continue until next Wednesday following the announcement of government measures and a speech from President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Twenty-six years on: Malvinas landings to be remembered

The main memorial ceremony marking the 26th anniversary of the Argentine landings on the Malvinas is to be held today at 12.30 at Plaza San Martín in downtown Buenos Aires. Expected to speak is retired Admiral Carlos Busser, who led the landings.
Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine squid industry demands research cruises

Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has formally requested an immediate alternative for the annual scientific cruises to assess the biomass of squid (Illex argentinus), data considered essential for the management of the fisheries.
Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay 2007 goods & services exports reach U$S 6.8 billion

Uruguay's exports of goods and services reached a record 6.825 billion US dollars in 2007, up 18% over 2006 according to data released by the Central Bank and published in the Montevideo media.