MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 27th 2009
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Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 06:50 UTC
Paraguay confirmed as free of FMD with vaccination
Paraguay, Colombia and Bolivia have been confirmed to the list of countries declared free of foot and mouth disease with vaccination at the current World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) 77th session in Paris.
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Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 06:27 UTC
Foreign Direct Investment in Latam could plunge up to 45%
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America could plunge up to 45% this year as the global financial crisis stalls capital flows and shrinks the region's economy by more than 0.3%, warned the United Nations Economic Commission on Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Cepal.
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Thursday, May 28th 2009 - 06:18 UTC
OAS taskforce to evaluate re-admission of Cuba
The Organization of American States (OAS) moved Wednesday to create a taskforce to evaluate various proposals to readmit Cuba into the body, in the face of disagreements on the subject.
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Wednesday, May 27th 2009 - 12:09 UTC
Argentine industries union rejects Venezuela in Mercosur
Argentina’s powerful Industrial Union (UIA) urged Argentina's government to revise the possibility of integrating Venezuela as a member of the Mercosur, “after the reiterating actions which have implied the nationalization of companies in Venezuela”.
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Wednesday, May 27th 2009 - 12:05 UTC
Brazilian companies free of nationalization spree, promises Chavez
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez told his Brazilian peer Lula da Silva that Brazilian corporations are safe from the current nationalization process in his oil-rich country. The two presidents met on Tuesday in Bahia to discuss Mercosur, energy, finances and regional integration.
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Wednesday, May 27th 2009 - 11:58 UTC
Rio Tinto cuts iron ore prices to Japan steelmakers by 33%
Rio Tinto has agreed to cut key iron ore prices to Japanese steelmakers by 33% in this year's first contract setting a benchmark. However China, the world’s leading consumer of iron ore is not expected to accept such a benchmark.
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Wednesday, May 27th 2009 - 11:53 UTC
Brazil confident Venezuela joins Mercosur next September
Brazil Lula da Silva said on Tuesday his peer Hugo Chavez is expecting the Brazilian Senate to approve Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur before next September.
