Stories for 2010

Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 06:24 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner underlines Mercosur economies ‘very good’ performance

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said Monday evening that the Mercosur Summit “arrives at a very special time in the world economy, especially in all of South America, which has had a very satisfactory performance”.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 06:05 UTC
What happens if Chilean maritime costs force cruises to cancel the Pacific leg?

A Uruguayan cruise industry expert has brought up an interesting debate about the whole business for South America if Chilean port and auxiliary services costs remain so high that they end convincing some of the cruise companies to drop the traditional Pacific and Chilean leg of the tours.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 06:02 UTC
Chilean wine industry and pork plant clash over land planning and use

Winemakers in Chile’s Casablanca Valley have been fighting pork-producing behemoth Expo Pork Meat for the past two weeks, as the company looks to construct a pork-processing plant in the region.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 05:50 UTC
Santiago suffering the coldest July since 1908: 2 degrees below monthly average

Santiago just had the coldest July since 1908 with an average temperature of 6 degrees Celsius. That is 2 degrees under the usual monthly average, according to the Department of Geophysics of the University of Chile.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 05:46 UTC
Mercosur expects the EU to match the latest offer for a trade agreement

Mercosur Foreign Affairs ministers meeting on Monday in Argentina said they trust the European Union will match the latest offer from the South American block to make possible a trade and cooperation agreement that has remained elusive for years.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 00:49 UTC
Russia becomes Uruguay’s main client for beef in first half of 2010

The Russian Federation became at the end of the first half of the year, Uruguay’s main client for beef compensating weaker demand from the European Union and other important markets, according to the latest data from the country’s National Meat Institute, INAC.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 00:25 UTC
India and Argentina sign cooperation agreement in agriculture

India and Argentina signed in New Delhi on Monday a joint agreement for the development of technical and professional cooperation in the agricultural sector and to foster trade of plants and animal products between the two countries.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 00:18 UTC
Chilean president Piñera has 45% approval rating and 29% negative

President Sebastián Piñera received a 45% approval rating, while disapproval rates reached 29%, according to a survey reported last week by the Center of Public Education (CEP).
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 00:12 UTC
Argentina puts off plans to float its first international bond since 2001

Argentina is drawing on central bank profits to meet financing needs, putting off plans to sell its first international bond since 2001 as yields tumble. The central bank’s board on July 29 approved a transfer of 3 billion pesos (762 million USD) from the bank’s 23.5 billion pesos in 2009 profits to the government, following a 1.5 billion peso transfer in February, spokesman Fernando Meanos said.
Monday, August 2nd 2010 - 06:05 UTC
Argentine farmers and government exchange strong accusations

The head of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) Hugo Biolcati demanded the government of President Cristina Kirchner “to leave pride aside” and said that they “should open a window of the intolerance wall” because “we are a country thrashed with corruption, exclusion and poverty”.