Ford Motor Argentina is the latest carmaker to sign an agreement with the government to boost exports to compensate for increased imports. Ford has vowed to boost its export surplus to 90 million USD by 2012, the Economy ministry said in a press release Monday. That follows a deficit of 250 million USD in 2010.
Argentina's trade surplus narrowed 38% in April compared to a year ago with imports increasing far more swiftly than exports, official data showed on Monday.
Standard & Poor's said on Monday it had revised its outlook on Brazil's sovereign credit rating to positive from “stable,” citing the prospect for steady, long-term economic growth.