The head of the Argentine Industrial Union, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, admitted that it's clear that the activity level has dropped, and warned that the construction-related sectors delay the new projects.
After two months of waiting, Brazil authorized the entry of apples from Argentina’s Alto Valle of Rio Negro and Neuquen. The news, which brings relief to local exporters, came after Argentina reopened its market to pork from Brazil.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez said on Monday he was fully recovered from cancer, three months before an election in which he is seeking another six-year term. Free, free, totally free, he told reporters when asked if he was free of the disease that struck a year ago.