MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 3rd 2012
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Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 05:11 UTC
Brazil ‘trapped and isolated’ in Mercosur, should try trade agreements with US, says former president
Former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso said it was convenient to consider a trade integration with the Unites States given the very modest advances with Mercosur, where open trade has stalled or is far less than was expected when the original idea and is subjected to protectionist lobbies.
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Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 05:02 UTC
Falklands’ mission to learn from the oil experiences of Norway and Shetlands
Senior members from the Falkland Islands government have left for Norway and the Shetland Islands on an experiences-fact-finding mission as the Islands prepare for oil production in the near future.
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Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 04:58 UTC
Mercosur summit to discuss incorporation of Bolivia and Ecuador as full members
The Mercosur summit which meets this week, December 6/7 in Brasilia is scheduled to debate the incorporation of Ecuador and Bolivia to the regional block which earlier this year, after waiting since 2006 finally integrated Venezuela as full member.
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Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 04:54 UTC
Holdout funds want Argentina to deposit 250m by December 10
Investment funds suing over Argentina's 2002 debt default have asked a US court to order the country to post a security deposit of at least 250 million dollars by December 10, while an appeal of a lower court's order is pending.
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Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 04:49 UTC
Colombia/Nicaragua agree to act “with a cool head” following disputed waters ruling
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said he has agreed with his Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega, “to establish lines of communication” to resolve through diplomatic channels the maritime dispute between the two countries.
