MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 27th 2012
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Thursday, December 27th 2012 - 02:52 UTC
Brazil raises minimum wage and lowers taxes on share earnings
Brazil's government announced on Monday it would raise the statutory monthly minimum wage by an above-inflation 9% to 678 Reais (330 US dollars) a month, a rise that comes at the end of a year of tepid economic growth.
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Thursday, December 27th 2012 - 02:47 UTC
Argentine government blasts farmers’ strike who are considering further actions
Argentine Agriculture and Livestock Minister Norberto Yauhar accused farmers who organized what proved to be a very effective 24 hours livestock trading strike on Wednesday, of responding to ‘political interests’. The farmers’ Liaison Board said they are considering extending the protest to other economic activities.
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Thursday, December 27th 2012 - 02:38 UTC
“Uruguay needs leaders in government, not demagogues” says transport businessman
The country “needs leaders in government, not demagogues” said Juan Carlos López Mena a leading businessman of Uruguay’s tourism and transport industry who is also investing heavily in agriculture and an incipient regional airline.
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Thursday, December 27th 2012 - 02:24 UTC
Argentine Coast Guard arrests two Chinese jiggers off Puerto Madryn
The Argentine Coast Guard arrested on Christmas after fining some intimidatory shots, two Chinese flagged jiggers illegally fishing in Argentina’s South Atlantic Economic Exclusive Zone off the Chubut province coast, according to an official report released Wednesday.
