MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 18th 2013
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Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 09:08 UTC
President-elect demands rule of the law before Paraguay returns as active Mercosur member
Paraguayan president elect Horacio Cartes confirmed that his government will insist in its position regarding Mercosur, which expects Paraguay to return as full active member following the inauguration ceremony 15 August.
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Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 09:03 UTC
Bachelet running alone; Chilean conservatives have to decide on a new candidate
Chilean conservative presidential candidate Pablo Longueira unexpectedly quit his campaign due to depression, his son said, dealing another blow to an already weakened right-wing bloc four months from the general election.
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Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:55 UTC
Argentina to apply ‘neutral Spanish’ dubbing to foreign films, television series and programs
The Argentine government has put into practice the 'Dubbing Law', which establishes the obligation to dub films, foreign television series, advertisements and program announcements into neutral Spanish.
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Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:45 UTC
Argentina 2012/2013 crop expected to reach a record 105 million tons says Cristina Fernandez
Argentina’s 2012/2013 grain and oilseed crop reached a record 105 million tons, announced President Cristina Fernandez underlining the excellent performance of the maize harvest and yields.
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Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:35 UTC
IMF sides with Argentina in dispute with hedge funds holding defaulted bonds
In an unprecedented move, the International Monetary Fund plans to ask the US Supreme Court to review Argentina's case in a decade-old legal battle with holdout creditors, because of the implications it could have on sovereign debt restructurings.
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Thursday, July 18th 2013 - 08:26 UTC
Venezuelan parliament approves incorporation of Bolivia to Mercosur as full member
The Venezuelan parliament approved Bolivia’s protocol of adherence to Mercosur as full member thus clearing the way for the landlocked mostly indigenous populated country to become the sixth member of the South American trade block next to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.
