Stories for August 2013

Monday, August 12th 2013 - 18:10 UTC
Brazil and Uruguay want a “two speeds” Mercosur agreement with the EU

Brazil and Uruguay want to speed a trade agreement with the European Union but without abandoning Mercosur, and making it clear that they are willing to advance at “a different speed” than the rest of the group’s members, revealed a reliable source from the government of President Jose Mujica in Montevideo.
Monday, August 12th 2013 - 18:06 UTC
EU confirms no block-to-individual Mercosur member trade negotiation has been requested

The 28-country European Union underscored the potential benefits of a free trade agreement with Mercosur and revealed that so far no country member of the group has requested to a bilateral negotiation.
Monday, August 12th 2013 - 18:03 UTC
Brazil urged for agreement with EU, since next year it will lose trade preferences

Brazil, Latin America‘s biggest economy, is planning to try to negotiate a separate trade deal with the European Union, Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said in remarks published Monday.
Monday, August 12th 2013 - 07:25 UTC
Uruguay hosts four-day long UN conference on population development

Uruguay together with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) are holding a four day conference in Montevideo as of Monday under the heading of First session of the regional conference on population and development in Latam and the Caribbean.
Monday, August 12th 2013 - 01:45 UTC
Falklands and Gibraltar: Spain considering a joint front with Argentina at UN, says Madrid media

Spanish Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo will be visiting Argentina next September to meet with his peer Hector Timerman to discuss the Gibraltar and Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty disputes and consider the possibility of a joint front.
Monday, August 12th 2013 - 01:24 UTC
Cristina Fernandez defeated in Argentina’s main electoral districts; Massa pledges ‘end to confrontation’

President Cristina Fernandez Victory Front managed to remain as the leading political force nationwide on Sunday’s congressional primaries but her opponents emerged exceptionally strong in the all-important province of Buenos Aires and the other main districts of the country, to the extent that some political analysts anticipate the beginning of the end of the ten years of Kirchnerism.
Monday, August 12th 2013 - 01:09 UTC
Brazil to auction Rio do Janeiro and Belo Horizonte airports concessions

An auction to privatize airports in Rio and Belo Horizonte, two host cities for the 2014 World Cup, will be held on October 31, Brazilian authorities have announced.
Sunday, August 11th 2013 - 23:25 UTC
Mapuche conflict in Chile flares up following the killing of local indigenous activist

Dozens turned out on Saturday in southern Chile for the funeral of a Mapuche land activist and fugitive who last Tuesday was found dead of shotgun wounds to the chest. Carabineros have made no arrests and have no suspects so far, said local authorities.
Sunday, August 11th 2013 - 22:06 UTC
Port facilities in Santos and the state of Para will be auctioned next November

Brazil's government is expecting 3 billion Brazilian Reais (1.3 billion dollars) in new investments with the leasing of facilities at its ports in the states of Para and Santos, Sao Paulo, said government officials.
Sunday, August 11th 2013 - 21:53 UTC
Changes ahead for Brazil’s benchmark Bovespa stock index BVSP

Brazil's 45-year-old benchmark Bovespa stock index BVSP could be subject to changes in its structure for the first time to better reflect new trends facing the country's economy, financial bourse BM&FBovespa SA announced last week.