MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 17th 2013
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Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 05:47 UTC
Pulp mill dispute: Uruguay rejects Argentine ultimatum and doubles the bet
The Uruguayan government rejected on Wednesday Argentina’s ultimatum referred to the UPM (former Botnia) pulp mill production expansion, and doubled the bet by proposing a reform of the shared River Uruguay Statute to increase environmental impact standards but also include both margins of the waterway.
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Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 05:43 UTC
Brazil’s Sports minister to step down six months before World Cup starts
Just six months before his country hosts the World Cup, Brazil Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo said Wednesday he is stepping down to stand as Sao Paulo state governor. December sees a FIFA deadline for all 12 World Cup venues to be ready amid lingering doubts that the giant country can revamp sagging infrastructure in time.
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Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 05:34 UTC
US Supreme Court raises doubts about corporation responsibility during Argentina’s ‘dirty war’
A majority of US Supreme Court justices raised doubts this week over whether Germany’s Daimler-Chrysler can be sued in federal court for allegations that a subsidiary violated the human rights of workers at a plant in Argentina during the last military dictatorship that was in power from 1976-1983.
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Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 05:27 UTC
Paraguay vetoes bill imposing 10% export tax on cereals and oilseeds
Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes vetoed the bill imposing a 10% tax on export of cereals and oilseeds in their natural state recently approved by a divided Congress, arguing it was “highly distortive and regressive”. The bill now returns to the legislative.
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Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 01:05 UTC
Uruguay is the natural gateway to Mercosur markets Falkland Islands businessmen told
A visiting delegation from the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce heard on Monday from the Vice-Chairman of the Uruguay-British Chamber of Commerce, Guillermo Wild, that Uruguay offered unrivalled opportunities for trade and access to Latin American markets.
