Stories for September 1st 2021

Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 11:50 UTC
Argentina extends cap on meat exports, producers may halt all activity

The Government of Argentina has extended the cap on meat exports until October 31, claiming it was because the measure had been effective in helping curb domestic prices.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguayan Mayor expectant on return of Argentine tourists

Enrique Antía, Mayor of the Uruguayan department of Maldonado where the elite Punta del Este beach resort is located Tuesday warned of actions by the Buenos Aires Government of President Alberto Fernández to persuade vacationers against travelling abroad next Summer.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Latin America and Caribbean expected to grow 5.9% in 2021, ECLAC says

A new “Economic Study of Latin America and the Caribbean” report released Tuesday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its growth forecast for the region from 5.2% in July to 5.9%.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:29 UTC
High income countries called on to share Covid-19 vaccines quickly

The former Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, have expressed their deep concern at the slow pace of redistribution of COVID-19 vaccines from high income to low-income countries.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:24 UTC
Inflation-15 in Brazil reached a twelve-month 9,30% in August

The anticipated inflation for the eighth month of the year in Brazil, which measures the second half of July and the first half of August, reached 0,89% according to the official stats office IBGE and is the highest since August 2002.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Chilean central bank surprises markets: basic interest rate doubled to 1,5%

The Monetary Council of the Chilean central bank surprised markets on Monday by deciding to increase the basic interest rate 75 base points to 1,5%, the highest jump since August 2001. According to a bank release, the decision from the council was unanimous, and well beyond market expectations that had estimated an increase of 25 to 50 base points.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Ecuador wants to become full member of the Pacific Alliance

Ecuador has requested to become a full member of the Pacific Alliance, an issue that was discussed by the country's president Guillermo Lasso during a recent visit to his Mexican peer Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico allegedly announced its full support for Ecuador to join the four countries, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile block, considered the most dynamic of the Americas.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Bolivia's economy shows positive signs of recovery

Bolivia's General Index of Economic Activity (IGAE) showed an 8.7% growth in the first semester of 2021, Economy and Public Finance Minister Marcelo Montenegro announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 08:58 UTC
WHO names coronavirus Colombian strain “Mu” and says it is “of interest”

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a new SARS-Cov-2 variant which has been named “Mu” and was first detected in Colombia last January.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Bolsonaro says STF waiting for the moment to arrest him

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday upped the ante in his feud with the country's Federal Supreme Court (STF) saying the body was “preparing the ground” to arrest him, under charges of being a threat to democracy.