Stories for July 4th 2023

Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina insists on local currency agreements within Mercosur

Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa said Monday in Puerto Iguazú during a conference with his Mercosur peers on the opening day of the bloc's 62nd Summit in the province of Misiones, that “in order to strengthen intra-Mercosur trade, it is essential to consolidate local currency agreements among our countries.”
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Brazil's beef and pork exports in June represented some US$ 980 million

Brazil's exports of beef and pork have retaken volumes from before the pandemic, as reported by Canal Rural. For example foreign sales of fresh, frozen, or refrigerated beef generated US$ 785.557 million in June (16 working days), with a daily average of US$ 49.097 million. The total amount exported by the country reached 154,625 tons, with a daily average of 9,664 tons, while the average price per ton was US$ 5,080.40.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:42 UTC
Argentina's FM insists “asymmetries” make EU deal untenable

Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday stressed that the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is hindered by what he called the “asymmetries” between the two blocs.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:39 UTC
Great performance of Falklands' Team at the Golden Shears Championship in Scotland

Falkland Islands shearers and wool handlers performed superbly and were excellent ambassadors for the Islands at this year’s shearing and wool-handling Golden Shears World Championships which was featured at the Royal Highland Show in Scotland.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Yellen travels to China to restore a healthy economic relation, “destabilization punishes both countries”

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China this week to restore ties, the Treasury Department announced. Yellen, who will be in Beijing from July 6-9, will meet with high-ranking representatives of the Chinese government but not China's President Xi Jinping.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Paraguayan FM calls for more efficient Mercosur

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Julio César Arriola Monday called for a “more effective and efficient” Mercosur during the bloc's two-day summit in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine province of Misiones.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Significant Caricom summit underway with an eye on Haiti

The 45th Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) began Monday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the bloc's foundational Treaty of Chaguaramas. The event was also attended by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 09:19 UTC
Equal pay bill signed into law in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday signed into law a bill granting male and female workers equal pay for the same job position, it was reported in Brasilia. Lula insisted he would “enforce” this measure, which “cannot be violated or circumvented” under any circumstances.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 09:01 UTC
No progress achieved during Argentina's presidency of Mercosur, Bustillo says

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday told his Mercosur colleagues in Puerto Iguazú that “from the first day we warned that Mercosur had been won over by immobility” and insisted no progress regarding deals with other countries or blocs had been achieved during Argentina's pro tempore presidency of the alliance ending Tuesday.
Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 08:37 UTC
China's downturn and youth unemployment, cutting down marriages and new families

A report published by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs in June shows the number of marriage registrations across the country was the lowest in 37 years, following eight years of decline. Only 6.83 million couples tied the knot in the Asian nation last year.