Latin America

• Wednesday, January 25th 2012 - 07:54 UTC

  IMF forecasts 2012 slower growth in Latam, but above the world average

  

  Latin American growth this year should stay under the 4% estimated previously at 3.6% since the region is susceptible to the slowing down of the world’s economy and increasing risks of the financial crisis on the Euro zone, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook released Tuesday.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2012 - 07:32 UTC

  Most Cuban trained doctors fail basic test to practice medicine in Chile

  

  Almost 80% of Chilean doctors with overseas degrees failed in 2011 the mandatory National medical knowledge Test, Eunacom, demanded to practice medicine in the country or have work opportunities at the government national health scheme.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2012 - 04:30 UTC

  Chavez is also father of an embarrassing teen-ager who angers Venezuelans

  

  President Hugo Chávez 14-year-old daughter, Rosines angered Venezuelans and embarrassed her father by posting a picture of her holding a handful of US dollars on the web.

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 05:41 UTC

  Members of G20 say Europe needs to take extra steps to solve its problems

  

  The Group of 20 economic powers will push Europe to take extra steps as it works toward a deal to boost resources for the International Monetary Fund, Mexico Deputy Finance Minister Gerardo Rodríguez said on Friday.

• Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 06:03 UTC

  “To all effects” Venezuela is fully integrated to Mercosur, says Uruguay

  

  “In practical terms Venezuela if fully integrated to Mercosur” said Uruguayan Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro during a meeting this week with foreign correspondents.

• Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 06:00 UTC

  Trade balance with Argentina is ‘definitively positive’ says Uruguayan minister

  

  Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro said that the trade balance between Uruguay and Argentina is “definitely positive” although admitting some manufacturing sectors face difficulties because of the current Argentine obstructions to imports.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 16:46 UTC

  Uruguay’s economy minister, second best in the region for two years running

  

  The Economy ministers from Colombia, Uruguay and Peru have been rated as the best in Latin America according to the financial magazine America Economica, a publication from the Chilean company Nanbei which does the annual survey based on interviews with 70 Latin American economists.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 16:42 UTC

  South America had the strongest tourist arrivals expansion in 2011, says UNWTO

  

  International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million, according to the latest UN World Tourism Organization World Tourism Barometer. By region Europe was the best performer having increased 6% while the sub-region of South America topped the ranking with 10%.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 05:31 UTC

  Mujica and Lula da Silva discuss promoting regional integration as a doctrine

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and former leader Lula da Silva, under treatment for larynx cancer, said in Sao Paulo on Tuesday that they would like to have a group of Latin American intellectuals involved in the discussion and promotion of regional integration as a doctrine.

• Wednesday, January 18th 2012 - 05:19 UTC

  Chavez and Putin agree to defend independence and sovereignty of Syria and Iran

  

  The sovereignty of Syria and Iran should be defended against 'foreign interferences' and from the siege of ‘colonial powers’ Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation, according to the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs ministry.