Mercosur

Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 06:41 UTC
Paraguayan President Abdo meets with Spain's FM

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday welcomed Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya at the presidential residence of Mburuvicha Roga in Asunción. The presence of Spain's top diplomat is linked, among other issues, to Mercosur's trade deal with the European Union.
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Friday, May 7th 2021 - 08:57 UTC
China open to trade deal either with Uruguay or with all of Mercosur, says Ambassador

China's Ambassador in Montevideo Wang Gang Wednesday underlined his country's “open attitude” towards a trade agreement “either bilateral or en bloc” with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) “when Uruguay or the bloc as a whole are ready.”
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Tuesday, May 4th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Spanish Government pleads EU to speed up trade accords with Latin American partners to contain China's expansion

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has petitioned the European Union to lift all barriers that prevent the bloc's trade agreement with Mercosur to become operational. Sánchez also requested similar action be taken in the cases of accords with Mexico and Chile.
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Monday, May 3rd 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Argentine Ambassador to Mercosur wants new tariffs to boost local production

Argentina's Ambassador to Mercosur Mariano Kestelboim Sunday said he favoured “a new common external tariff that promotes productive development.”
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Saturday, May 1st 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Mercosur partners sign e-commerce agreement

The four founding and still full members of Mercosur - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – Friday signed in Montevideo the bloc's electronic commerce accord which had been agreed on at the Common Market Council virtual Meeting last December, it was announced.
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Friday, April 30th 2021 - 08:20 UTC
Paraguay finds new markets for meat and plastic products

Paraguay has exported US $ 426,223 worth of meat, plastic and aluminium to new markets in the region and Europe in the first quarter of 2021, it was reported Thursday.
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Tuesday, April 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
External tariffs discussed at Mercosur foreign ministers virtual meeting

The Government of Argentina Monday submitted a proposal for the average reduction of the Common External Tariffs during a virtual meeting of Southern Common Market (Mercosur)'s Foreign Ministers, it was announced.
Monday, April 26th 2021 - 03:52 UTC
Paraguay takes starker approach at Covid-19 with further restrictions

The government of Paraguay decided this weekend to impose tighter restrictions effective April 27 through May 10 in an attempt to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which is reportedly reaching unprecedented records.
Saturday, April 24th 2021 - 07:02 UTC
Paraguay and South Korean finalize details for joint electric car parts production to start in 2022

Paraguay's Minister of Industry and Commerce (MIC) Luis Alberto Castiglioni Friday discussed with South Korean Ambassador To Asunción In Shik Woo the establishment of an Auto Parts Technology Center for electric cars in the South American country, which is due to commence in 2022 and last for about five years, it was reported.
Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Vaccine passport reportedly coming up in Uruguay soon but no official announcement yet

Uruguay's Tourism Minister Germán Cardoso Wednesday raised again the issue of vaccination certificates for foreign travellers to “guarantee the sanitary status” of the country.