Mercosur

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 17:20 UTC

  The city on the Mersey gathered for a final farewell to HMS Liverpool

  

  Crowds gathered on the Wirral and in the heart of Liverpool to bid a fond and final farewell to Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool. She sailed into the Mersey last week for a six-day visit, berthing alongside at the Cruise Liner Terminal.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 17:18 UTC

  Gibraltar Port Authority attends Seatrade Cruise Convention in Miami

  

  The Gibraltar Port Authority is participating in the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention which takes place in Miami between the 12th and 15th March 2012.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 23:43 UTC

  After two years in office President Mujica’s performance support stands at 42%

  

  An estimated 42% of the Uruguayan voting population approves the performance of President Jose Mujica who this March marked the second of his five-year mandate, according to a public opinion poll from Interconsult released this week.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:03 UTC

  Paraguay exports to Argentina plunge 70%; ‘mirror’ countermeasures considered

  

  Mercosur junior member Paraguay that is suffering the Argentine restrictions on imports and has seen its February exports plummet 70% is planning ‘mirror’ countermeasures but emphasizing on those products with greater impact for Argentina and lesser for Paraguay.

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 20:11 UTC

  Argentina trade restrictions cut Uruguayan exports by almost half in February

  

  Uruguayan exports to Argentina during the month of February plummeted 46.6% compared to the same month a year ago according to Uruguay’s Union of Exporters, which attributes the poor performance to the imports restrictions imposed by the neighbouring country.

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 06:10 UTC

  Mercosur countries to agree on a common protocol for vessels from the Falklands

  

  Mercosur country members are scheduled to hold a meeting in Rio do Janeiro to agree on a common protocol for all vessels originating in the Falkland Islands and calling at regional ports, announced Uruguay’s Defence minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro.

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 05:50 UTC

  Uruguayan economy forecasted to expand 4% to 4.5%; inflation main challenge

  

  Uruguay's economy is poised to expand 4% to 4.5% this year, a moderate slowdown from the growth of just over 6% seen in 2011, the president of the central bank Mario Bergara told reporters during an IMF conference held in Punta del Este.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 01:58 UTC

  Mercosur/Gulf states closer to trade agreement but leaving petrochemicals for later

  

  Brazil is eager to finalize a free trade agreement between the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and the Mercosur bloc but believes the petrochemicals sector will be exempted until further study after the signing, said Brazilian Trade and Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 00:27 UTC

  EC report on trade and investments criticizes Mercosur protectionism

  

  The European Commission in its latest report on trade and investments complains about Mercosur protectionist policies, restrictions to maritime transport and to the export of commodities particularly from Brazil and Argentina.

• Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:55 UTC

  Mujica admits trade relations with Argentina are “very complicated”

  

  Uruguayan President José Mujica admitted trade relations with Argentina are “very complicated” because of the import restrictions implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernández and did not discard ‘mirror’ measures to counter