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Montevideo, April 21st 2026 - 16:36 UTC

Mercosur

  • Sunday, January 28th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Lula and Kirchner ask Chavez not to “weaken” democracy

    Brazil's Lula da Silva and Argentina's Nestor Kirchner called on their Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez to avoid decisions that could “debilitate” democratic institutions in Venezuela reported the Brazilian press this Sunday.

  • Friday, January 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update

    His Excellency the Governor (left) and Councillor Mike Rendell unveil the plaque commemorating the opening of the road to the farm of Tex Alazia (right) and his family at Port Edgar.

    Headlines: Governor opens new west road; Sir Rex in June VIP party; Visitors galore; Hudson eruption fears; Mini Sports this weekend; FIDC's new chief arrives.

  • Friday, January 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Chile banking industry “The most profitable in the world”

    Economist Parisi believes that measures should be taken to educate people so that they don't fall into such great debt

    Chilean banks were among the most profitable in the world in 2006, with profits of 18.56 percent in 2006, according to recent figures developed by Chile's Bank and Financial Institution Supervisory Board (SBIF).

  • Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Chile to face rise in gas; Chile works on reducing gas dependency

    Once again gas is a big issue in Chile

    Despite promises last year that gas prices would remain stable in coming months, gas supply company Energas announced Tuesday that prices are to increase by an average of 2.7 percent.

  • Sunday, January 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    South American leaders focus on poor

    South American leaders sought to refocus their fractured trade bloc last Thursday on the needs of the region's poor as Venezuela's outspoken president called for remaking Mercosur to fit his vision of “21st century socialism.”

  • Saturday, January 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Mercosur: no mincing words

    Mercosur Presidents during last Rio de Janeiro summit

    Paraguay, the new temporary president of the Mercosur trade bloc, yesterday urged Argentina and Uruguay to solve their dispute about a pulp mill that has taken them to the World Court, on the last day of a two-day Mercosur summit in Rio de Janeiro marked by harsh squabbles between Venezuela and Bolivia on one hand and Colombia and Brazil on the other.

  • Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update

    Headlines:

    Royal remembrance; CE: no truth to 'ferry fall out' story; Blank firing on for Ex. Cape Petrel; Cheryl is new CFL head; Relocated reindeer 'doing well'; Thousands visit this week; Telecoms man to look at pricing.

  • Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Mercosur approves compensation funds for junior members

    Mercosur Council approved Thursday in Brazil several pilot projects in Uruguay and Paraguay to compensate asymmetries inside the group which have created rifts among country members.

  • Wednesday, January 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    Vazquez pessimistic over pulp mills dispute and Mercosur summit

    “We feel very disappointed with the whole situation with Argentina, but to negotiate Uruguay demands an end to the pickets blocking bridges” said Pte. Vazquez

    A few hours before the Mercosur summit in Brazil, Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez discarded Wednesday a meeting with his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner to discuss the pulp mills dispute and insisted on the lifting of bridge blockades before any negotiation can begin.

  • Tuesday, January 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

    China's “only interest” in Latam is finite resources

    China is willing to invest billons of US dollars in Latinamerica to ensure the supply of natural resources but the region's leaders are wrong if they believe that “ideological similarities” guarantee a long cooperation since the interest of Beijing is opportunity, according to the Hong Kong based “China Economic Review”.