Mercosur

• Sunday, November 12th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  First Lady Kirchner on the presidential campaign trail

  The Argentine government has launched a campaign in support of First Lady, Senator Cristina Fernandez as a possible candidate for next year's presidential election. Several ministers and leaders in different rallies praised the fiery lady's talent and dedication.

• Sunday, November 12th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Mercosur addresses regional migration legalization

  Over 330.000 undocumented immigrants have become legal residents of Argentina in the last six months according to Interior Minister Alberto Fernandez. Most come from Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru.

• Sunday, November 12th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Majority of Chileans believe corruption is “widely spread”

  Even when Chile figures as the least corrupt country in Latinamerica, the general perception among the Chilean population according to the latest public opinion surveys is that “corruption is widely spread”.

• Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Foreign investment booming in Chile

  Foreign investment in Chile has grown US$3.4 billion over the last eight months compared with US$2.2 billion during the same period in 2005. These figures come from Chile's Foreign Investment Committee (FIC).

• Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Public support for Bachelet reaches 59%

  Public support for Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's government now stands at 59%, according to the latest survey carried out by the Center for Studies of Contemporary Reality (CERC). This represents a 2% increase in support since August.

• Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Peru offers an alternative to gas

  Water cascading from Peru's Andes mountains toward the Amazon could be harnessed into electricity for power-hungry Brazil, freeing Latin America's largest nation from natural gas producers like Bolivia and Venezuela, Peruvian President Alan García said yesterday.

• Friday, November 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina's options: Kirchner or Kirchner

  Argentina's First Lady, Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is positioned to become the government's candidate for next year's presidential election, wrote analyst Joaquín Morales Solá in his Thursday column of La Nacion.

• Friday, November 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar tripartite process overcomes minor tremor

  A joint “damage control” release from Spain, United Kingdom and the government of Gibraltar tried to recover the tripartite Cordoba process which was severely exposed when Spanish Foreign Affairs minister “slipped with an error” in an interview with a local newspaper.

• Friday, November 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine conglomerate eyes Chilean beef industry

  One of Argentina's main conglomerates is planning to invest heavily in the Chilean meat industry purchasing one of the country's largest abattoirs, extensive ranch land with cattle in the south and a biotechnology business to improve the quality and performance of beef cattle.

• Friday, November 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Construction industry boom in Magallanes Region

  Magallanes and Aisen regions in the extreme south of Chile are undergoing a boom in the construction industry pushed by urban development, real estate and public works, according to the latest report from the Chilean Construction Chamber.