Mercosur

• Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile advances clocks 60 minutes Sunday

  Chile will put forward clocks sixty minutes beginning next Saturday October 14th at 24:00 hours.

• Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  High class dinning out: two for one in New York

  Dining out in New York continues to be cheaper than in Tokyo, London or Paris, in spite of the fact that an average meal in one of the Big Apple's restaurants has risen 5% between 2005 and 2006.

• Friday, October 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Pull mills dispute: Argentina warns picketers

  The Argentine government openly disagreed with pickets blocking bridges leading to Uruguay and said picketers will be responsible for any damages the protests could cause to Argentina's strategy in the pulp mills conflict with Uruguay.

• Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay wants urgent action to stop roadblocks

  The Uruguayan government yesterday criticized the decision by Argentine environmentalists to once again block roads linking the two countries in protest over the construction of two pulp mills and urged a swift response from the government of President Kirchner.

• Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile joins the world's annual Oktoberfest

  Chile this past Saturday joined with countries around the world to begin the annual celebration of Oktoberfest.

• Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Siemens to build two thermoelectric plants in Argentina

  Argentina awarded German engineering conglomerate Siemens a contract to build two thermoelectric plants at a cost of about one billion US dollars, said a press officer at the Planning Ministry in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Outsider set to win first round of Ecuador's presidential race

  Former economy minister and college professor Rafael Correa and his independent political movement that is challenging Ecuador's traditional party politics is leading public opinion polls for next Sunday's presidential election.

• Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  EU Parliament calls for free trade agreement with Mercosur

  An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament approved Thursday a report calling on the EU to reach “as soon as possible” a free trade agreement with Mercosur, currently blocked by the World Trade Organization Doha round talks.

• Thursday, October 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Fed “Beige Book” cautious about inflation

  Economic activity in United States continued to expand in September helped by strong growth in four districts according to the latest Federal Reserve “Beige Book” survey of current economic conditions released Thursday.

• Wednesday, October 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  LAN to lower fares and try new business strategy

  LAN Chile, the primary airline in Chile, will begin using the tried and true business strategies that have catapulted low-cost carriers like Southwest and Jet Blue to the top their respective domestic markets.