Mercosur

• Tuesday, August 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Spanish airlines considering flights to Gibraltar

  Regional airlines in Spain are considering the viability of operating flights to and from Gibraltar reports the Gibraltar Chronicle. Apparently at least two regional airlines have made preliminary inquiries with outside authorities.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's trade deficit reached 273 million in six months

  Uruguay experienced a trade deficit of 273 million US dollars during the first half of this year according to a release from the Central Bank. Imports soared 25.1% reaching 2.15 billion US dollars and exports 16.2% totalling 1.87 billion.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile's national hero British roots celebrated in Richmond

  Local residents in Richmond United Kingdom, next to the Thames River joined Chilean nationals Tuesday to celebrate the 228th birth anniversary of Chile's national hero Bernardo O'Higgins.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Trade common currency in Mercosur's agenda

  Mercosur and associate member countries Finance ministers are scheduled to meet next Friday in Rio do Janeiro to address among other issues the possibility of issuing a common trade currency, which would eventually replace the US dollar.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Fed does not discard further interest rates hike

  The Federal Reserve is not discarding further hikes of the basic interest rate in the months ahead because an important risk of inflation persists, according to minutes of the last meeting.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  NYT warns on the rich/poor split in Mexico

  Mexico's populist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador should end the protests and pledge to respect the Federal Electoral Tribunal's final decision which has until September 6 to make public the definitive results of the July 2 presidential election, says The New York Times.

• Tuesday, August 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine-Chilean controversy over tourism map

  An official Argentine map which allegedly includes a disputed border area in the Andes ice fields is turning into another controversial issue with neighbouring Chile which is claiming a rectification of the map.

• Monday, August 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: Election date to stay where it is

  The government of President Nestor Kirchner is not planning to bring next year's presidential elections forward, Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández said yesterday.

• Monday, August 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mega biosphere reserve in Patagonia

  Argentina and Chile agreed the creation in Patagonia of the first binational biosphere reserve in Latinamerica --pending UNESCO certification--, with a total area of 4.7 million hectares.

• Monday, August 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru/Colombia confirm closer links

  Peru and Colombia Foreign Affairs ministers reiterated in Lima their commitment to increase trade ties with Central America and helping Colombia become a full member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, APEC.