Mercosur

• Friday, June 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Strong Chilean economy creates more jobs and jobless

  Unemployment in Chile increased during the March-May quarter reaching 8.7%, which is 0.4% above the same period a year ago (8.3%), according to the latest release from the Chilean Statistics Institute.

• Friday, June 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Spanish magnate faces US trial for illegal toothfish trade

  Spanish fishing magnate Antonio Vidal and the Uruguayan company Fidelur have been allegedly caught red handed illegally trading with toothfish in United States and now face serious charges in a Miami federal court.

• Friday, June 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Growing fears of new Doha round frustration

  The Doha round negotiations on global trade currently taking place in Geneva are edging closer to another failure warned World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy.

• Friday, June 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile plans massive investments in copper industry

  Chile plans to invest 16 billion US dollars in the copper industry through 2010 retaining its position as the world's leading producer and exporter, announced Friday the Chilean Copper Commission, Cochilco.

• Thursday, June 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  TAM to start London flights, orders new planes

  TAM, Brazil's largest airline, will start a daily flight to London as of October 28, landing at Heathrow airport, the main entrance to the United Kingdom.

• Thursday, June 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Most of Chileans fear losing their job

  A recent study by the Liberty and Development Institute revealed that 56 percent of Chileans fear losing their job within the next few months. Twenty percent describe this fear as “very high,” while 36 percent describe it as “high.”

• Thursday, June 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Fed raises interest to 5.25% to curb inflation pressures

  The Federal Reserve raised Thursday its interest rate 25 basic points to 5.25%, the highest level in five years, with the purpose of limiting inflation pressures.

• Thursday, June 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Strong peso makes Chile the most expensive in South America

  Chile became in 2005 the most expensive country South American country to live in, followed by Brazil and Uruguay, while the cheapest are Bolivia and Paraguay, according to a report released this week by the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  “Express” kidnappings alarm Buenos Aires

  A new wave of “express” kidnappings is causing alarm among the residents of Buenos Aires and its suburbs.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  UK confirms: “no Falklands' sovereignty talks”

  United Kingdom will not negotiate the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands “unless and until the Islanders wish us to do so” said Tuesday a British Embassy source in Buenos Aires.