Mercosur

• Friday, August 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires Councillors planning Falklands' trip

  Buenos Aires City Councillors have under consideration a project creating a special commission to honour the hundreds of Argentines “who sacrificed their lives in the Malvinas war”.

• Friday, August 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela opens fields to Chinese oil corporation

  Venezuela and China signed a “preliminary agreement” for a joint company to drill for light and heavy crude in eastern Venezuela, reported the government owned Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA.

• Friday, August 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina expects record soybean and sunflower crop

  As Argentina's 2005/06 crop year gets under way, analysts say prospects are bright for a record soybean harvest and surging sunflower seed production, but corn and wheat output will slump.

• Friday, August 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Yuan closely monitored by Chinese Central Bank

  China is attempting to make the Yuan more flexible and so reflect demand and supply market forces, however a strong appreciation of the Chinese currency could be risky for the economy warned an outstanding Chinese economist.

• Friday, August 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina world's fifth top grumpy

  Argentina has been voted the world's fifth top nation of moaners in a new survey by NOP World. Nearly a quarter of people questioned admitted having complained about something in the previous 12 months, Asian News International reported.

• Friday, August 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay, Brazil call for Mercosur reform

  Uruguay and Brazil have urged Mercosur partners Argentina and Paraguay to speed up an institutional reform of Mercosur in order to bring greater transparency and continuity to its policies, and put free trade talks with the European Union back on track.

• Thursday, August 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lavagna paints rosy picture of Argentine agriculture

  The value of Argentine farmland increased 210% in the last four years and grain production 116% between 1993 and 2005, revealed Argentine Economy minister Roberto Lavagna during a meeting with farmers.

• Thursday, August 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  What a crowd! Seven billion in 2012

  World population will reach seven billion in seven years time pushed by the demographic growth in developing countries according to a private report.

• Thursday, August 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez forecasts oil peaks of 90 US dollars pb

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez forecasted that the international oil price will stabilize in the range of 65 US dollars per barrel during the next two years but warned that market volatility could see it soar to 90 US dollars.

• Thursday, August 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  World Bank softens credit conditions

  The World Bank's decision to cut fees and boost limits for its biggest borrowers should help the lender cement a role in fast-growing nations such as China and Brazil said development analysts.