Mercosur

• Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Montevideo container terminal expansion advances

  Four groups have submitted adjusted offers to Terminal Cuenca del Plata, TCP, which operates a container port terminal at Uruguay's capital Montevideo, for an expansion and recovery project.

• Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  ECB leaves Euro rates unchanged at 2%

  The Governing Council of the European Central Bank, ECB, decided Thursday to keep the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations unchanged at 2%.

• Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Mid term election dates announced in Argentina

  Argentina will be holding open, compulsory and simultaneous primary elections for the nomination of Deputies and Senate candidates next August 7.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Castro describes Pope as “unforgettable friend”

  Fidel Castro visited Vatican legation in Havana Monday to sign the book of condolences for the death of Pope John Paul II, whom the Cuban leader described as an “unforgettable friend”.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Growing inflation fears in Argentina

  Consumer prices in Argentina continued to advance during March rising 1,5% over February with an accumulated 4% for the first quarter of 2005 and 9,5% in the last twelve months, according to the latest report from the country's Statistics and Census Institute.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Monaco's H.S.H. Prince Rainier III dies

  Prince Rainier III of Monaco, whose marriage to American film star Grace Kelly brought elegance and glamour to one of Europe's oldest dynasties has died aged 81.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine: Gov't justifies K skipping pope burial

  Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro Valls, speaking in his own name, said that the Vatican may declare Argentina a country with “religious restrictions.”

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  US dollar continues gains against euro, yen

  The US dollar continued its march yesterday, with a near two-month high against the euro and six-month high against the yen two days before the European Central Bank meets to discuss interest rates.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina to reinforce fisheries patrol in S. Atlantic

  Argentina's hard line towards poachers in the South Atlantic fisheries will continue and reinforced with the purchase of five armed patrol vessels, reports the Buenos Aires press.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  WB forecasts 4,3% Latinamerican growth in 2005

  Latinamerican and Caribbean economies are forecasted to expand 4,3% this year after having reached an extraordinary 5,7% in 2004, estimated the World Bank on the launching of the annual report on world economic growth and development.