Mercosur

• Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  OPEC suggests US draw on oil reserves

  Purnomo Yusgiantoro president of the Vienna based Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, called on the United State to make use of its strategic reserves to help calm world markets.

• Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Booming dairy exports in Chile

  Chile dairy exports during the first eight months of this year reached 50 million US dollars, 55% increase over the same period last year, according to Carlos Furche from Chile's Agriculture Studies and Policies Office.

• Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Repsol-YPF president resigns

  Repsol-YPF president Alfonso Cortina presented this week his resignation as CEO of the Spanish-Argentine hydrocarbons corporation.

• Thursday, October 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Spectacular rebound of world tourism

  Tourism results for the period from January to August 2004 collected by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) show a spectacular rebound of tourism as all regions saw a surge in international arrivals.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Controversy in Spain over trawling; Canada and EU agree on conservation; Chilean mussel producers in conflict; Peruvian fisheries exports reach 1,2 billion US dollars; Galicia patents system to prevent commercial fraud; Galicia patents system to prevent commercial fraud; Pioneer experiment to study hake migration; Pioneer experiment to study hake migration; Australia wants a crackdown on Antarctic fisheries plundering.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine high court upholds “pesification”

  Argentina's Supreme Court ruled this Tuesday that the forced conversion of dollar-denominated deposits to devalued pesos two years ago was constitutional angering account holders who anticipated they would appeal before an international court.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Ready to take off, but no clearance yet.

  Aerolineas del Sur, the creation of the Spanish tourism group Marsans that successfully overhauled Aerolineas Argentinas launched this week an aggressive marketing campaign in Chile hoping to speed the authorization to operate domestic flights in the turf of all powerful Lan Chile.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Crude prices to ease towards end of 2005.

  The deceleration of the world economy in 2005 will cause a descent in oil prices forecasted this Tuesday the German Institute of Economic Studies in Munich, IFO.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Southern Cone cruise convention.

  The cruise industry and its future development was the main issue of the conference on “Patagonia sea travellers integral improvement of passengers catering”, held this week in Punta Arenas sponsored by Surcruise, Southern Cone Cruise Association.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile: Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  International tourism fair in Santiago; President Lagos in London's theatre; Metabolic residues lab for lamb exports; Minimum tariff level in Chile; Wildlife Conservation Society visit Tierra del Fuego; Solar awareness and solar energy traffic lights; Low levels of red tide; Incumbent optimism in Chilean municipal election.