Mercosur

• Monday, December 2nd 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine peso remains stable after banking restrictions lifted

  The Argentine currency remained stable Monday after restrictions on the withdrawal of some $5.7 billion in bank deposits were lifted.

• Monday, December 2nd 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  British Airways cuts flights; Buenos Aires invests in the cruise industry; Argentine natural gas for Uruguay; Joint war games; One fireman killed.

• Sunday, December 1st 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Lula in Buenos Aires and Chile

  Brazilian elected president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived Sunday night in Buenos Aires and is expected this Monday to hold several top level interviews with government officials beginning with President Eduardo Duhalde and Congressional leaders.

• Thursday, November 28th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Lula keeps everybody guessing

  Brazil's elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who will be visiting next week Argentina and Chile to underline his future government commitment to Mercosur still has to announce what is considered the main political issue: who will fill the key posts in the incoming administration.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  South America News

  Headlines: More cattle than sheep; Rich and famous; Argentina justifies hikes; The end of the Washington Consensus; Five Chilean Congressmen disbarred; Fisheries a major employer in Chile; Spanish fisheries closely tied to Argentina...

• Tuesday, November 26th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Lavagna in Europe

  Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna currently in Europe to talk about Argentina's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, IMF emphatically declared to a French newspaper that “we will not assume commitments we can't honor”.

• Monday, November 25th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Gutierrez wins Ecuadorian presidency in a landslide

  Lucio Gutierrez will be Ecuador's next president as the ongoing vote count indicated that his rival, multimillionaire Alvaro Noboa, will be unable to overcome his wide lead.
  With 97.88 percent of the ballots counted, Gutierrez had 54.33 percent of the valid votes to Noboa's 45.67 percent.

• Thursday, November 21st 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Hot News

  Headlines: Corruption in Chile; IMF and Argentina try to sound optimistic; Lula in Mercosur summit

• Tuesday, November 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Modest growth in 2003; Strong support for Argentina

• Tuesday, November 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine elections April 27

  Others headlines: Toledo needs a new start; Lula sends a warning