Mercosur

• 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

• Monday, November 18th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Bolivian president pledges productive 2003 Ibero-American Summit

  Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada has pledged to organize an Ibero-American Summit next year that will be as productive as the one that ended Saturday night in Playa Bavaro.

• Saturday, November 16th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Conciliatory signs

  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Koehler said this Friday in Berlin that the IMF is committed to reach an agreement with Argentina.

• Saturday, November 16th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Insipid EU-Mercosur round

  European Union and Mercosur delegates ended in Brasilia their eighth round of negotiations for the creation of an association agreement with not much hopes of convergence in the controversial issue of agriculture.

• Saturday, November 16th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Latin American Leaders Hold Talks

  Latin American leaders gathered in a summit yesterday Friday 15th, discussing ways to ease poverty, fight drug trafficking and heal internal strife.