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Mercosur

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News

    Headlines:
    Bush signs “fast track” trade bill;
    Uribe tells Colombians not to expect miracles; Bolivia Swears In New Leader; O'Neill, S. American Executives Meet

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Uruguay Calm as Banks Reopen

    Uruguay is to repay Washington later this week after receiving a loan package in the same amount from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    O'Neill: U.S. supports Brazil's talks with IMF

    Visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill on Monday praised the economic policies of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso's administration and said Washington supports Brazil's efforts to obtain additional aid from the IMF

  • Monday, August 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News

    Headlines:
    Bolivia: Sanchez Losada confirmed president
    Uruguay: Waiting for Mr. O'Neill

    Brazil: Ciro growing and growing?

  • Monday, August 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Uruguay's banks will reopen today

    Uruguay on Sunday received a short-term loan of up to $1.5bn from the US and imposed limited restrictions on bank withdrawals in an effort to avert a collapse of its once-vaunted financial system.

  • Sunday, August 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Lagos to skip swearing in ceremony in Bolivia

    Chilean President Ricardo Lagos has announced that he would not travel to Bolivia to attend presidential inauguration ceremonies because of a simmering internal conflict there over the Bolivian government's tentative plans to export natural gas to North America via Chile

  • Saturday, August 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Comparasion begin to weight heavy in Uruguay

    Perhaps because of its size, tiny Uruguay spends an awful lot of its time being compared with other countries.
    For its solid financial system and uneventful political scene Uruguay was long referred to as “the Switzerland of South America”. Equally hopeful, its finest beach resort, Punta del Este, has been described as the continent's own Saint-Tropez.

  • Friday, August 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    O'Neill personally apologizes

    In the eve of his tour of Mercosur member countries, US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill personally apologized to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay in three separate statements, following last week's remarks when he said that foreign aid to these countries ended in secret Swiss accounts.

  • Thursday, August 1st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Hot News

    Headlines:
    Fisheries Show in Uruguay; Whales are back;
    Chile, Fuel prices hike; Bullish unemployment;Latinamerica:
    Record unemployment

  • Wednesday, July 31st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News

    Headlines:
    Uruguayan banks closed; O'Neill apologizes to Brazil; Agriculture out again?; Brazil appeals to IMF