Mercosur

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Contingency credit on standby

  Chile has not entirely discarded the option of a contingency credit offered by the International Monetary Fund in 2001, in spite of the fact that “financially we don't need a single peso”.

• Monday, September 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  “No regional crisis”, according to State Department

  US State Department Planning Office Director and one of Collin Powell's closest advisors, Richard Haas said “there's no regional crisis in South America”, and anticipated the Argentine situation will be overpowered with reforms currently in process.

• Saturday, August 31st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina requests waiver

  Argentina formally requested the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to postpone one year repayment of a 2,8 billion US dollars loan that matures next September 9th.

• Friday, August 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Growing support for democracy

  A majority of Latinamericans prefers a democratic government system although 27% are not satisfied with how it's working, and wouldn't mind some form of authoritarian regime.

• Thursday, August 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Corruption in Latinamerica

  Chile and Uruguay figure as the less corrupt countries in Latinamerica following the annual World Corruption Perception Index, which is elaborated by non government organization Transparency International.

• Wednesday, August 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  Headlines:Stiglitz forecast; Argentine primaries postponed; Public health co-ordination in Patagonia; “Internal and not external causes”; Chile grows 1,7%

• Wednesday, August 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's former President Sarney declares support for Lula

  Former President Jose Sarney, a leading figure on the Brazilian right, declared his support Tuesday for leftist candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's bid to win the October presidential election.
  Also:
  Chile clears mine fields;
  Nigeria admits it's broke

• Tuesday, August 27th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Santander Bank blames rich countries

  Other headlines:
  USA Deeper in the red; Poverty in Argentina

• Monday, August 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Peronists clearly ahead

  The sum of vote intention for the different Peronist candidates in Argentina's next March presidential election indicates a clear victory for this party that has dominated the country's politics since 1940, according to the latest result of a weekly Ipsos-Mora poll published in the Buenos Aires Sunday press.

• Saturday, August 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's financial ordeal

  Uruguay revealed this week some details of the Letter of Intention and Economic Policies Memorandum agreed with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, (that enabled the country to have access to a massive 3,9 billion US dollars assistance), forecasting a further two years of record recession.