Mercosur

• Friday, February 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine politicians flee the spotlight

  Unbelievable, but true. Politicians running from the spotlight, avoiding television cameras and displaying a minimum profile is the current Argentine scenario where protesters don't dare to unleash all their anger and exasperation, sometimes violently, against elected members of Congress and leaders.

• Thursday, February 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Optimistic forecast.

  The Group of 7 richest countries in the world, following a meeting in Ottawa, Canada, outlined an optimistic forecast of global economic recovery, although warning there are still risks ahead.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  European tour for president Lagos

  Chilean president Ricardo Lagos is currently in a trade and investment promotion European tour that includes Sweden, Finland and Italy.

• Wednesday, February 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur urges aid for Argentina

  Mercosur presidents meeting in Buenos Aires expressed their full solidarity with Argentina and requested multilateral organizations to “understand the complexity” of the country's economic and social problems.

• Monday, February 18th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur Summit

  A Mercosur presidential summit hosted by Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde will be held this Monday in Olivos, Buenos Aires to consider the current political and economic situation of the block.

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

  Optimistic forecast

• Tuesday, February 12th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

• Monday, February 11th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguayan president to meet Bush

  Insisting that Uruguay is not after economic aid, but rather “work opportunities”, Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle will be meeting with his American counterpart George Bush next Friday in the White House.

• Monday, February 11th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  First day for Duhalde.

  Contrary to most pessimistic prospects, the Argentine peso floating freely against the US dollar for the first time in eleven years managed to remain within government targets after an early demand thrust.