Mercosur

• Monday, June 17th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  How to weaken a president

  The IMF mission currently in Buenos Aires discussing the resumption of credit to Argentina increased demands regarding financial and banking reforms, while the Duhalde administration, limited in its political support, must also address growing differences between the Economy Ministry and the Central Bank.

• Saturday, June 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Financial scare in Brazil

  Markets reacted positively to the measures announced on Thursday by the Brazilian government to help restore confidence among investors, although doubts about the long term capacity of the country to repay its foreign debt remain.

• Thursday, June 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  Headlines: Chile moves ahead; ICU for the “agonizing patient”; Tough negotiation ahead; G7 to press Argentina and the IMF.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Death of Peruvian statesman ?Belaunde Terry

  Fernando Belaunde Terry, twice President of Peru, has died , aged 88. Here is an appraisal of the man and his contribution to Peruvian politics by Mercopress Correspondent Harold Briley, who knew him personally.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Menem campaigns in the US

  Former Argentine president Carlos Menem, currently in Washington, addressed this Monday a conference of Conservative political leaders from all over the world and in the evening was invited to a welcome dinner offered by President George Bush in the White House.

• Monday, June 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Domingo Cavallo free

  Former economy minister Domingo Cavallo walked free after an appeals court overturned last Friday his previous indictment on charges of smuggling weapons to Ecuador and Croatia last decade, ending his 65-day confinement in Campo de Mayo.

• Monday, June 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF and Argentine closer

  An International Monetary Fund, IMF, delegation is expected next week in Buenos Aires to resume financial aid discussions with the Argentine government in an attempt to stabilize the country's economy going through one of its longest recessions in history.

• Thursday, June 6th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Headlines Hot News

  Punta Arenas air traffic back to normal; Uruguay backs Argentina's claim; Chile on a strong recovery trail:
  May inflation in Argentina 4%

• Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  President Batlle apologized

  Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle offered a tearful public apology for remarks made last Monday when he called Argentines a “bunch of thieves”, officially putting an end to a diplomatic incident that sent tremors on both sides of the River Plate.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  US support for Argentina . Testing European consumers

  United States government publicly endorsed Argentina's latest efforts to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund, IMF.