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Mercosur

  • Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    “Bang the G8 door”

    Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle proposed that the Cairns Group “bang the doors of the G 8 group” to try and obtain a political commitment for the coming World Trade Organization, WTO, meeting to be held in Doha, Qatar.

  • Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    First Mercosur-USA talks

    A hectic week for the Mercosur-United States trade talks scheduled to officially begin next September 21st., when the four Foreign Secretaries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) will be meeting US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.

  • Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Election year budget.

    Brazilian government presented Congress the 2002 budget, which will force much debate since its election year. Budget estimates forecast a GDP increase of 3,7%, based on a controversial estimate of 2,7% for the current year.

  • Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Chilean air market “lacks competition”

    Following Aero Continente's announcement that it will be back in the air by early September, small independent operators have cancelled plans to expand.
    Andrés Pivcevic from DAP Airlines said that while current market conditions remain, limiting independent operators activities, “we are canceling all our expansion projects”.

  • Monday, August 27th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Blair splits Brazilian Labor

    Although leading in the polls and rapidly moving to the middle ground, the Brazilian Labor Party, (Partido Trabalhista, PT), still is split about the “third way” and its social commitment.

  • Monday, August 27th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Argentines reject political system

    With less than two months for the October 14th. legislative elections when a new Senate and half the Lower House Chamber will be voted in, almost 40% of Argentines are planning to vote blank, according to the latest polls.

  • Thursday, August 23rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    “Four plus one”

    Uruguay, that currently holds the Mercosur chair, was encouraged by US State Department officials to promote “four plus one” trade negotiations between the South American block and the United States.

  • Thursday, August 23rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Debt rescheduling for Argentina

    Finally the International Monetary Fund and Argentine officials worked out two a stages agreement that includes an additional 8 billion US dollars stand-by assistance, plus a “voluntary” rescheduling of Argentine foreign debt

  • Monday, August 20th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News.

  • Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile vulnerable to Argentina