Mercosur

• 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

• Saturday, August 11th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Warnings of “social anarchy”.

  The influential Argentine Catholic Church warned that the current economic situation in the country could lead to “social anarchy of unsuspected consequences”.

• Friday, August 10th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Explosive report in Argentine Congress.

  A preliminary report on money laundering, drug trafficking, tax evasion, illegal sales of weapons, suspicious paychecks in the privatization process, involving former president Menem's administration and the current Alianza government was made public in the Argentine Congress by a dissident Radical Deputy.

• Wednesday, August 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  South American faces “Crisis of confidence”.

• Sunday, August 5th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF will advance loan to Argentina.

  International Monetary Fund Director General, Horst Koehler announced he will recommend an accelerated disbursement of a 1,2 billion US dollars loan to Argentina, once the IMF mission currently in Buenos Aires, ends its review of the country's austerity program.

• Sunday, August 5th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Treasury vs Wall Street.

  Argentina could be the victim of a strong dispute between the US Treasury and Wall Street who are odds over investments in emerging markets bonds, where returns are greater but not necessarily the risks, according to some US economists.

• Sunday, August 5th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  “A lesson not to forget”

  In a surprisingly forceful, and candid, speech during the official inauguration of the annual Palermo Agricultural Show, President Fernando De la Rúa vigorously promoted the “zero-deficit” austerity package and also admitted a cover up operation regarding foot and mouth disease.