Mercosur

• Monday, December 17th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Another nerve racking week

• Wednesday, December 12th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Record low interest rate in US

• Wednesday, December 12th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Doom-laden UK reports on Argentine economy

  Argentina's perilous economic plight is getting comprehensive coverage on British television and big headlines in the British media, such as “Argentina fails to win vital IMF loan” and “IMF refuses to rescue Argentina”. The sad repercussions and hardship caused in Argentina are widely reported.

• Wednesday, December 12th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile upholds Mercosur

• Saturday, December 8th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Pinochet judges meet

• Saturday, December 8th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Lagos blamed for campaigning.a

  An influential member of the Chilean ruling coalition argued president Ricardo Lagos can not remain quiet or numb to opposition's accusations that pretend to deny the government achievements

• Saturday, December 8th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Mr. Cavallo's last round

  The 2002 budget and the Federal participation agreement are the two stalling points that prevent Argentina from having access to the crucial 1,3 billion US dollars International Monetary Fund disbursement.

• Friday, December 7th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  TPA approval encourages free-traders

  Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister Soledad Alvear praised US House of Representatives approval of the Trade Promotion Authority, TPA, or “fast track”, as it was described during the Clinton administration years

• Thursday, December 6th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay recovers from FAM

• Saturday, December 1st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Second round for Argentine swap

  After completing the first of two rounds of a massive debt swap, that Argentine government officials described as a resounding success, Argentina restricted money withdrawals to impede a continuing loss of bank deposits and in preparation for discussions with grumbling international investors.