Mercosur

• Monday, January 15th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Cháves, Fidel and Bush

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina invests in cruise tourism.

  Taking advantage of the visit of 264 meters long cruise vessel “Mercury”, the largest passenger ship to ever visit Buenos Aires, Argentine officials announced an ambitious 100 million US dollars infrastructure plan to promote international cruise tourism.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  “Best news of the year”

  After “the seven plagues” of 2000, the US Federal Reserve unexpected decision to lower basic interest rates 0,5%, to 6% before the formal Open Market Meeting of mid January, has come as a blessing and was described as “the best news of the year” by officials from Mercosur members.

• Sunday, January 7th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  CIA forecast.

  The United States Central Information Agency, CIA, forecasts prosperity for Latinamerica in the coming fifteen years based primarily in the information revolution and an important drop in the birth rate.

• Thursday, January 4th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Inflation in Uruguay bounces back.

• Thursday, January 4th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Regional trade.

• Thursday, January 4th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Continental challenges.

• Wednesday, January 3rd 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Month long recess.

• Tuesday, January 2nd 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Lagos admits failure.

• Wednesday, December 27th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Focus on Brazil by Britain's Leading Newspaper

  Brazil has embarked on policies that can make it a major international economic nation, according to a comprehensive review of South America's biggest country and Mercosur's dominant partner, published by the London Times Newspaper.