Mercosur

• Monday, February 12th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Lafer in Buenos Aires

  Newly appointed Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Celso Lafer begins this Monday in Buenos Aires a crucial visit to Mercosur members, particularly to co-ordinate efforts for the coming April presidential summit in Quebec, Canada, the first of the Bush administration.

• Sunday, February 11th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Mexico and Argentina in the spotlight

  Mexico and Argentina under the new Republican White House spotlight, were analyzed by Wall Street experts in a recent New York Columbia University Forum.

• Monday, February 5th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazilian beef banned. Repsol- YPF. Internet.

• Monday, February 5th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News

• Wednesday, January 31st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazilian bank abandons Uruguay

  Brazil's most important bank which has been operating in Uruguay since 1945 announced it will be leaving the country because of the low profitability of its Montevideo agency.

• Wednesday, January 31st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Inflation under control

  In spite of different scenarios and higher oil prices and interest rates, Mercosur overall consolidated inflation control during 2000, ensuring the long term decreasing tendency of retail prices.

• Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Davos and Porto Alegre

  While the leading world businessmen, bankers and some political figures met in Davos Switzerland for the annual economic forum to praise globalization and capitalism, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, thousands gathered rather chaotically to blast the rich leading nations, the wealthy in rich countries and the current economic structure that allows such a system to subsist.

• Monday, January 29th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Farm taxes drop 30%

• Monday, January 29th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Better prospects for Uruguay

• Saturday, January 27th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Aid to fight foot and mouth disease in Bolivia