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Montevideo, August 4th 2025 - 19:45 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina insists on local currency agreements within Mercosur

    “The use of local currencies in bilateral trade relieves the pressure on the use of reserves and on the exchange rate issue,” Massa argued

    Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa said Monday in Puerto Iguazú during a conference with his Mercosur peers on the opening day of the bloc's 62nd Summit in the province of Misiones, that “in order to strengthen intra-Mercosur trade, it is essential to consolidate local currency agreements among our countries.”

  • Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:42 UTC

    Argentina's FM insists “asymmetries” make EU deal untenable

    “We have to strengthen ourselves as a bloc,” Cafiero told his Mercosur colleagues

    Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday stressed that the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) is hindered by what he called the “asymmetries” between the two blocs.

  • Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

    Yellen travels to China to restore a healthy economic relation, “destabilization punishes both countries”

    The trip comes as part of a push by US President Joe Biden to deepen communications between the world's two largest economies.

    United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China this week to restore ties, the Treasury Department announced. Yellen, who will be in Beijing from July 6-9, will meet with high-ranking representatives of the Chinese government but not China's President Xi Jinping.

  • Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

    Paraguayan FM calls for more efficient Mercosur

    “Without free circulation of goods and services, deepening our productive integration becomes a chimera,” Arriola stressed

    Paraguayan Foreign Minister Julio César Arriola Monday called for a “more effective and efficient” Mercosur during the bloc's two-day summit in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine province of Misiones.

  • Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

    Significant Caricom summit underway with an eye on Haiti

    Caricom's founding treaty was signed on July 4, 1973.

    The 45th Meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) began Monday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the bloc's foundational Treaty of Chaguaramas. The event was also attended by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

  • Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 09:19 UTC

    Equal pay bill signed into law in Brazil

    “We women have been waiting for this day for at least 80 years,” Minister Cida Gonçalves said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday signed into law a bill granting male and female workers equal pay for the same job position, it was reported in Brasilia. Lula insisted he would “enforce” this measure, which “cannot be violated or circumvented” under any circumstances.

  • Tuesday, July 4th 2023 - 09:01 UTC

    No progress achieved during Argentina's presidency of Mercosur, Bustillo says

    Uruguay and China are waiting for Mercosur to make up its mind, Bustillo argued

    Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Monday told his Mercosur colleagues in Puerto Iguazú that “from the first day we warned that Mercosur had been won over by immobility” and insisted no progress regarding deals with other countries or blocs had been achieved during Argentina's pro tempore presidency of the alliance ending Tuesday.

  • Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:09 UTC

    Peru to assume pro tempore presidency of Pacific Alliance

    Mathews also highlighted Peru's performance in terms of export progress

    Peru will finally take over the pro tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance (PA) on Aug. 1, after which progress is expected in trade, tourism, and investments, Foreign Trade Minister Juan Carlos Mathews said Sunday in a TV interview.

  • Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Mercosur summit ready to kick off at Puerto Iguazu

    Alberto Fernández will pass on the pro tempore presidency to Lula

    Presidents of all four Mercosur members (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay) will convene Monday in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine northeastern province of Misiones for the 62nd bloc summit, also attended by dignitaries of the bloc's associate members.

  • Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 09:51 UTC

    Opposition candidate wins gubernatorial elections in Argentine province of San Juan

    Rodríguez Larreta joined the celebrations

    Marcelo Orrego of Unidos por San Juan (USJ) won Sunday's gubernatorial elections in the Argentine province of San Juan, it was reported. USJ is affiliated with the opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) alliance at a national level. Peronist candidate José Luis Gioja of the Frente San Juan por Todos acknowledged defeat.