Tag: Mercosur - Pacific Alliance

• Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:30 UTC

  Uruguay praises Mercosur as the “main buyer” of the country's exports

  

  Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Luis Almagro highlighted that Mercosur is the “main buyer” of Uruguayan exports and strongly defended the country's presence in the regional group, a controversial issue since much of the country's political system and most of the business community want a more dynamic, open trade block.

• Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  Mercosur/Pacific Alliance agree on flexible integration but no talk on tariffs

  

  Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance explored this week in Chile the possibilities of a gradual, and flexible, integration but left aside all possibility of a near future agreement on tariffs.

• Wednesday, November 26th 2014 - 09:41 UTC

  Pacific Alliance and Mercosur represent 90% of Latam and Caribbean GDP

  

  The Pacific Alliance (PA) and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) combined represent more than 80% of regional foreign trade as well as population, and more than 90% of GDP and direct foreign investment flows, according to a new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

• Monday, November 3rd 2014 - 08:41 UTC

  Pacific Alliance and Mercosur agree to continue discussions in Chile

  

  Mercosur and Pacific Alliance foreign affairs ministers met this weekend in Colombia for a first round of talks on integration mechanisms and the potential for specific alliances. The idea of the meeting was first launched by Chile with the purpose of a 'convergence' of interests and a possible future integration.

• Friday, October 31st 2014 - 08:27 UTC

  Pacific Alliance and Mercosur begin round of ministerial informative meetings

  

  The Pacific Alliance and Mercosur will be holding a two-day ministerial informative meeting in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, beginning this Friday, a first approach to a possible convergence of the two groupings, according to official releases.

• Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 02:51 UTC

  Chile ready to act as a 'bridge' between Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance

  

  Chile is ready to act as a 'bridge' between Mercosur and the Alliance of the Pacific so that Latin American can have a greater presence in the world state, said Chilean Deputy foreign minister Edgardo Riveros during a conference in Sao Paulo at the Lula da Silva think-tank.