Tag: trade

• Monday, April 26th 2010 - 21:24 UTC

  Uruguay 2010 Soy-Bean Boom Crop Could be Just a One Year Record

  

  Uruguay is currently harvesting what is considered a record crop of soybean the ever expanding oil seed that as in neighbouring countries is taking over land from other exploitations and has made Mercosur the world’s leading producer and exporter.

• Monday, April 26th 2010 - 01:10 UTC

  Serra Calls for a More “Flexible” Mercosur; Claims it Limits Brazil’s “Sovereignty”

  

  Brazilian opposition presidential candidate Jose Serra—who leads in public opinion vote intention polls—reiterated his call for a more “flexible” Mercosur, effectively becoming a free trade area, because the current format limits Brazil’s sovereignty to sign agreements with other non member countries.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 11:08 UTC

  Exchange Rate Disorder

  

  By Jose Antonio Ocampo – Two troubling features of the ongoing economic recovery are the depressed nature of world trade and the early revival of international global payment imbalances. Estimates by the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations indicate that the volume of international trade in 2010 will still be 7% to 8% below its 2008 peak, while many or most countries, including industrial nations, are seeking to boost their current accounts.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:20 UTC

  Argentine Industrial Production Up 10.65 in March Over a Year Ago

  

  Argentine industrial output surprised market expectations in March, powered by an increase in auto production, the latest sign of a strong rebound in Latin America's number three economy.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 06:52 UTC

  China-Argentina trade differences increase and are openly aired

  

  Production Minister Débora Giorgi came out to stage on Thursday to support Argentina's trading policies after comments made by China's Vice Minister of Commerce JIang Yaoping, who claimed the Argentine Government is increasingly promoting trade protectionism against Chinese products.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 01:26 UTC

  Latam growingly dependent on Chinese demand for commodities

  

  Latinamerican countries with a greater link to China such as Chile, Brazil and Peru are moving out of the crisis faster and stronger according to a World Bank report which underlines the increasing significance of the Asian giant for the region.