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.: 28/11/2006 US cautious of Venezuela
The US Government maximized its low diplomatic profile before the presidential elections in Venezuela, to be held this Sunday, to prevent Chávez to obtain any benefit from his confrontation with Bush, confirmed several sources in the city... | see full article |
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.: 27/11/2006 MERCOSUR Parliament
Although the news was not noticed, the fact is that Mercosur is going towards intitutional consolidation. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives of Uruguay approved the Organizational Protocol of the block’s Parliament. | see full article |
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.: 24/11/2006 MERCOSUR Parliament
Although the news was not noticed, the fact is that Mercosur is going towards intitutional consolidation. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives of Uruguay approved the Organizational Protocol of the block’s Parliament. | see full article |
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.: 23/11/2006 Agreement to Promote Exports
The president of Shipyard Río Santiago (ARS), Julio Urien, and the Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Taiana, signed an cooperation agreement to systematize the foreign commercialization of Buque Argentino and to..... | see full article |
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.: 22/11/2006 XII Summit of MERCOSUR Cities almost here
This XII Summit of Mercosur Cities, which gathers mayors, prefects and representatives from over 200 cities in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Venezuela will be held from November 25 to December 3 in the locality of.... | see full article |
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.: 21/11/2006 New crusade against Evo Morales
Some months ago, Bolivia was the very hell. The country was at risk of suffering a civil war, being isolated from the world and undergoing an institutional crisis without precedent and nonsense sponsored by the largest media, strong....... | see full article |
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.: 20/11/2006 Venezuela withdraws from G3
According to an official communication by the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by means of this decision Venezuela freely assumes the challenge of establishing policies which may improve productive development and protect..... | see full article |
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.: 19/11/2006 Incidentes en la cumbre del G-20
MELBOURNE, Australia.- Policías a caballo y con bastones chocaron ayer con manifestantes que lanzaban botellas y piedras en las cercanías de una reunión de ministros de Finanzas del Grupo de los 20 (G-20); esto convirtió lo que inicialmente... | see full article |
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.: 18/11/2006 El comercio, tema central en la cumbre de APEC
HANOI.- La cumbre del Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico (APEC), que comenzará hoy en Vietnam, estará dominada por las discusiones sobre libre comercio y seguridad regional. | see full article |
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.: 17/11/2006 Brasilia propone una OTAN sudamericana
El objetivo de la fuerza sería defender los recursos naturales, evitar la intervención extranjera directa y la distensión entre los propios países del subcontinente. | see full article |
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.: 16/11/2006 Venezuela, por la producción de los superpesados
Venezuela avanza hacia el aprovechamiento de los crudos pesados y extrapesados, apoyada en la incorporación de nuevas tecnologías y la creación de instalaciones especializadas para el procesamiento de los hidrocarburos. | see full article |
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.: 15/11/2006 Uruguay reclama reunión del Consejo del Mercosur
El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Uruguay, Reinaldo Gargano, le envió una carta a su par brasileño, Celso Amorim, para proponer un encuentro extraordinario de cancilleres del Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) en caso de..... | see full article |
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.: 14/11/2006 Un puente para la integración
Las relaciones bilaterales entre Brasil y Venezuela se encuentran en su mejor momento. Lejos de los rumores que hablan sobre recelos en la conducción del proceso de integración latinoamericana, e incluso del Mercado Común del... | see full article |
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.: 13/11/2006 Lula visita a Chávez para acelerar integración
En una visita de 24 horas el presidente de Brasil visitará el país bolivariano para inaugurar junto a su homologo venezolano el nuevo puente que ha sido bautizado como Orinoquia. | see full article |
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.: 12/11/2006 Bolivia sigue negociando
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) y la brasileña Petrobras ampliaron por 30 días el plazo para negociar un nuevo precio para el gas que Bolivia exporta a Brasil, informaron ayer fuentes oficiales. | see full article |
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.: 11/11/2006 Paraguay podría perder Yacyretá
El presidente paraguayo, Nicanor Duarte Frutos, advirtió ayer que su país podría perder la central hidroeléctrica Yacyretá si el Senado no aprueba un acuerdo por la deuda con la Argentina. | see full article |
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.: 10/11/2006 Evo Morales pide a EE.UU que consuma menos cocaína
El presidente boliviano, Evo Morales, pidió ayer al Gobierno de Estados Unidos que reduzca el consumo de cocaína en el país, después de que el embajador estadounidense les solicitara mayores esfuerzos para erradicar la hoja de..... | see full article |
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.: 09/11/2006 Uruguay cancela su deuda con el FMI
Primero fue Brasil, a fines del año pasado. Una semana después le tocó el turno a Argentina. Y ahora Uruguay se suma a sus socios mayores en la tendencia a cancelar los compromisos con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) en forma..... | see full article |
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.: 08/11/2006 Venezuela lanzó el Bono del Sur
El día llegó: el martes 7 de noviembre va a pasar a la historia como el día en que Argentina y Venezuela realizaron la primera emisión de títulos de duda pública bilateral, y quizás el primer paso hacia la conformación de una institución financiera.. | see full article |
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.: 07/11/2006 Brasil pide posponer Cumbre del Mercosur
Cuando en Córdoba (Argentina) se realizó en julio pasado la última Cumbre del Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur) y Estados Asociados el dueño de casa, el presidente Néstor Kirchner, traspasó la presidencia pro tempore a su homólogo de Brasil,... | see full article |
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.: 06/11/2006 La UE instó al diálogo entre Argentina y Uruguay
Para la Unión Europea, el tiempo apremia y las discusiones entre los gobiernos de la Argentina y Uruguay por las papeleras están lejos de ser una situación ideal para atraer inversiones europeas. | see full article |
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.: 05/11/2006 Nicaragua decide si vuelve el sandinismo
En unas elecciones que causaron interés mundial debido al posible regreso del líder sandinista Daniel Ortega al poder, los nicaragüenses acudirán hoy a las urnas para elegir a quien será su presidente durante los próximos cinco años. | see full article |
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.: 04/11/2006 Chávez amenaza a los canales privados de TV
Cuando falta un mes para las elecciones generales, el presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, amenazó ayer con no renovar a algunos canales de televisión sus concesiones cuando venzan en 2007, al señalar que son usados.... | see full article |
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.: 03/11/2006 Uruguay recibirá a Kirchner con quejas
Debería ser una de esas pocas reuniones presidenciales en las que todo son sonrisas y acuerdos. Pero no bien empiece esta noche aquí la Cumbre Iberoamericana, habrá una sombra de incomodidad difícil de disimular, al menos entre..... | see full article |
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.: 02/11/2006 Duro reclamo a Uruguay por las papeleras
Otra vez la relación con Uruguay entró en zona de máxima tensión: el Gobierno envió anoche a Montevideo una nota de protesta en la que acusa a la administración de Tabaré Vázquez de haber incumplido las advertencias dictadas por la Corte.... | see full article |
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.: 01/11/2006 La nacionalización minera en Bolivia para 2007
Cuando todos preveían la apertura de un nuevo frente de conflicto para el gobierno socialista de Evo Morales en Bolivia con el inminente anuncio de la nacionalización de la minería, sorpresivamente el propio mandatario decidió postergar por un año... | see full article |
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.: 31/10/2006 Lula promete un giro económico
Al día siguiente de su reelección contundente, el presidente brasileño Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva dio a entender ayer que pretende dar un giro en la política económica. | see full article |
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.: 30/10/2006 Lula fue reelegido en Brasil
Las urnas confirmaron el pronóstico de las encuestas: con algo menos de 60 millones de votos, el presidente Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva obtuvo ayer una rotunda victoria en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones brasileñas y fue elegido.... | see full article |
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.: 29/10/2006 Acuerdo de Petrobras con Bolivia
El gobierno de Bolivia se aprestaba anoche a firmar los nuevos contratos con varias petroleras, entre ellas Petrobras, al filo del vencimiento del plazo fijado para que la explotación de los hidrocarburos vuelva a la órbita estatal. | see full article |
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.: 28/10/2006 Lula, firme tras el último debate por TV
Tras haber salido indemne del último debate -de una serie de cuatro- frente a su rival, el socialdemócrata Geraldo Alckmin, nada parece detener ya al presidente Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva en su camino a la reelección, que podría.... | see full article |
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.: 27/10/2006 Un privilegio también para los niños
Los únicos privilegiados son los niños decía el presidente Juan Domingo Perón (1946-1955; 1973-1974), y quería decir que la generación de entonces era la que iba a hacer el esfuerzo, y la siguiente recogería los beneficios. | see full article |
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.: 26/10/2006 Lula Da Silva saca una ventaja definitiva
A sólo tres días de las segunda vuelta electoral en Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, del Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), obtendría el 61 por ciento de los votos validos –sin contar blancos ni nulos-, que le daría un margen de 22 puntos por sobre | see full article |
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.: 25/10/2006 Los mineros de Huanuni pasan a la central minera
Pasadas dos semanas del grave conflicto que puso en aprietos al gobierno del Mas y resaltó la importancia del tradicional y combativo movimiento minero en Bolivia, ayer funcionarios del presidente Evo Morales acordaron con los representantes.... | see full article |
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.: 24/10/2006 Colombia y Chile avanzan hacia un TLC
A fines de noviembre debe estar rubricado por ambos jefes de Estado. Se trata de una profundización del ACE vigente. Ambos países transitan el sendero de librecomercio, sin demasiada integración política.... | see full article |
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.: 23/10/2006 Lula o neoliberalismo
Lula [Da Silva] representa la alternativa del sistema y lo nuevo que viene desde abajo… Por eso estamos muy pendientes de que Lula pueda ganar”. De visita en Argentina para realizar una serie de conferencias sobre las posibles.... | see full article |
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.: 22/10/2006 Superar la desigualdad,el máximo desafío en Brasil
Brasil es una de las 15 mayores economías del mundo, lo que nos deja en compañía de Italia, España o Alemania. Pero cuando observamos los indicadores sociales, estamos al lado de países latinoamericanos pobres o africanos. | see full article |
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.: 21/10/2006 Autos: Brasil ofrece más ventajas que la Argentina
El Salón del Automóvil, que se desarrolla en esta ciudad, no sólo se convirtió en una vidriera que exhibe los nuevos modelos que llegan al Mercosur. En sus pasillos, y entre las presentaciones, los comentarios sobre la situación económica y los.... | see full article |
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.: 20/10/2006 En Bolivia, Kirchner atacó a las petroleras
El presidente Néstor Kirchner llegó ayer aquí con la mano tendida, con dinero fresco, apoyo político para su par de Bolivia, Evo Morales, y una fuerte denuncia contra las empresas petroleras que amenazan con no invertir en la producción de... | see full article |
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.: 19/10/2006 El Bono del Sur sale a la luz en noviembre
En silencio pero con certeza, Argentina y Venezuela avanzaron en la concreción de una medida que hace a la financiación de ambos estados. El anunciado Bono del Sur va a tener su primera emisión en los primeros días de ....... | see full article |
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.: 18/10/2006 Dudas por el precio que se pagará por el gas
El gobierno de Néstor Kirchner sentó ayer las bases del acuerdo que firmará mañana en Bolivia con el presidente de ese país, Evo Morales, para incrementar el volumen de exportaciones de gas boliviano a la Argentina, aunque la falta de..... | see full article |
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.: 17/10/2006 Chávez está cerca de una dura caída en la ONU
Venezuela sufrió ayer lo que podría ser un duro revés diplomático en sus ambiciones de formar parte del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) como miembro no permanente: después de 10 votaciones en la Asamblea..... | see full article |
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.: 16/10/2006 En riesgo, la relación con Venezuela
El magnate Alvaro Noboa, que disputará el ballottage el mes próximo en Ecuador, criticó ayer al mandatario Hugo Chávez y anunció que romperá relaciones con Venezuela si gana la presidencia. | see full article |
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.: 15/10/2006 Hay 5620 millones de pesos casi sin control
Pese a la cada vez mayor trascendencia de los fondos fiduciarios en la estructura de gastos del Gobierno, la información que tendría que suministrar el Poder Ejecutivo sobre estas millonarias sumas es pobre. | see full article |
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.: 14/10/2006 Se necesitarán US$ 3000 millones
Bolivia tiene mucho gas, pero debajo de la tierra. Para extraerlo, habrá que invertir. Esos son los conceptos de las empresas petroleras que operan en ese país, cuyas proyecciones han acuñado un cálculo: para cumplir con el contrato que Bolivia .... | see full article |
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.: 13/10/2006 Morales: Nadie va a parar el cambio
Tras una semana en la que su gobierno sufrió el embate de una serie de huelgas y protestas en su contra, el presidente Evo Morales encabezó ayer una marcha de decenas de miles de indígenas y otros sectores populares, en la que realizó una.... | see full article |
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.: 12/10/2006 Lula suma apoyos y se acerca a la reelección
Los últimos dos días de Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva resultarían la envidia de cualquier gobernante, más si se encuentra a menos de tres semanas de ponerse a prueba en una segunda vuelta donde estará ausente la revancha, ya que el que pierde... | see full article |
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.: 11/10/2006 Avance entre Argentina y Brasil
Los ministros del área se reunieron en Buenos Aires. Y se avanzó en un cronograma para usar las monedas locales en el comercio bilateral. La propuesta va a ser elevada a los presidentes antes de fin de año. | see full article |
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.: 10/10/2006 América latina, en la agenda alemana
América latina está volviendo a aparecer en la agenda de los empresarios alemanes.El ministro de Economía del estado federal de Baja Sajonia, Walter Hirche, puede dar muestras concretas de lo que dice: sus palabras resuenan en la sede de la... | see full article |
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.: 09/10/2006 Duras acusaciones entre Lula y Alckmin
Fue tenso y cargado de acusaciones mutuas el primer debate entre el presidente Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva y el candidato opositor, Geraldo Alckmin, realizado anoche. | see full article |
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.: 08/10/2006 Evo Morales insiste en nacionalizar los recursos
El presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, anunció ayer que buscará que el Estado recupere de manos privadas los yacimientos en los que no haya inversiones, cuando se defendía de los ataques que había recibido por no frenar a tiempo los.... | see full article |
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.: 07/10/2006 Crece la cordillera para lácteos
El gobierno chileno dispuso ayer la aplicación de un arancel de 23 por ciento a la importación de lácteos argentinos para proteger a sus productores locales. . | see full article |
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.: 06/10/2006 Uruguay y las nuevas negociaciones con Washington
Tabaré Vázquez trata de alcanzar un acuerdo marco de inversión y comercio para despegarse de un TLC por la vía rápida, aunque el nuevo escenario aún es poco claro. APM dialogó con el diputado del MPP, Héctor Tajam. | see full article |
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.: 05/10/2006 El carisma de Lula y la sonrisa de Alckmin
Al candidato derechista Geraldo Alckmin la realidad le sonrió el último domingo. Quizá por ello la soberbia y ciertos desvaríos mentales bajaron de su cabeza a sus labios y optó por definirse más a la izquierda que el actual presidente y candidato... | see full article |
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.: 04/10/2006 El Gobierno confía en pronto acuerdo con Bolivia
El ministro Julio De Vido aseguró que avanzó mucho con el vicepresidente boliviano, Alvaro García Linera, en la negociación del contrato pendiente, tras el convenio firmado previamente | see full article |
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.: 03/10/2006 Acuerdos con Ucrania
El canciller Jorge Taiana se reunió ayer en Kiev con el primer ministro de Ucrania, Viktor Yanucovich, y con el presidente, Viktor Yuschenko, en lo que fue el punto central de una visita para firmar acuerdos de cooperación..... | see full article |
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.: 02/10/2006 Venció Lula,pero no logró evitar la segunda vuelta
El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, venció ayer en las elecciones con el 48,79 por ciento de los votos, pero al no llegar al 50 por ciento más uno de los sufragios deberá buscar su reelección en un ballottage, el 29 de este mes. | see full article |
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.: 01/10/2006 Chávez,cada vez más lejos del Consejo de Seguridad
A pesar del apoyo que el Mercosur le dio al bolivariano hace dos meses, Panamá, Costa Rica, República Dominicana o Guatemala tendrían más posibilidades. La cercanía del venezolano con Irán, una de las causas del recelo regional | see full article |
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.: 30/09/2006 Ejércitos del Mercosur
Los jefes de los ejércitos del Mercosur y países asociados se reunirán el próximo martes 3 de octubre para avanzar en la formulación de planes de acción conjunta en operaciones de ayuda y mantenimiento de la paz. | see full article |
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.: 29/09/2006 Tabaré: ENCE not to leave Uruguay
The President of Uruguay referred for the first time to the situation of the Spanish cellulose plant. He ratified that he was studying a claim made to resettle after the plant announced its relocation | see full article |
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.: 28/09/2006 Venezuela proposes the South Agreement
The minister of foreign affairs of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, proposed at the United Nations (UN) to establish of the South Agreement and to seek a strategy in this regard as part of a new world without the hegemony of the empire. | see full article |
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.: 27/09/2006 Venezuela gathers votes for UN Security Council
A few days before the voting at the UN Security Council, Venezuela ensured the support of Argentina, Bolivia and Russia to occupy the position for Latin America for two years. | see full article |
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.: 26/09/2006 Argentine-Chilean integration
Officials and representatives of the private sector of Argentina and Chile will meet today in Buenos Aires to strengthen the bilateral commercial bond within the framework of a seminar called Alliances for integration, commerce and investments. | see full article |
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.: 25/09/2006 Hugo Chávez, the most important leader
The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, is the most important leader in Latin America and George W. Bush has the worst public image, according to a survey published yesterday by Colombia’s press. | see full article |
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.: 24/09/2006 Crowded demonstration in Gualeguaychú
The caravan left at 2 PM from the crossing of routes 20 and 136 and kept the traffic interrupted between both countries for nearly five hours as a great number of vehicles were intercepted. | see full article |
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.: 23/09/2006 Argentina has the highest surplus in the region
According to a private study, the primary positive balance reached 5.2 percent of the GDP in August and became the highest among the countries in the continent. The Argentine economy has been growing for 44 continuous months. | see full article |
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.: 22/09/2006 Mercosur institutional reform to be defined today
Technical officials of Mercosur that are part of the Common Market Group (GMC) will meet tomorrow in Brasilia to evaluate the projects of institutional reform of the block and a development plan of productive integration, apart from adjusting the.... | see full article |
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.: 21/09/2006 Mercosur Voice heard at UN
The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, and the president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner talked to an audience of presidents gathered in the UN headquarters in New York. Likewise, several Latin American presidents gave their speeches. | see full article |
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.: 20/09/2006 Uruguay stays in Mercosur
The bilateral relationship between Argentina and Brazil is dangerous and the attitude of Argentina towards Uruguay is also dangerous, in the case of cellulose plants, Astori said during a press conference in San Pablo when he was ........ | see full article |
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.: 19/09/2006 Swap: debt for electric power
Far away from home, the presidents of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner, and Paraguay, Nicanor Duarte Frutos, reached an agreement to swap monetary debt for the annual supply of electric power. | see full article |
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.: 18/09/2006 Argentina about to pass the Creation Protocol
The Argentine House of Representatives will pass the Protocol for the Creation of the Mercosur. | see full article |
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.: 17/09/2006 Guess what happens when IMF tries to help
The most powerful countries and the IMF authorities designed a plan to increase the representation and voting power of underdeveloped countries within the entity: the US; Germany, France, England, Italy, Japan and ...... | see full article |
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.: 16/09/2006 Miceli does not agree with Rato
The relationship between the Argentine government and the IMF is stuck. The meeting between the minister of economy, Felisa Miceli, and the head of the entity, Rodrigo Rato was called-off due to agenda reasons. | see full article |
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.: 15/09/2006 Chile returns to CAN in Spring
Next September 20, the ministers of foreign affairs of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will meet in New York with the minister of Chile in the UN headquarters, when Alejandro Foxley will announce the return of his country to the Andean... | see full article |
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.: 14/09/2006 Argentina será motor da região
Assim estabeleceu um informe do FMI, que prognostica que a economia do país se incrementará 8 per cento em 2006. Adianta que a suba no ano próximo estará na ordem do 6 per cento. | see full article |
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.: 13/09/2006 La Paz makes effort to support exports
There is no question that the US government exercises control over Bolivia. The Whitehouse grants benefits to those it considers its allies and punishes those defined as enemies. | see full article |
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.: 12/09/2006 Kirchner meets with Bachelet
President Néstor Kirchner and President Michelle Bachelet will discuss the crisis in the supply of gas to Chile when they meet in Mendoza to launch the bid for the railway Trasandino Central. | see full article |
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.: 11/09/2006 The largest partners want to strengthen Mercosur
During his visit in Argentina to participate in a meeting of viceministers of foreign affairs of Mercosur, Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães commented on the current situation of South America, which he defined as a general reaction against the.... | see full article |
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.: 10/09/2006 Kirchner and Bachelet seek to strengthen bonds
The presidents of Argentina and Chile will meet on Tuesday in Mendoza. The call for bids for the Andean Train and the gas issue will be two main issues to analyze and strengthen bonds. | see full article |
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.: 09/09/2006 Lula received Tabaré Vázquez
The president of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, ensured his Brazilian partner, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, that the search for trade agreements with the United States must not commit Mercosur, as indicated by Brazilian diplomatic sources. | see full article |
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.: 08/09/2006 An expected measure for true integration
The congresses of Argentina and Brazil have passed the solidarity funds, made up of 100 million dollars provided by the largest countries for the benefit of Paraguay and Uruguay. | see full article |
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.: 07/09/2006 Court condemns blockages,no sanctions on Argentina
The information that comes from Montevideo is confusing because both the Argentine and Uruguayan delegations claim that the Arbitration Court of Mercosur entered a decision in their favour. | see full article |
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.: 06/09/2006 De Vido ensured that the energy crisis is over
The minister of planning, Julio De Vido, affirmed that the serious problems in the transportation of electricity that existed in 2004 were solved.
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.: 05/09/2006 Conciliatory gesture by Evo Morales
The MAS proposed the Constituent Assembly a means to solve their discrepancies, establishing the reform of the regulations, the removal of its members and the approval of the final text of the new social agreement by two thirds of the votes.... | see full article |
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.: 04/09/2006 Argentina and Brazil not to trade in USD
The measure will be applied after 2007. It is expected that the rest of Mercosur partners adhere to this initiative. As regards the creation of a regional bank and the claims made by the smaller partners, no substantial advancements were made. | see full article |
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.: 03/09/2006 Mercosur court analyzes claim on route cuts
As from tomorrow, the entity will meet in Montevideo to enter a final decision on the claim filed by Uruguay as a result of the blockages conducted by environmentalists of Entre Rios, who oppose to the construction of cellulose plants. | see full article |
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.: 02/09/2006 Mercosur says farewell to USD
The proposal to stop using USD currency was filed yesterday in Rio by the ministres of economy, Felisa Miceli and Guido Mantega. This proposal seeks to break the dependence on USD to strengthen the integration bonds and lower the .... | see full article |
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.: 01/09/2006 Evo Morales puts pressure on the oil companies
The Bolivian government warned the oil companies that they may no longer operate if they fail to pay for the additional tax. In September, they will negotiate the adaptation of Petrobras to the Bolivian nationalization. | see full article |
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.: 31/08/2006 Bolivia: military guards gas pipe supply
The administration of Evo Morales ordered the militarization of the oil fields in Yacuiba to the south of this capital to avoid a new cut in the supply of gas to Argentina. | see full article |
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.: 30/08/2006 Mercosur: discussion to improve it
Officials of the associated countries want to provide the block with a greater regional institutional structure. The Democratic Surveillance, the Social Institute and the Training School were created. | see full article |
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.: 29/08/2006 Mercosur: common positions on sharp issues
Thursday is the day. The block seeks to adopt a common voice on essential issues such as a single and critical position against the IMF and the creation of a regional development bank.
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.: 28/08/2006 Mercosur against neoliberalism
The Mercosur, with Venezuela as a new member, is a political block that may change radically the political map of the world. The construction of this new Mercosur and the strong bonds that connect Argentina to Venezuela contribute to a ...... | see full article |
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.: 27/08/2006 Struggles with Brazil on commercial negotiations
In the last days, there were gestures and statements from Brazil and Argentina that show the return of an image that seemed to have been filed: the struggles with Brazil on the negotiation for the agreements covering home appliances..... | see full article |
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.: 26/08/2006 Mercosur to harden its position against the IMF
The minister of economy, Felisa Miceli, will travel next Thursday to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the meeting of ministers of economy of Mercosur, which will analyze the common position to be presented before the next assembly of the..... | see full article |
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.: 25/08/2006 Chilean Army accused of militarizing coast
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. – Celco is the cellulose paste plant that caused significant environmental damage to the natural sanctuary Carlos Andwanter, situated on Cruces River, a flow used as drainage for the plant’s waste. | see full article |
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.: 24/08/2006 The Bolivian opposition continues putting blocks
The right side sectors are trying to discredit a minister and to shade the task conducted by the Constituent Assembly using the accumulation of power issue. The nationalization of hydrocarbons is the basic issue. | see full article |
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.: 23/08/2006 Vicepresident in Brasilia to solve the conflict
García Linera was appointed as the speaker before Lula da Silva. La Paz nationalized the hydrocarbons and is asking for an increase in the price of gas it exports to the largest South American economy. | see full article |
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.: 22/08/2006 Chávez:ideas to create a hospital net in the south
The Venezuelan president expressed his ideas to create a Network of hospitals in the south to cover the needs for preventive, healing, comprehensive and community health in several countries in Latin America. | see full article |
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.: 21/08/2006 The opposition recognizes campaign crisis
The party of the social democrat of Brazil, Geraldo Alckmin, established a deadline until the first fortnight of September to go up in surveys. Once this period elapses, the election would be lost, recognized the head of the campaign. | see full article |
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.: 20/08/2006 Lula is not Chavez, and gets on well with Bush
The former president of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, expressed that his sucesor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has lost leadership in Latin America as against the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez. | see full article |
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.: 19/08/2006 Atucha II for 2009
The Minister of Federal Planning, Julio De Vido, announced that the civil works in Atucha II power plant will be relaunched next week, involving an investment of 1,500 million pesos. This plant will be active after 2009. | see full article |
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.: 18/08/2006 Non-aligned countries meet in Cuba
The crisis in the Middle East will be analyzed at the XIV Summit of the Movement of Non-Aligned countries (NAM), according to the final statement project filed by Cuba. | see full article |
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.: 17/08/2006 Bolivia industrializes food production
The Bolivian government will build seven natural food industrialization plants such as quinua, soybean, milk and citrus. An investment of 25 million USD is expected. | see full article |
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.: 16/08/2006 Intelligence Center on the Triple Frontier
Washington’s pressure on the governments of the region led to the creation of an Intelligence entity. | see full article |
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.: 15/08/2006 Bids for Bolivia’s gas pipe called in December
This was confirmed by the Argentine and Bolivian authorities. This work is necessary to supply the north side of Argentina. The issue on the gas price for 2007 was not dealt with. | see full article |
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.: 14/08/2006 Venezuela regrets the delay of the UN in Lebanon
Venezuela regretted the late intervention of the UN before the attack of Israel. The Minister of Energy and Oil discarded an oil based boycott against Israel. | see full article |
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.: 13/08/2006 The supply of Argentine gas to Chile resumed
At least 25 percent of the industries in Santiago started to receive natural gas today from Argentina after two weeks of total restriction in the supply of the hydrocarbon, as informed by business sources. | see full article |
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.: 12/08/2006 In the countdown
Uruguay asked the arbitration tribunal of Mercosur to declare the liability of Argentina for allowing the route blockages against the cellulose plants and claimed that the Argentine government be required to suspend any future demonstration that may. | see full article |
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.: 11/08/2006 Mercosur a US target
Washington expressed it is against the block and wants to drag Uruguay and Paraguay. Evident pressure to prevent support to Venezuela at the Security Council. | see full article |
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.: 10/08/2006 Venezuela does not want close relations either
Added to the comments made by the Argentine president on the relation with the United States, Venezuela also rejected the sort of blackmails that the US wants to impose to withdraw tariff benefits. | see full article |
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.: 09/08/2006 Paraguay & Uruguay: no more USD in regional trade
Argentina and Brazil started negotiations for the trade within the block to be conducted in regional currencies. Minority members were invited to join this initiative. | see full article |
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.: 08/08/2006 THE US MAY APPLY COMMERCIAL SANCTIONS ON ARGENTINA
The administration of George Bush is analyzing the limitation, suspension or withdrawal of the commercial advantages granted to Argentina within the framework of the so called General System of Preferences. | see full article |
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.: 07/08/2006 Increase of sales abroad
According to a report issued by the Ministry of Economy, the perspectives for the Argentine exports continue being favourable. Among the industries that show a higher level of expansion in their external sales we can mention the ...... | see full article |
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.: 06/08/2006 Argentina government confirms support to Bolivia
The Argentine government reaffirmed its decision to provide Bolivia with support and cooperation upon participating with a delegation in the Constituent Assembly held in the city of Sucre. | see full article |
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.: 05/08/2006 Brazil optimistic on growth expectations
Brazil can break the growth limit of 5 percent of the GDP as from next year, said Mantega during an economic seminar held in San Pablo, organized by the Council of Americas. | see full article |
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.: 04/08/2006 Bachelet:We will have to work hard for integration
After receiving the letter with the reply of the Argentine president, the president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, said that we will have to work hard to advance towards bilateral integration. | see full article |
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.: 03/08/2006 Brazil:: everything within the WTO,nothing outside
Mexico has officially expressed its intent to bring the Free Trade Area for the Americas (FTAA) back to life after the failure of the Doha Round last July 24 of the World Trade Organization (WTO). | see full article |
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.: 02/08/2006 Argentina first in salary recovery in the region
The economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean 2005 and 2006 also shows a greater participation of women in the working sector. The new job positions were created around the manufacturing industry..... | see full article |
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.: 01/08/2006 Brazilian Plan to stop depending on Bolivian gas
Petrobras, the Brazilian government-owned oil company, announces a plan today involving 22,100 million USD to be implemented between 2007 and 2011 on natural gas to meet the domestic demand and stop Brazil’s dependence on Bolivian gas | see full article |
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.: 31/07/2006 The Government to start defining new claim
Today, the Ministry of foreign affairs together with four representatives of the Citizenship Assembly of Gualeguaychú, will start the formal definition of the writing to be filed with The Hague International Court next January 15 within the framework | see full article |
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.: 30/07/2006 Public Opinion: positive forecasts on economy
This is the third consecutive quarter that reflects a positive public opinion on the economic growth. | see full article |
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.: 29/07/2006 Uruguay: it is unconceivable to defend blockages
Argentina, which considers the plants to be contaminating, defended the blockages on the route alleging that the freedom of speech has constitutional hierarchy and that there have always been circulation alternatives during.... | see full article |
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.: 28/07/2006 Strong letter sent by Bachelet to Kirchner
The letter says she feels disappointed.The feelings of Chile after the recent increase of gas imposed by Argentina regarding the gas it sells to Chile was shown yesterday in a strong letter sent by President Michelle Bachelet to Néstor Kirchner. | see full article |
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.: 27/07/2006 The Government justified the route blockages
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the freedom of speech was respected to respond to a complaint by Uruguay filed with the Court of Mercosur. | see full article |
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.: 26/07/2006 Mercosur Trade to reach USD 24,000 million
The former secretary of industry, Dante Sica, estimated that the interzone trade in Mercosur will reach USD 24,000 million at the year’s end after the incorporation of Venezuela. | see full article |
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.: 25/07/2006 Argentina-Brasil: USD out for bilateral trade
The Argentine and Brazilian administrations will encourage that the bilateral trade (which amounts to 15,000 million USD a year) be conducted in pesos or reales, without using the USD. | see full article |
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.: 24/07/2006 Miceli to ratify Summit’s agreements
Felisa Miceli, the minister of economy, will welcome the Brazilian minister of economy, Guido Mantega, as informed by official sources to Télam today.
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.: 23/07/2006 Kirchner threatened to block agreements with Cuba
The Argentine president showed he keeps warm human relations and excellent political bonds with the presidents that attended the summit of Córdoba expect for the Cuban leader. | see full article |
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.: 22/07/2006 The Government affirms Mercosur integration
The Argentine head of cabinet, Alberto Fernández, remarked today that the XXX Summit of Mercosur held in the city of Córdoba served to consolidate a block that goes towards regional integration on economic matters. | see full article |
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.: 21/07/2006 The summit of presidents to start in Córdoba
In a few minutes, the President Néstor Kirchner will officially open the XXX Summit of Heads of State of Mercosur. This is the first encounter of the members of the block with the participation of Venezuela as a new member. | see full article |
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.: 20/07/2006 Everything ready to sign with La Habana
The Common Southern Market (Mercosur) has already defined the technical aspects of the commercial agreement to be signed tomorrow with Cuba in the Argentine city of Córdoba to turn into multilateral agreements the applicable agreements... | see full article |
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.: 19/07/2006 Chile not to give territory to Bolivia
The Chilean ministry of foreign affairs, Alejandro Foxley, affirmed that the inclusion of the maritime issue in the work schedule with Bolivia aims at improving the access of this country to the Pacific Ocean but made it clear that no territories wil | see full article |
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.: 18/07/2006 Lula Da Silva - Evo Morales to deal with gas price
The presidents of Brazil and Bolivia will meet on Friday to talk about the new price for the gas that Brazil purchases from Bolivia. The meeting will be held within the framework of the negotiations that started two weeks ago between both countries. | see full article |
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.: 17/07/2006 Kirchner travels to Paraguay
This noon, President Néstor Kirchner arrived in the City of Buenos Aires after spending the weekend in the city of Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz, and this afternoon is leaving to Paraguay. | see full article |
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.: 16/07/2006 Chile: disagreement on gas - fuel price increases
More criticism comes from Chile due to the increase in the price of gas and fuel established by Kirchner’s administration that led President Michele Bachelet to say these measures are incomprehensible. | see full article |
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.: 15/07/2006 Mercosur: Argentina transfers the presidency
Although the incorporation of Venezuela to the Mercosur is a formality as it may not participate in the decision making until the parliaments ratify the agreement, the dealing with the business asymmetries and strengthening of the bilateral.... | see full article |
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.: 14/07/2006 Gas more expensive on the border, a must
Although the measure is optional, the Government wants all gas stations to apply it.The owners of the gas stations located on bordering areas will have no choice but to adhere to the regime that establishes a different price for the gas..... | see full article |
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.: 13/07/2006 More step given to issue joint bond with Venezuela
The Government tried to advance towards the issuance of the so called Bono del Sur through a discrete and fast trip to Venezuela by important officials of the ministries of federal planning and economy. | see full article |
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.: 12/07/2006 Lula admitted contacts with Chávez to maintain
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, celebrated today the incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur and affirmed that the central axis of its foreign policy is the relationship with Latin America.
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.: 11/07/2006 Delegation travels to The Hague
A delegation of the ministry of foreign trade will leave this afternoon to The Hague, the Netherlands city where the court sits, in order to wait for the decision to be taken by the International Court of Justice regarding the Argentine request to... | see full article |
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.: 10/07/2006 Pressure on G8 for subsidies
The G-8 summit to be held for the first time in Russia during the weekend will deal with the energy issue, a core issue in the relation between Moscow and the industrial countries. | see full article |
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.: 09/07/2006 The US believes that the relationship with Arg.
The leaving US ambassador in Buenos Aires, Lino Gutiérrez, remarked the strengthening of the bilateral relations and posed again his concern on the influence of Venezuela in the region. | see full article |
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.: 08/07/2006 De Vido: no risk of energy collapse
The minister of federal planning, Julio De Vido, ensured this Saturday that there is no risk of energy collapse in the country and rejected the statements of the center-right leaders, Jorge Sobisch and Mauricio Macri, when he said they... | see full article |
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.: 07/07/2006 De Vido meets with the Chilean minister of energy
The minister of planning, Julio De Vido, and the minister of mines and energy of Chile, Karen Poniachik, met this noon to analyze the manner to solve the supply of gas to Chile after the agreement entered into between Argentina and... | see full article |
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.: 06/07/2006 The Hague Court to enter decision next Thursday
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) based in The Hague will communicate its decision on Thursday July 13. The Court has to decide whether it accepts or rejects the precautionary measure filed by Argentina requesting the...... | see full article |
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.: 05/07/2006 Kirchner attended Venezuela’s celebrations
The president Néstor Kichner participated this morning in the celebrations for the anniversary of Venezuela’s independence. At noon, he will give a speech before the Legislative Assembly of this Caribbean country in his last day in Caracas. | see full article |
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.: 04/07/2006 Commercial deficit with Brazil stopped
In June, the commercial deficit with Brazil reached 327 million USD, almost the same level it had a year ago when it reached 330 million USD. This is good news for the Ministry of Economy to calm down the claims by local industrial companies..... | see full article |
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.: 03/07/2006 Kirchner in Caracas
President Néstor Kirchner travels to Caracas today to participate in an extraordinary MERCOSUR summit in which the protocol for the formal adhesion of Venezuela to the regional block will be signed. | see full article |
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.: 02/07/2006 Morales won the constituent elections in Bolivia
The people of Bolivia showed their support to President Evo Morales, according to the first partial results of the election of a Constituent Assembly. The eastern regions in the country, leaded by the rich department of Santa Cruz, approved..... | see full article |
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.: 01/07/2006 Mercosur Health Ministers met
The decisions were adopted during the meeting held by the health ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela –recently incorporated-, Bolivia and Chile at Palacio San Martín. | see full article |
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.: 30/06/2006 Julio De Vido: 25 percent increase in Bolivian gas
The minister Julio De Vido explained this morning that the increase in the price of gas imported from Bolivia amounts to 25 percent and denied the information published in several newspapers regarding increases of over 50 percent. | see full article |
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.: 29/06/2006 Without new proposals at the WTO
The discussion on the reduction of agricultural subsidies of the First World and the import tariffs on industrial goods in developing countries will commence in Geneva today, the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters, ...... | see full article |
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.: 28/06/2006 Request to overcome stillness in negotiations at..
The general director of the entity, Pascal Lamy, said that the decisions cannot be prolonged and that if no advancements are made the execution of a global commercial agreement would be at risk; Mercosur will discuss the elimination of subsidies. | see full article |
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.: 27/06/2006 De Vido defines gas pipe details in Venezuela
The minister of federal planning met with the Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs, Alí Rodríguez, in Caracas to go through the bilateral agreements signed with the administration of Hugo Chávez and the agenda of activities of the.... | see full article |
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.: 26/06/2006 Cars: Agreement with Brazil
The new commercial agreement reached after a year of negotiations does not include a date for the release of the exchange, which was asked by Brazil and reduces the FLEX from 2.60 USD to 1.95 USD. | see full article |
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.: 25/06/2006 Final week to define the Bolivian gas price
On Thursday, the President will have a meeting with Evo Morales to try to find a price for the gas. Argentina would accept to fix this price at 5 USD per BTU but Bolivia asks for 6 USD. | see full article |
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.: 24/06/2006 Brazil seeks to preserve the Mercosur united
Interested in MERCOSUR, business piracy and migration, the minister of foreign affairs of Brazil, Celso Amorim, visited Uruguay today and met with President Tabaré Vázquez and other top authorities and advanced for tomorrow his.... | see full article |
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.: 23/06/2006 Brazil to listen to its partners’ clalms
Given the complaints of Paraguay and Uruguay as to the economic asymmetries that act against the interests of Mercosur, the minister of foreign affairs of Brazil, Celso Amorim, will visit both countries. | see full article |
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.: 22/06/2006 Kirchner’s visit to Spain
In his third visit to the King of Spain, the Argentine president Néstor Kirchner heard nothing but praises from the King who asked greater dedication to look after the economic bonds that exist between both Spanish speaking nations....... | see full article |
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.: 21/06/2006 Economic situation in Brazil
Brazil will triple the production of uranium in the next three years and will be able to export the surplus to other countries, according to estimates disseminated yesterday by the government-owned company, Industrias Nucleares de Brasil (INB). | see full article |
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.: 20/06/2006 The Government remarked Argentina´s exports plan
The ministry of foreign affairs, Jorge Taiana, highlighted the federalization of the Argentine trade and said this event was unprecedented. He also remarked the search for new markets for national products. | see full article |
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.: 19/06/2006 Bolivia and Brazil to negotiate the price of gas
Bolivia and Brazil will start negotiating before the end of the month on an extraordinary increase of Bolivian natural gas prices, said the government-owned oil company of the Andean country, YPFB on Monday. | see full article |
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.: 16/06/2006 Great changes in the meat national market
As from next Tuesday, a new electronic system will become effective. This system requires slaughterhouses and consignees to register the number of slaughtered animals, invoice number and purchase prices per day. | see full article |
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.: 15/06/2006 First quarter: Economic activity at maximum level
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 8.6 percent during the first quarter of the year, as informed by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC). | see full article |
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.: 14/06/2006 Tabare seeks greater insertion abroad
The government of Uruguay met with representatives of the industrial sector to analyze its commercial policy of international insertion specially focused on North America. | see full article |
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.: 13/06/2006 Government negotiates 20per purchase of Aerolíneas
The Government seeks to retake the 20 percent interest in the capital of the company of Marsans Group. It seeks a greater decision power in the management of the company. | see full article |
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.: 12/06/2006 Uruguay files its claim with Mercosur due...
Tabaré Vázquez administration will file the complaint with the meeting of the block’s Council this week. In this way, it will repeat its disagreement caused by the pecuniary losses originated in the blocking of routes against the... | see full article |
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.: 09/06/2006 Agreement with Mexico creates opportunities
Yesterday, the Mexican subsecretary of International Business Negotiations, Angel Villalobos, signed the agreement with the Argentine secretary of International Trade, Alfredo Chiaradia, in the capital city of Mexico. | see full article |
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.: 08/06/2006 Argentina and Uruguay in The Hague
Today and tomorrow, Argentina and Uruguay will have to explain the reasons for the disagreement. Buenos Aires is asking the suspension of the setup of cellulose industries until an environmental study is conducted and Montevideo claims that the.. | see full article |
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.: 07/06/2006 Right to vote
Néstor Kirchner and Evo Morales advanced on a new agreement that contemplates the participation of Bolivian immigrants in the constituent process of the neighboring country, according to the senator of MAS, Antonio Peredo. | see full article |
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.: 06/06/2006 Trade with Mexico made flexible
Argentina and Mexico will sign an agreement the day after tomorrow for the elimination of exchange tariffs for 1,460 products, which implies a liberalization of 60 percent of the trade between both countries. | see full article |
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.: 05/06/2006 Perspectives for exports improve
The greatest dynamism observed in Brazilian economy as from the easement of fiscal and monetary variables will benefit Argentina with an increase in exports, according to Ecolatina. | see full article |
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.: 02/06/2006 Collection has shown a strong increase in May
The collection increased again in May through a strong contribution made by the tax on credits and debits in current accounts and social security system, which allows the tax authorities to recover from last month. | see full article |
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.: 01/06/2006 Industrial costs went up by 0.9 percent
Industrial costs increased by 8.2 percent as regards the same period of 2005 and 2.1 percent as regards the last period of the past year during the first quarter. | see full article |
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.: 31/05/2006 Agreement on cars with Brazil to be postponed
Once month before the expiration of the deadline to reach an agreement with Brazil to define a Common Automobile Policy, the parties seem to be far away from a common position. | see full article |
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.: 30/05/2006 50 percent growth in exports
The number of exporting small and mid size companies (PYMES) was increased by 34.6 percent between 2002 and 2005 according to a report submitted yesterday by the CEPAL before the Ministry of Economy. In this period, the amount... | see full article |
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.: 29/05/2006 Meeting of ministers for gas in Chile
The minister of foreign affairs, Jorge Taiana, is going to preside the delegation of ministers who will participate today in the first Argentine-Chilean cabinet meeting in Santiago as part of the strengthening and integration policy agreed upon... | see full article |
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.: 26/05/2006 Brazil focused on local exports
In need of around 10 Mt of wheat a year, Brazil may ask for the suspension of the Common External Tariff to buy wheat | see full article |
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.: 24/05/2006 Venezuela becomes member of Mercosur
The MERCOSUR has signed the adhesion protocol of Venezuela as full member of the commercial block, the largest in Latin America, made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, as informed by the Argentine Ministry of Foreign.... | see full article |
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.: 23/05/2006 Region to sign treaty with Israel
The main goal of MERCOSUR is to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Israel, which would constitute the first important agreement of the block as the ones that have been signed are limited to fixed preferences. | see full article |
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.: 22/05/2006 Good forecast for exports
According to the economic report issued by the entity founded by the former minister Roberto Lavagna, Ecolatina, the quantities exported this year will have a more moderate rhythm as compared to 2005. | see full article |
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.: 19/05/2006 The former minister criticizes Venezuela
Yesterday, the former minister of economy, Roberto Lavagna, questioned the entrance of Venezuela as full member in Mercosur during his speech at the IAE (Business School of Austral University). | see full article |
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.: 18/05/2006 MERCOSUR: Divided in Europe?
The MERCOSUR was divided when it arrived in the Latin America-Caribbean-European Union Summit this Friday in Vienna. However, according to Brazilian analysts this separation is not only caused by political issues. | see full article |
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.: 17/05/2006 Brazil disengages from Bolivia
Petrobras is going to look for alternatives to natural gas it imports from Bolivia. However, to become independent from this supply will cost it a fortune. | see full article |
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.: 16/05/2006 Uruguay may negotiate but up to a certain limit
Tabaré Vázquez’s administration will be able to sign a commercial agreement with the United States as long as this is not a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This is the document that the Argentine and Brazilian diplomacy had agreed on... | see full article |
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.: 15/05/2006 Government satisfied after trip to Europe
The Cabinet Chief, Alberto Fernandez, ensured today that Argentina has complied with the provisions of international laws referring to the discrepancies between Argentina and Uruguay for the construction of two cellulose plants in the.... | see full article |
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.: 12/05/2006 Kirchner asked Europe to abide by environmental
We do not admit that developed countries want to throw at us the most polluting part of their industrial processes, the president said in Vienna; he accused the cellulose plants that are being built in Uruguay of failing to comply with the demands. | see full article |
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.: 11/05/2006 Battle in the skies
The freight is stuck; the fuel price increases and the companies try their best to fund operational costs. The restriction imposed on meat exports also had an impact on the airlines. | see full article |
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.: 10/05/2006 Possible meeting between Vázquez and Kirchner
The Forth European Union-Mercosur Summit takes place in this city. No meeting has been confirmed yet but there are versions on this regard. The capital city of Austria may become the place where the relationship between Argentina and..... | see full article |
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.: 09/05/2006 Brazil seeks energy independence
Lula da Silva had expressed his abidance by the sovereign decision adopted by Evo Morales. However, yesterday he announced that his country must depend less on foreign energy, which creates some sort of discomfort given the... | see full article |
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.: 08/05/2006 The US puts pressure on Brasilia and Buenos Aires
The discrepancies that the South American leaders tried to save during the Iguazú Summit (Argentina) held last week are the perfect match for the diplomatic strategy of the United States which tries to break any integration process not based in its.. | see full article |
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.: 05/05/2006 Actions by the oil companies
The negotiation between the administration of Evo Morales and the oil companies will be extensive. In the meantime, the discussion continues on both sides. Yesterday, there was a feeling of discomfort between the businessmen and the...... | see full article |
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.: 04/05/2006 Quiet Iguazú and Brazil Summit
Presidents Hugo Chávez, Néstor Kirchner and Evo Morales are meeting this Thursday in Iguazú, Argentina, invited by Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva to calm down the commotion caused by the decision of Bolivia to nationalize its hydrocarbons. | see full article |
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.: 03/05/2006 Uruguay would not leave MERCOSUR
First a minister and the President Tabaré Vázquez tried to deny the versions disseminated by the government itself that Montevideo would leave the South American block. | see full article |
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.: 02/05/2006 The myth of the FTAs
Free Trade Agreements (called FTA) are all around. They are a fact. The only Latin American countries that failed to fall under their charm are the four full members of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), made up of Argentina, ...... | see full article |
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.: 28/04/2006 Conclusions of San Pablo
MERCOSUR and South American integration processes in general are not in intensive care but they are seriously affected by a virus, the silent virus of strategic design of the United States for the region, called Free Trade Agreement (FTA). | see full article |
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.: 27/04/2006 The Presidents ratified Mercosur
Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela confirmed their commitment to the block and invited Bolivia to participate in the Southern Gas Pipe. However, they did not go forward beyond what it was expected. | see full article |
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.: 26/04/2006 Everyone goes to Brazil
Three presidents are going to the largest country in South America. Each president has a particular issue to deal with but they all a common subject: the integration crisis in the region. | see full article |
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.: 25/04/2006 Lula da Silva-Néstor Kirchner Summit
The meeting between the greatest partners in MERCOSUR, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Néstor Kirchner will be held in San Pablo today. This meeting seeks to deal with the conflicts suffered by the South American block. Strong criticism was.. | see full article |
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.: 24/04/2006 Debt with World Bank to be reduced
Five months after announcing the cancellation of the entire debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Government established a similar goal regarding the World Bank: it will reduce by 30 percent its debt with the World Bank, which at...... | see full article |
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.: 21/04/2006 Lula to meet alone with Kirchner
Every time Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva thinks about Néstor Kirchner and Tabaré Vázquez he wonders how they will solve the differences regarding the set up of cellulose plants; however, according to a source in Itamaraty (the Brazilian ministry of ..... | see full article |
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.: 20/04/2006 Slight slow-down in industrial activity
The industrial activity showed a slight slow-down at the end of the first quarter as the accumulated increase amounted to 7.1 percent as against an average over 8 percent during 2005. | see full article |
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.: 19/04/2006 Summit of presidents in Paraguay
The presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay, Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales, Tabaré Vázquez and Nicanor Duarte respectively, will meet this Wednesday in Asunción to continue the conversations on the construction of a gas pipe.... | see full article |
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.: 18/04/2006 Energy Integration
A greater volume of fuel supply and its price shall be agreed upon. Bolivia is the main supplier in the Argentine economy of this hydrocarbon. | see full article |
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.: 17/04/2006 USD 42 million investment to extend power network
Edenor and Edesur and the contributions made by consumers will make an investment by USD 42 million to extend the power lines in the next years. This will be a complex installation of underground wires of 220 Kilowatts that will cross the different.. | see full article |
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.: 12/04/2006 Real value increase affects Brazilian exports
Since January 2004 to February of this year, the real was valued for more than 35 percent and one of the effects of this increase can already be seen in the statistics: the slow loss of competitiveness on the part of Brazilian companies. | see full article |
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.: 11/04/2006 Argentina increases agricultural exports
Placements of products grew by 42 percent as to volume and 53 percent as to value. The main destination for these exports is Brazil but sales to Uruguay are the ones that increased the most. In spite of the favourable exchange rate, ..... | see full article |
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.: 10/04/2006 “La Rural” wants to release exports
The president of the Sociedad Rural Argentina, Luciano Miguens, said that the entity will continue adding efforts for the absolute and final release of meat exports so that the price for this product can be subjected to the offer-demand ......... | see full article |
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.: 07/04/2006 Argentina ensures gas supply for Chile
Argentine officials announced investments in the sector although they conditioned fuel exports to the full supply of the domestic market. | see full article |
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.: 06/04/2006 Vehicle production grows by 27.3percent in a year
Manufacturers of vehicles are proud that, according to their calculation, this year around 80 new designs of vehicles will be presented in Argentina. The executive officers of the sector were not surprised that last month production.... | see full article |
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.: 05/04/2006 Credit for sewage system for USD 200 million
Water and Health (AySA), the company that was recently created by the Government to replace Aguas Argentinas is about to receive a credit for USD 200 million by the IDB. | see full article |
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.: 04/04/2006 The SENASA believes FMD came from abroad
Yesterday, the National Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA) confirmed that the strongest reason for the outbreak of the food and mouth disease detected in Corrientes last February was the reintroduction of the virus and discarded that... | see full article |
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.: 03/04/2006 More financing by the IDB for works
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