Mercosur

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Hot News: Argentina - Brazil - Chile.

• Wednesday, November 22nd 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Peru has new president.

  Peru's Congress named today a moderate opposition leader and constitutional expert as interim president after it declared Alberto Fujimori “morally unfit” to be president and removed him from office in disgrace and amid serious allegations of corruption.

• Monday, November 20th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  “Mad cow” could benefit Mercosur

• Monday, November 20th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  A banker who trusts Argentina

• Wednesday, November 15th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Chileans not surprised.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  25.000 tons of wool for China.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  “Wrong fiscal policies”

  Mercosur countries should be reducing taxes and increasing public investment to overcome recession, but they are doing “exactly the opposite”, warned Uruguayan Wall Street analyst, Arturo Porcekansky during a conference this week in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Amazon rain forest in peril.

• Sunday, November 12th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Peru confirms April elections.

  With the legal publication this week in the official gazette, Peruvian presidential and congressional elections are now confirmed for next April 8th, cutting short Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori's third contentious mandate.

• Saturday, November 11th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Full IMF support for Argentina.

  International Monetary Fund openly supported the package of economic measures announced last Friday evening by president Fernando De la Rúa to bolster the Argentine economy and ease fears among foreign investors holding Argentine bonds.