Mercosur
Tue, 18 May 2021 08:40:00 GMTFormer Macrist advisor seeks political asylum in Uruguay
Fabián "Pepín" Rodríguez Simón Monday, a former legal advisor to the City of Buenos Aires run by former President Mauricio Macri's Cambiemos alliance, has requested political asylum as a refugee in Uruguay, it was reported.
Sat, 15 May 2021 08:55:00 GMTLula, CFK seal alliance regarding education of future political leaders
Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva Friday agreed to join forces for the future of the region.
Fri, 14 May 2021 09:30:00 GMTInvestor confidence in Uruguay allows for local currency bond issue
Uruguay placed on the market a new 10-year peso bond for the equivalent of US $ 1,166 million at an interest rate of 8.25% per year, reported the Minister of Economy, Azucena Arbeleche. It is the lowest interest rate in the his...
Sat, 08 May 2021 06:41:00 GMTParaguayan President Abdo meets with Spain's FM
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday welcomed Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya at the presidential residence of Mburuvicha Roga in Asunción. The presence of Spain's top diplomat is linked, among other...
Fri, 07 May 2021 08:57:00 GMTChina open to trade deal either with Uruguay or with all of Mercosur, says Ambassador
China's Ambassador in Montevideo Wang Gang Wednesday underlined his country's "open attitude" towards a trade agreement "either bilateral or en bloc" with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) "when Uruguay or the blo...
Tue, 04 May 2021 09:55:00 GMTSpanish Government pleads EU to speed up trade accords with Latin American partners to contain China's expansion
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has petitioned the European Union to lift all barriers that prevent the bloc's trade agreement with Mercosur to become operational. Sánchez also requested similar action be taken in the ca...
Mon, 03 May 2021 09:56:00 GMTArgentine Ambassador to Mercosur wants new tariffs to boost local production
Argentina's Ambassador to Mercosur Mariano Kestelboim Sunday said he favoured “a new common external tariff that promotes productive development.”
Sat, 01 May 2021 08:47:00 GMTMercosur partners sign e-commerce agreement
The four founding and still full members of Mercosur - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – Friday signed in Montevideo the bloc's electronic commerce accord which had been agreed on at the Common Market Council virtual ...
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:20:00 GMTParaguay finds new markets for meat and plastic products
Paraguay has exported US $ 426,223 worth of meat, plastic and aluminium to new markets in the region and Europe in the first quarter of 2021, it was reported Thursday.
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:50:00 GMTExternal tariffs discussed at Mercosur foreign ministers virtual meeting
The Government of Argentina Monday submitted a proposal for the average reduction of the Common External Tariffs during a virtual meeting of Southern Common Market (Mercosur)'s Foreign Ministers, it was announced.