Mercosur
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMTBrazilian industry and unions request suspension of Mercosur talks on reducing the Common External Tariff
The Brazilian Confederation of Industry, CNI and the IndustriALL-Brasil (which represents industry unions) have officially requested that in the next Mercosur meeting, scheduled for early this month, Brazilian representatives w...
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:09:00 GMTArgentina's economy keeps falling, INDEC data shows
Economic activity in Argentina fell 1.2% monthly in April and accumulated three months of decline, according to data released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC).
Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:49:00 GMTArgentina ups restrictions on travellers from abroad
The Government of Argentina has decided to up its restriction on inbound travelers as of Saturday, in a move to prevent further cases of the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant from entering the country.
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:22:00 GMTUruguay's blooming economy shows covid-induced setback
Uruguay's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 2.8% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, according to a Central Bank (BCU) report released Wednesday.
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:53:00 GMTUruguay makes donation of 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Paraguay
Uruguayan health authorities Friday made a donation to Paraguay of 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anticovid-19 vaccine, some of which are due to expire June 28 and the rest by the end of August, it was announced.
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:40:00 GMTMay's inflation in Argentina was 3.3%: What will happen after the elections?
Argentina's inflation in May was 3.3% for a year-on-year accumulation of 48.8%, the highest mark since March 2020, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC)
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMTArgentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible
A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:35:00 GMTLacalle announces free trade zone coming up in Uruguayan department of Maldonado
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Thursday in La Capuera that plans were underway to create a free trade zone in the department of Maldonado.
Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:20:00 GMTMaersk encouraged by the boom in global trade and container business
The growth of China’s exports to the United States is expected to boost global trade in 2021, according to Moller-Maersk. The logistics company predicts that global container trade is expected to increase between 5% and 7% in...
Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:05:00 GMTCardoso and Lula da Silva support Argentina in the Mercosur tariff reduction controversy
Former Brazilian presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva signed a statement in which they support Argentina's position in the Mercosur controversy regarding a flat unilateral tariff reduction as sponsored by pres...