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Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Latin America and Caribbean expected to grow 5.9% in 2021, ECLAC says
A new "Economic Study of Latin America and the Caribbean" report released Tuesday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its growth forecast for the region from 5.2% in July to 5.9%.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Mercosur meat exports facing shortage of containers and regular vessels
Disruptions of global maritime transport and major rivers struck by insufficient water flow to allow vessels to navigate are threatening beef exports Mercosur, including Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, when prices for food commod...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Piñera's "Ten Pillars" to save water in drought stricken Chile
Chile presented on Monday a "Plan to combat Drought" to increase the provision of water and improve its efficient use thus ensuring the supply for human consumption and the production of food.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Argentina, Cuba ratify willingness to strengthen bilateral ties
Argentina's International Economic Relations Secretary Jorge Neme held a meeting Monday in Havanna with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, during which both countries ratified their intention to strengthen bilateral ties...

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:48:00 GMT
New limits dispute arises between Chile and Argentina
A new controversy regarding boundaries between Chile and Argentina has erupted following the issuance of charts allegedly violation of a 1984 treaty.

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:38:00 GMT
Chile and Argentina agree to discuss ongoing continental shelf differences south of Cape Horn
Chile and Argentina have resurfaced an ongoing dispute over the extent of the continental shelf in the extreme south of the South American continent, but hopefully, both sides have agreed to sit and discuss the issue bilaterall...

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Uruguayan President signs decree outlining conditions for foreigners to reenter as of September 1
Foreign owners of real estate property in the country will be allowed back into Uruguay starting September 1 and bring along family members up to the second degree, provided they have all been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:31:00 GMT
Peru's cabinet survives Parliamentarian vote of confidence
The Government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo and Prime Minister Guido Bellido has survived a vote of confidence motion at the national single-House Legislature controlled by the right-wing opposition.

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:03:00 GMT
Brazilian President says “everyone should buy a rifle”
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday said that “everyone should buy a rifle” in order not to be enslaved.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:57:00 GMT
Argentine President indicted for skipping lockdown, pleas to buy his way out of trial
A federal prosecutor indicted Argentine President Alberto Fernández for violating the sanitary restrictions he had himself decreed, after evidence surfaced of a large gathering at the Olivos Residence in July 2020 to celebrate...



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