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Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:54:00 GMT
Brazil's GDP suprisingly 0,1% in the red
Brazil's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 0.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2021, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported Wednesday.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Argentina primary elections: Ruling coalition still ahead in polls in the most important electoral district
According to most surveys, opposition candidates are still trailing those of the ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition in Argentina's province of Buenos Aires, the country's largest district, less than two weeks before Sept. 1...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Argentine exports to Brazil show almost unprecedented growth
Argentine sales to Brazil in August 2021 have reached their pinnacle in the last three years, but there is still a trade deficit. The country stands behind China and the United States in the list of suppliers to South America's...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:50:00 GMT
Argentina extends cap on meat exports, producers may halt all activity
The Government of Argentina has extended the cap on meat exports until October 31, claiming it was because the measure had been effective in helping curb domestic prices.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Uruguayan Mayor expectant on return of Argentine tourists
Enrique Antía, Mayor of the Uruguayan department of Maldonado where the elite Punta del Este beach resort is located Tuesday warned of actions by the Buenos Aires Government of President Alberto Fernández to persuade vacation...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:54:00 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%.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:29:00 GMT
High income countries called on to share Covid-19 vaccines quickly
The former Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, and Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, have expressed their deep c...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:24:00 GMT
Inflation-15 in Brazil reached a twelve-month 9,30% in August
The anticipated inflation for the eighth month of the year in Brazil, which measures the second half of July and the first half of August, reached 0,89% according to the official stats office IBGE and is the highest since Augus...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Chilean central bank surprises markets: basic interest rate doubled to 1,5%
The Monetary Council of the Chilean central bank surprised markets on Monday by deciding to increase the basic interest rate 75 base points to 1,5%, the highest jump since August 2001. According to a bank release, the decision ...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Ecuador wants to become full member of the Pacific Alliance
Ecuador has requested to become a full member of the Pacific Alliance, an issue that was discussed by the country's president Guillermo Lasso during a recent visit to his Mexican peer Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico alleged...



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