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Mercosur

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Mercosur and associate members want fertilizers off Russia's sanctions list
Mercosur country members plus associate Chile and Bolivia (in the process of joining the block) want fertilizers excluded from the list of sanctions on Russia, according to Brazilian Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina da Cost...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:21:00 GMT
Mercociudades launches ambitious agenda in Montevideo
An international meeting in Montevideo of municipal authorities from cities all over Latin America has come up last week with a large list of conclusions and recommendations for the times to come and an agenda with more than fi...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:55:00 GMT
Argentina less expensive than Uruguay, study shows
According to a study by the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), that measured prices in Salto, Uruguay, and Concordia, Argentina, the former turned out to be 130.3% more expensive than the latter, it was reported.

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:45:00 GMT
Women's Day celebrated all over Mercosur
Women took to the streets of the capital cities of the three Spanish-speaking Mercosur countries to celebrate International Women's Day. There were similar events in other towns throughout the region, it was reported.

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Paraguayans rush to bordering city to buy fuel smuggled in from Argentina
Hundreds of Paraguayans rushed over the weekend to the coastal town of Nanawa – formerly Puerto Elsa – in the Presidente Hayes province to buy cheaper fuel smuggled from Clorinda, Argentina, it was reported.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:32:00 GMT
Mercosur can't agree on a joint communiqué on the Ukraine conflict
Lack of consensus on the drafting of a Mercosur joint statement on the Russia/Ukraine situation, plus the fact it was only signed by three of the four block's members, forced on Friday the removal of a first copy.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:01:00 GMT
Rescuing juvenile Magellan penguins along the Uruguayan coast
Uruguayan marine life protection organizations have come across an unexpected number of juvenile penguins on their annual transit to less frigid waters in neighboring southern Brazil.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Brazil and South Korea share it's a good moment to advance with the Mercosur agreement
Brazil's leading think tank, Getulio Vargas Foundation, believes that in the current global trade situation with bottlenecks, shortages of inputs and transport challenges there is a great opportunity to reach an integral trade ...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Paraguay could be forced to import soybeans because drought has halved production
The South American drought that has extended to several Argentine provinces and Brazilian states has also hit hard Paraguay, the world's fourth exporter of soybeans. In effect, crops are suffering and the processing industry is...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:29:00 GMT
Uruguayan President promised new investments by Argentine group
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou met this week with representatives from the Argentine Grupo Werthein to discuss further developments and investments in the country, it was reported.



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