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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:54:00 GMT
Uruguay signs contract to resume offshore seismic surveying for oil and gas
Norwegian oil and gas exploration seismic data company PGS has signed an agreement with Uruguay's state oil company ANCAP to reprocess over 11 000 km of existing 2D lines of various vintages, applying the latest seismic imaging...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:54:00 GMT
Portugal wants quick ratification of EU/Mercosur deal, but there are many objections
Portugal which last week took the rotating presidency of the European Union for six months as of January 1st, said that it will try to conclude the bloc’s free trade agreement with Mercosur, agreed in 2019 after two decades o...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:40:00 GMT
US assesses potential losses in agricultural exports to EU if the Mercosur deal is finally ratifies
Analysis by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS / USDA) point out that the country has US$ 4 billion in agricultural exports that may be affected to some extent by the trade agreeme...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Covid-19: Brazil reduces to zero import tariffs for syringes and needles
Brazil has reduced import taxes and tariffs to zero for products used to combat Covid-19, including syringes and needles classified under codes 9018.31.11, 9018.31.19, 9018.31.90, 9018.32.19, and 9018.39.10 of the Mercosur Comm...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Uruguay extends closure of frontier until the end of January; concern with clandestine partying
Uruguay announced on Wednesday a raft of new measures to help contain the growing number of Covid-19 positive cases which if sustained could strain hospital and sanitary capacities.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:36:00 GMT
Dry weather threatens southern Brazil and eastern Argentina
Dry weather across some of the major producing regions in South America is putting upward pressure on corn and soybean prices at the start the new year. Dryness is expected to continue through the short term across southern Bra...

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:32:00 GMT
Advancing Falklands' sovereignty claims, one of Argentina's objectives as chair of Mercosur
Argentina is holding the pro tempore rotating chair of Mercosur during the next six months and three are its main objectives during that period according to foreign ministry sources in Buenos Aires. They include Bolivia, the Fa...

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:26:00 GMT
Mercosur ready to address EU environmental concerns that have stalled trade deal
Mercosur countries will address environmental concerns raised by the European Union that have stalled ratification of a free trade deal between the two trade blocs, Argentina’s foreign minister said on Monday.

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:55:00 GMT
Distrust of Bolsonaro is holding up the EU/Mercosur trade deal, says EU ambassador in Brasilia
Distrust in Europe of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government is holding up ratification of a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, the EU ambassador to Brasilia said.

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:49:00 GMT
Argentina takes over the Mercosur chair for six months next 16 December
Uruguay will hand to Argentina next 16 December the pro tempore chair of the South American trade bloc Mercosur. The ceremony as happened six months before with Paraguay will be virtual given the coronavirus pandemic, according...



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