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Thu, 20 May 2021 09:32:00 GMT
Brazil wants Mercosur to agree on a 20% reduction of the Common External Tariff
Brazil is determined that Mercosur's Common External Tariff, TEC, be reduced by 20% in two rounds of unilateral cuts, 10% immediately, and the other 10% in December. This is the official strategy and position of Brazil for the ...

Tue, 18 May 2021 08:40:00 GMT
Former Macrist advisor seeks political asylum in Uruguay
Fabián "Pepín" Rodríguez Simón Monday, a former legal advisor to the City of Buenos Aires run by former President Mauricio Macri's Cambiemos alliance, has requested political asylum as a refugee in Uruguay, it was reported.

Sat, 15 May 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Lula, CFK seal alliance regarding education of future political leaders
Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva Friday agreed to join forces for the future of the region.

Fri, 14 May 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Investor confidence in Uruguay allows for local currency bond issue
Uruguay placed on the market a new 10-year peso bond for the equivalent of US $ 1,166 million at an interest rate of 8.25% per year, reported the Minister of Economy, Azucena Arbeleche. It is the lowest interest rate in the his...

Sat, 08 May 2021 06:41:00 GMT
Paraguayan President Abdo meets with Spain's FM
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday welcomed Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya at the presidential residence of Mburuvicha Roga in Asunción. The presence of Spain's top diplomat is linked, among other...

Fri, 07 May 2021 08:57:00 GMT
China open to trade deal either with Uruguay or with all of Mercosur, says Ambassador
China's Ambassador in Montevideo Wang Gang Wednesday underlined his country's "open attitude" towards a trade agreement "either bilateral or en bloc" with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) "when Uruguay or the blo...

Tue, 04 May 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Spanish Government pleads EU to speed up trade accords with Latin American partners to contain China's expansion
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has petitioned the European Union to lift all barriers that prevent the bloc's trade agreement with Mercosur to become operational. Sánchez also requested similar action be taken in the ca...

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Argentine Ambassador to Mercosur wants new tariffs to boost local production
Argentina's Ambassador to Mercosur Mariano Kestelboim Sunday said he favoured “a new common external tariff that promotes productive development.”

Sat, 01 May 2021 08:47:00 GMT
Mercosur partners sign e-commerce agreement
The four founding and still full members of Mercosur - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – Friday signed in Montevideo the bloc's electronic commerce accord which had been agreed on at the Common Market Council virtual ...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 08:20:00 GMT
Paraguay finds new markets for meat and plastic products
Paraguay has exported US $ 426,223 worth of meat, plastic and aluminium to new markets in the region and Europe in the first quarter of 2021, it was reported Thursday.



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