Mercosur
Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:50:00 GMTMercosur FMs agree to expand exceptions to CETs
Southern Common Market (Mercosur) foreign ministers meeting in Buenos Aires on Friday agreed to temporarily expand the National List of Exceptions to the Common External Tariff by up to 50 codes per member state in response to ...
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:59:00 GMTMilei and Peña get together in Asunción instead of going to Honduras
Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Santiago Peña of Paraguay met Wednesday in Asunción to stress their shared commitment to economic freedom and deregulation as a path to prosperity. Their encounter took place at the sa...
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:04:00 GMTMercosur forecasts excellent rice crop, but with India back in the market, prices are expected to fall
Mercosur is expecting one of the best rice harvests of the last decade, and particularly in Uruguay (exporter of prime quality rice), yields of harvested fields are indicating possible new records. However Uruguay rice farmers ...
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 07:36:00 GMTStrong global market for beef, but Argentina is not keeping pace with other main exporters, BCR report
Argentina’s beef exports totaled 96,805 metric tons in the first two months of 2025, down 26.1% from the same period in 2024, according to a report from the Rosario Board of Trade BCR. This has meant that in terms of revenue,...
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:27:00 GMTMulino and Orsi discuss Mercosur and other issues in Panama
Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and José Raúl Mulino of Panama met Monday at the Palacio de las Garzas to discuss the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and other bilateral issues. The newly-inaugurated Broad Front leader'...
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:15:00 GMTLula arrives in Japan to celebrate 130 years of diplomatic ties
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and First Lady Janja were welcomed by Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, marking the start of the South American leader's state...
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:59:00 GMTUruguay wants to become an “actor of peace”
Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin had on Wednesday his first formal day in office on Wednesday. During a ceremony in Montevideo attended by President Yamandú Orsi and Vice President Carolina Cosse, the South American c...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:55:00 GMTMilei does not rule out leaving Mercosur
Argentine President Javier Milei further elaborated on his plan to curb inflation during his opening speech Saturday before the Legislative Assembly when opening the 202t5t Legislature. Among other items, he spoke of a new agre...
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:45:00 GMTOrsi and Steinmeier underscore Mercosur-EU deal
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi held a one-on-one talk with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at the Estévez Palace in Montevideo. Both leaders agreed on the importance of ratifying the trade agreement between th...
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:37:00 GMTExport of live animals do not violate Brazilian law, federal court ruling
A Brazilian Federal Court has ruled that the export of live animals for slaughter does not violate Brazilian law. The unanimous decision of the Federal Court overturned a lower court ruling that had suspended the activity at a...