Topic: Mercosur

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Top Argentine official found hanged at summit

A top Argentine official was found hanged in his hotel room in Montevideo during a summit meeting of the South American trade group Mercosur, police said.Ivan Heyn, 33, the undersecretary of trade, was found dead around 3:00 pm (1700 GMT ...

Mercosur bloc presidents agree to raise tariffs

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Presidents of the Mercosur trade bloc on Tuesday agreed to individually raise tariffs on imports to shield their industries from a flood of cheaper imported goods stemming from the global economic crisis.At a meeting in Uruguay's capital, full ...
Palestinian foreign affairs minister Riyad Al Maliki on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement with the Mercosur trade group during the organization's presidential summit here.The foreign ministers of each of the core Mercosur nations -- Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay -- signed ...
A South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agreed Tuesday to close its ports to ships flying the flag of the disputed Falkland Islands, Uruguay's president said.The presidents of the Mercosur countries agreed at a summit here ...
A South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agreed Tuesday to close its ports to ships flying the flag of the disputed Falkland Islands, Uruguay's president said.The presidents of the Mercosur countries agreed at a summit here ...

Chavez to make first official trip since surgery

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he will travel to a summit in Uruguay on Tuesday in his first official foreign trip since undergoing cancer surgery in June and a further sign he is feeling stronger.Speculation has remained rife about ...

BRF - Announcement to the Market

Posted on 10/03/11 at 6:54pm by Benzinga Staff . SAO PAULO, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. (NYSE: BRFS; BM&FBOVESPA: BRFS3)...
Posted on 09/16/11 at 9:14am by Allie Wickman . eMamba International Corp. (OTC: EMBA) announced today it has signed a three-year business...

Uruguay in push to get beef in S. Korea market

Uruguay urged South Korea Wednesday to reopen its market to Uruguayan beef, and agreed to back Seoul's bid to negotiate a free trade deal with its Mercosur trade bloc partners.The request came during a visit by South Korean Prime Minister ...