MercoPress

MercoPress

MercoPress is an independent news agency started in 1993 which focuses on delivering news related to the Mercosur trade and political bloc, and member countries, covering an area of influence which includes South America, the South Atlantic and insular territories. MercoPress offers an update of the main events which model the Mercosur integration process, the current customs union, its influence on the main players of the region as well as the relations with other economic-political spaces.

AMERICAS

MercoPressFebruary 3, 2016
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US reports first known case of Zika virus transmission through sex

The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…
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Breaking News

MercoPressJanuary 31, 2016
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Petrobras plans to slash 30% of management jobs in non-operating areas

As Brazil struggles with a corruption scandal in which executives and politicians face investigations of alleged bribery, Brazil’s state-run oil…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 30, 2016
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Maduro claims he will not rest until a Celac summit is held in Malvinas Argentinas

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was the only leader to take time during the recent Celac summit, to make a public…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 22, 2016
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UK position on Falklands remains as expressed by 2013 referendum, Cameron tells Macri

The United Kingdom government has released a statement pointing out the “three areas” British Prime Minister David Cameron and President…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 18, 2016
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Venezuela in “economic emergency”: Q3 inflation 141.5% and GDP down 7.1%

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government has decreed a 60-day “economic emergency” for the recession-hit OPEC nation reeling from low oil…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 5, 2016
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Confirmed: Brazil faces its worst economic plunge in 25 years

Analysts expect Brazil’s economy to contract by 2.95% this year after contracting by 3.71% in 2015, marking the biggest drop…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressJanuary 5, 2016
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Macri’s government renews Falklands’ sovereignty claim and calls on UK for dialogue

President Mauricio Macri’s government reaffirmed on Sunday, 3 January, Argentina’s sovereignty rights over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands on the 183 anniversary…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressDecember 28, 2015
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Malvinas ‘a constitutional issue, not optional’; plans for a South Atlantic secretariat which includes Antarctica

Argentina’s foreign minister Susana Malcorra stated that the conflict with the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty is “a…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressDecember 19, 2015
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Argentina’s foreign exchange market slowly adapting to new rules with no major surprises

The US dollar in Argentina’s foreign exchange market plunged on Friday 35 cents to 13.60 Pesos on the second day…
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AMERICAS

MercoPressDecember 17, 2015
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Fed hikes rate to 0.25% in unanimous decision; positive reaction from markets

The United States Federal Reserve on Wednesday delivered its first interest rate hike since 2006, with the decision a unanimous…
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