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Pacific Alliance, under Chilean presidency will speed closer links with Mercosur -
29/06/2016
- MercoPress
Chile is scheduled to take the pro tempore presidency of the Alliance (Peru, Colombia Mexico and Chile) next July, in a presidential summit which is to take place in Frutillar, south of the countr...Read more
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Brazil services grow at fastest pace in nearly one year in Jan -
05/02/2013
- Reuters
Activity in Brazil's services sector expanded at its fastest pace in nearly one year in January, a private survey showed on Tuesday, fueling hopes of an economic recovery this year. HSBC's Purchasing...Read more
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Brazil Posted Record $4 Billion Trade Deficit in January -
04/02/2013
- Bloomberg
Brazil posted a record trade deficit in January, as monthly figures surged on the inclusion of oil imports made at the end of last year. The trade deficit was $4 billion last month, compared with a $...Read more
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Latin America's Next Big Thing -
29/01/2013
- Forbes
The Strategic Latin America Fund (SLATX) is the best specialist mutual fund you’ve never heard of.It’s run by a holding company created by the shareholders that own Bolivian banking giant,...Read more
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Latin America Commits to Open Trade After Year of Protectionism -
28/01/2013
- Bloomberg
Latin American leaders who have put in place some of the world’s highest trade barriers agreed to fight protectionism in a summit with their European Union counterparts this weekend -- two days ...Read more
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Brazilian Arabica Coffee Trades at Discount, U.S. Roaster Buys -
02/01/2013
- Bloomberg / BIC (The Brazil Industries Coalition)
Arabica coffee beans of good cup quality from Brazil, the world’s largest producer of the commodity, were trading at a discount this week, with a U.S. roaster buying, according to Flavour Coffee...Read more
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Brazil November Jobless Rate Declines to Second-Lowest Ever -
02/01/2013
- Bloomberg / BIC (The Brazil Industries Coalition)
Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to its second-lowest level since the series began in 2002, creating additional inflationary pressure in the world’s second- biggest emerging ec...Read more
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Economists trim Brazil GDP growth view for 5th week -
17/12/2012
- Reuters / BIC (The Brazil Industries Coalition)
Economists trimmed forecasts for Brazil's economic growth this year and next for the fifth straight week, a central bank survey showed on Monday. The largest Latin American economy -- and one ...Read more
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In Brazil, a landholder who speaks for agribusiness -
17/12/2012
- The The Washington Post / BIC (The Brazil Industries Coalition)
A landholder and power broker in the country’s capital, Katia Abreu has heard all the warnings about ranches and soybean farms carving up Brazilian forests. But as she rides a chestnut mar...Read more
Paraguay puede ser base para ingreso de Taiwán al Mercosur -
29/06/2016
- La Nación
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Tsai y Cartes ratificaron las buenas relaciones entre Paraguay y Taiwán.
La presidenta de la República de China-Taiwán, Tsai Ing-wen, inició ayer en Palacio de Gobierno las actividades en el marco de la visita de tres días que desarrolla en el país. Durante su alocución al ser recibida por el presidente de la República, Horacio Cartes, abogó por que Paraguay pueda ser la vía de acceso de su país al Mercado Común del S...
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