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AMERICA: Armies See New Challenges in a Post-Cold War World
The Conference of American Armies, created during the Cold War to fight communism, approved Nicaragua's return to the fold on Wednesday.DEVELOPMENT: G-15 Nations Against ‘Hot’ Capital
Leaders of the the Group of 15 nations want to see urgent international action to bring under control the volatility of short-term capital, which is has hurt developing countries.DEVELOPMENT: G-15 Nations Against ‘Hot’ Capital
Leaders of the the Group of 15 nations want to see urgent international action to bring under control the volatility of short-term capital, which is has hurt developing countries.IBERIAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT: Virtues of Neoliberal Model Debated
Discussion of "the Cuban issue" monopolised the attention of the fifth summit of Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese heads of state and government, overshadowing a debate on the shortcomings of the neoliberal model in Latin America.IBERIAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT: Virtues of Neoliberal Model Debated
Discussion of "the Cuban issue" monopolised the attention of the fifth summit of Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese heads of state and government, overshadowing a debate on the shortcomings of the neoliberal model in Latin America.ARGENTINA: Centre-Left Triumph – Ethics over Pocketbooks
While Argentine President Carlos Menem's May reelection was interpreted as support for his economic stability programme, the victory of the centre-left Solidarity Front's (FREPASO) congressional candidate on Sunday is seen as a demand for greater transparency.LATIN AMERICA: Summit on ‘Education as a Means of Development’
Some 23 Latin American heads of state will sit down together next month in the resort town of San Carlos de Bariloche to discuss the subject of "Education as a means of Development". And therein lies an immediate problem - few educators are even aware of the meeting!ARGENTINA-GREAT BRITAIN: Seduction and Pragmatism on the Malvinas
Argentina has signed a mysterious accord with Great Britain regarding the royalties to be paid by oil companies on the waters surrounding the Malvinas/Falkland islands, while islanders are opposed to any sort of thawing of relations.MALVINAS/FALKLANDS: Business First
The British and Argentine governments agreed to put business first with the signing of an oil cooperation accord regarding the exploration and exploitation of oil in the waters surrounding the disputed Malvinas/Falkland islands.ARGENTINA: Continuism, or Change?
This Saturday Argentine President Carlos Menem is set to succeed himself, but what analysts call the "political continuism" which this represents masks other important challenges.CHILDREN-LATIN AMERICA: International adoption, aid or trade?
The new philosophy which promotes trade rather than aid between rich and poor nations could result in crime when the demand for southern children increases in the north.MERCOSUR: Trade Row Reveals the Depths of Argentina’s Recession
The threat of quotas on vehicle imports to Brazil means Argentina's economic model is at risk of losing the factor that up to now had cushioned its recession, which was unleashed by rising interest rates in the United States in 1994, and continued with the Mexican crisis.MSG042G/01E WOMEN-LATIN AMERICA: Poverty Hits Women Hardest
Latin American women - especially if they are black or indigenous - bear the brunt of the poverty and unemployment that have increased with the neoliberal development policies adopted throughout most of the region in recent years.LABOUR-ARGENTINA: Crisis Looms Among Work Force
Latest figures on unemployment in Argentina -- now in double figures - make grim reading and threaten to spark a major crisis for the nation, economists say.MSG069G/01E ARGENTINA-FINANCE: Econonmists Urge Government to Seek IMF Funds
The Argentine government should guarantee solvency and regain market trust by abandoning its rejection of International Monetary Fund (IMF) credits, economists argued Wednesday.ARGENTINA-FINANCE: Mexican Economic Crisis Reopens Old Wounds
Mexico's economic crisis has caused a crisis of uncertainty in Argentina, where setbacks in the economic "convertibility" model have kept the wounds from years of economic instability from healing.LATIN AMERICA-OUTLOOK: Growth, and Poverty
Growth, growth, and more growth: in 1994 Latin America experienced rising output and low inflation that created a picture of an emerging economic powerhouse fuelled by investment flows and free trade.MERCOSUR: A Springboard to the Global Market
When the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR) goes into effect on Jan. 1, 1995, the governments of its four member countries will immediately begin preparing for a new challenge: dealing as a bloc with other regional entities.MALVINAS/FALKLANDS: Royal Visit Sparked False Hopes, Experts say
While the Argentine government saw Prince Andrew's visit of reconciliation as a first step on the road toward recovery of the Malvina/Falkland islands, analysts failed to agree.« Previous Page
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