News of trade

Argentina, Paraguay agree to review Mercosur's common external tariff

15-10-2021 20:33 Argentina and Paraguay agree to review Mercosur’s Common External Tariff – an issue that has sparked tensions within the trade bloc.

Importing no less important

09-10-2021 12:12 Everybody hails the importance of exports. Imports have no such luck.

by Michael Soltys

Paraná river at historic low: natural cycle or climate change?

04-09-2021 10:52 South America's second-longest river has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s, baffling experts and leaving environmentalists concerned.

Macron says France 'will continue' to oppose EU-Mercosur trade deal

03-09-2021 21:31 French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Paris maintains its opposition to the trade agreement agreed between the European Union and Mercosur.

WTO: Argentina among top 15 countries with most import barriers

28-07-2021 22:00 New WTO and UNCTAD technical report warns country is among those which slap the most levies on the entry of products, with Brazil next in 16th position.

US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests, Biden warns more to come

23-07-2021 02:58 US President Joe Biden warns sanctions on Cuba's defence minister and a special forces unit are "just the beginning" of punitive measures against Havana.

Fernández criticises 'inhumane' trade embargo against Cuba

13-07-2021 16:37 President Alberto Fernández delivers his first comments on protests in Cuba. “I don't know what is happening, but let’s end the blockade,” he says.

Cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc as Uruguay looks to go it alone

09-07-2021 03:18 Deep cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc, as Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou says he wants to negotiate trade deals without approval from other member nations.

WTO deal 'doable' to stop subsidies that lead to over-fishing

11-05-2021 13:48 After two decades of talks at the World Trade Organization towards banning subsidies that contribute to over-fishing, Colombian ambassador Santiago Wills said Tuesday that a deal could be within reach.

Australia’s spat with China opens door for grain rival Argentina

04-05-2021 21:48 Farmers in Argentina are pouncing on a trade feud between grain rival Australia and voracious crop buyer China.

EU vaccine export-vetting scheme: 5 things to know

24-03-2021 12:47 The EU's Covid-19 vaccine export vetting scheme means companies making vaccines in the EU must ask for approval to export doses to non-EU countries. But how does it work?

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

23-03-2021 13:22 Mercosur’s member nations will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bloc's founding at a key summit this Friday, with the clear differences between them more than evident.

by Mariano Beldyk

Fernando Henrique Cardoso: ‘There are times which require us to move actively towards equality’

06-03-2021 08:40 Former Brazil president – the country’s first to be re-elected for a subsequent term – discusses Jair Bolsonaro, inequality, poverty and what it means a social democrat in the 21st century.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Students, teachers prepare to return to classrooms

13-02-2021 09:56 "Without health there is no present and without education there is no future," says President Fernández; Ademys union calls 72-hour strike.

Argentina posts first trade deficit since 2018 after port strike

27-01-2021 11:08 Country recorded a trade deficit of US$364 million in December, government data published Tuesday showed. While imports grew 25% in annual terms driven by an economic recovery, exports slumped by 34%.

Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden

23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

UK-EU agree historic post-Brexit trade deal

26-12-2020 10:20 Britain and the European Union struck a post-Brexit trade deal on Christmas Eve that they hope will cushion the economic blow of the UK’s imminent departure from the bloc after months of tortuous negotiations.

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.

Felipe Solá: Argentina won’t stop or reject EU-Mercosur trade deal

01-10-2020 19:59 Foreign minister says country has “changed stance” on free-trade agreement and will debate it in Congress when concerns over environmental

by Fermin Koop

CGT leadership calls for 'strength and unity' on 90th anniversary

30-09-2020 17:36 The CGT umbrella labour confederation marked its 90th anniversary in understated and unified fashion on Sunday, with the heavyweight union grouping’s elections postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.