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Uruguay's trade deficit in 2008 tripled to US$2.52bn, up from US$778.1mn in 2007, according to the latest data published by the central bank. The country's total exports rose by 31.8%... 2009-03-10

Conservative opposition parties Renovación Nacional (RN) and the Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI) - both members of the Alianza por Chile - have reached an agreement on nominating... 2009-03-10

On the 20th anniversary of the return to democracy to in Paraguay on February 2, retired general Lino Oviedo is reported to have promised another 'popular uprising' if President Fernando... 2009-03-06

President Cristina Fernández is under increasing pressure from members of her own political alliance to find a permanent solution to resolve the farming conflict. Prominent Peronist... 2009-03-06

The Paraguayan government has announced its new land reform initiative, which will be based around rural development rather than land redistribution. The minister for land and rural... 2009-02-09

The trade picture for Chile has markedly deteriorated, with exports of goods plummeting 41.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) to US$3.83bn in January, down from US$6.53bn a year earlier. Imports,... 2009-02-09

Argentina's Vice President Julio Cobos has stepped up his attacks on President Cristina Fernández. Cobos is currently acting president while Fernández carries out official visits... 2009-02-09

Despite the overwhelming endorsement of José Mujica by the major parties in the ruling Frente Amplio (FA) coalition as the official presidential candidate in October's election back... 2009-02-09

Following Peronist dissident Felipe Solá's split from the ruling Frente para la Victoria (FV) last month, the former-president Eduardo Duhalde has re-launched a scathing attack... 2009-01-13

A small military base in Tacuatí, San Pedro was raided by four guerrillas on December 31. The armed attackers claimed to be part of the Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP), which... 2009-01-13