Paraguay
India’s Interest in Latin America/South America must go beyond World Cup: Not just football superpowers, agriculture superpowers as well
Note: an abbreviated version of this article titled “India’s Interest in Latin America must go beyond World Cup” was syndicated by Indo-Asian News Wire Service. A few portals that ran the article include: SIFY, TradeIndia, IndiaNewsPost, ThaIndian, SouthAsiaMail, ProKerala, Gulf Times, Qatar and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. Over the next few weeks, millions [...]
Venezuela’s bid to join Mercosur
For those who might be unaware, Mercosur is a regional trade agreement between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. It is somewhat comparable to NAFTA, though there are some significant differences. Recently, Venezuela has been actively trying to join Mercosur, but before it can, all four member countries have to give their approval. So far the [...]
India and Latin America: Water Scarcity vs. Abundance
Total Actual Renewable Water Resources (TARWR) Per capita m3/year
Indian oil firms eye land in Paraguay, Uruguay and Myanmar to grow crops
Money Matters – livemint.com Some of the country’s top vegetable oil firms plan to lease or buy land in Paraguay, Uruguay and Myanmar to grow oilseeds and lentils as farmland shrinks in the South Asian nation, a top trade official said on Tuesday. Despite being the world’s second biggest grower of rice and wheat and [...]
Brazilian Minister Acknowledges Asymmetries in Mercosur
– Business – redOrbit interview with Minister Marco Aurelio Garcia, special adviser to the Brazilian President’s Office on international affairs, [Agencia Brasil] Thanks to the strengthening of the Brazilian economy and currency, our firms are expanding their business into the South American countries and expanding their industries into new markets. How do you view that [...]
Paraguay moves up food chain
FT.com / World / Americas Take record commodities prices, add a subtropical climate that gives farmers five harvests every 24 months and vast tracts of virgin arable land and it is no surprise that tiny Paraguay has emerged as one of the big beneficiaries of the global food crisis. The International Monetary Fund reckons the [...]
“Bishop of the poor” is Paraguay’s new president
The Observers As for Paraguay’s new president, he advocates a “theological liberation of the Left”. He’s worked in the country’s poorest parishes and enjoys the reputation of being an honest man, a particularly important asset in a country where politics have become synonymous with corruption. Fernando Lugo said he would not marry during his five-year [...]
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