Word: argentina
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...most competitive economy, according to the annual World Competitiveness Report, pushing Japan from the top spot to No. 3. Singapore ranked second. The improved U.S. showing was attributed to the nation's recovering economy, but the study also warns that emerging countries such as Latin America's Chile, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia could pose future threats...
...discount palaces of 120,000 sq. ft. that Wal- Mart has built in other states. The concession could accelerate Wal-Mart's expansion in New England at a time when the company is beginning to run out of other U.S. locations and is moving abroad -- from Canada to Argentina -- to build new markets. While Wal-Mart had 1993 sales of $67.3 billion, an increase of 21% over the previous year, that was far below its average gains of more than 30% a year in the 1980s. The growth of the company's profits has slowed as well -- from...
...multinational operation backed by the U.N. In practice a multilateral force for Haiti would have to be drawn from other Caribbean and Latin American states -- all of which have responded with varying degrees of reluctance because of their historic opposition to military interventions, especially by the U.S. Only Argentina agreed to contribute troops, but quickly began dithering after domestic opposition erupted...
...Argentine judge has issued international arrest warrants for four former Iranian diplomats in Argentina, saying they "may have played a part" in the July 18 bombing that killed 95 people at a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. An Iranian defector apparently fingered the four, whose whereabouts were unknown today. In an angry riposte, the Iranian government said it "categorically rejects these baseless and discourteous allegations." Argentina is homing in on the diplomats instead of cutting all ties with Iran, a move Buenos Aires feared would bring reprisals...
...offices in the U.S. put authorities on a state of red alert. In the British capital, five people were injured this morning in a blast outside a Jewish fund-raising group's headquarters -- the city's second car-bombing in 12 hours. Fearful that the recent bombings in Britain, Argentina and Panama could lead to a wave of terrorism aimed at halting the Middle East peace process, Israel demanded tighter security worldwide. Nine U.S. cities responded promptly. In New York City, for example, police surrounded the Israeli consulate with 10 garbage trucks to prevent would-be car bombers from getting...