[NYTr] Latin American Financial Independence Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:23:23 -0600 (CST) Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) http://ainch.ain.cu/mailman/listinfo/ingles Latin American Financial Independence By Nestor NC:C1ez AIN Special Service Eight years after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's proposal, finally the Bank of the South has been born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Created with the participation of Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, the foundation document was signed a few hours after the swearing in ceremony of Argentina's President elect Cristina Fernandez, wife of out-going president Nestor Kirchner. Of course, the news would not have been welcomed by Washington, or by its financial mafia, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. The reaction of other banking entities in the rest of the western powers might have been the same. The Bank of the South begins its operations with a fund of 7 billion dollars and will at the same time propose as an important step, to pay back to the countries of origin the over 250 billion dollars which have been sent to the treasury of the industrial North under the alleged excuse of the existence of a climate of financial and stable security in those back yards. The operation of the new regional bank rests on the effective support of the economic and social development of the area's nations, based on solidarity and open understanding, which relates to people with the same roots, similar goals and enormous common challenges. In an act of constitution, President Hugo Chavez pointed out that the creation of the Bank of the South is another step towards independence and a more profound integration of our nations and without a doubt he is absolutely right. The presence of Argentina and Brazil, two of the region's economic poles, constitutes a guarantee of success and Venezuela itself, with an annual growth rate of 9 percent in its GDP, important social programs and enormous energy reserves, as have Bolivia and Ecuador also, two of the other signers. If the entity is consolidated, as is expected, South America and the entire hemisphere south of the Rio Bravo will have gained an important degree of independence. This is especially important, in the context of a world where the egocentric hierarchy considers itself elected to impose its will on the rest of humanity. * ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us Our main website: http://www.blythe.org List Archives: http://blythe-systems.com/pipermail/nytr/ Subscribe: http://blythe-systems.com/mailman/listinfo/nytr =================================================================