Argentina
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Argentina’s Economy Minister Amado Boudou travels to Scotland Thursday where he will participate in a meeting with his G-20 counterparts. Boudou is also scheduled to meet with International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Argentina/Brazil trade dispute: partners can’t agree who’s to blame
Argentina has accused Brazil of not keeping to agreed “self regulated” bilateral trade understandings originally destined as an umbrella for Argentine industry, and instead has resorted to customs barriers which are delaying or impeding exports.
Squid landings in Argentine ports down 74% to 65.983 tons
Fisheries landings in Argentine ports during the first ten months of the year were down 31% to 576,623.7 tons (from 832.655 tons) mainly because of the significant decline in squid catches.
Interpol suggests mediation between Argentina and Iran over terrorist attack
France based Interpol proposed Argentine and Iranian authorities meet at Interpol’s General Secretariat Headquarters in Lyon, central-south France, to unlock the judicial stalemate of the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires.
Thousands of Argentine pickets camp in the world’s widest avenue
Thousands of members from Argentine picket organizations camped Monday night in the world’s widest avenue, 9 de Julio in the heart of Buenos Aires demanding the incorporation of other groupings to the government’s unemployment subsidy plans and family allowances.
French Defence minister calls on Argentina to follow the steps of Brazil
French Defence minister Hervé Morin said that Argentina could increase its international influence following on the steps of Brazil, which is currently modernizing its military hardware and planning on the long term.
Argentina’s last military dictator on trial for human rights abuses
Argentina’s last dictator and five military leaders who helped rule the country more than 25 years ago went on trial Monday on human rights charges
Buenos Aires looking forward to a “very good cruise season”
Buenos Aires City is looking forward to what it considers a “very good cruise season” with the number of visitors increasing 11% and the number of calls 15%, according to Hernán Lombardi Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Argentine capital.
Antarctica cruise season begins in Ushuaia; 225 calls anticipated this year
With the departure last week of icebreaker “Kapitan Khlebnikov” (*), Ushuaia marked the beginning of the Antarctica cruise season. Located in the extreme south of Argentina Ushuaia has become the gateway for Antarctic cruises virtually monopolizing 92% of the traffic
Argentina and Uruguay again clash over the Botnia pulp mill
The Argentine government strongly repudiated on Friday a report from the Environmental Board of Uruguay saying Argentina had “adulterated” information referred to the pulp mill dispute submitted to the International Court at The Hague.
