Tag: Argentina

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 06:56 UTC

  The US dollar stronger than the Euro in Argentina’s parallel market

  

  For the second day running the Argentine Peso weakened against the US dollar climbing half a cent from Monday and closing at 4.43 and 4.48 on the local foreign exchange market.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 06:28 UTC

  Ambassador Castro embroiled in controversy over Falklands and “possible constitutional reform”

  

  Argentine ambassador in UK Alicia Castro rejects having mentioned during a conference in London the “possibility of a constitutional reform” to incorporate the results in the event of a sovereignty negotiation over the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 03:59 UTC

  Buenos Aires police de-activate bomb attack on former Colombian president Uribe

  

  Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe will carry on with his activities in Argentina as planned, despite the fact a bomb was found in a Buenos Aires theatre where he is expected to give a conference, according to sources close to the event organization

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 03:56 UTC

  Spain, on the edge of a financial cliff, cancels all development aid to Latin America

  

  The Spanish government announced this week it was cancelling all development aid to Latin American countries as a direct consequence of the financial strains the EU member is suffering, which is the worst in decades with record unemployment of 24%.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 01:53 UTC

  Chile not interested in joining G20 at the expense of Argentina’s membership

  

  Chile is not interested in joining the G-20 of leading advanced and emerging economies if that means sacking Argentina, said President Sebastián Piñera administration’s spokesperson, Andres Chadwick.

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 - 18:29 UTC

  Royal Navy says HMS Talent reports are “mere media speculations”

  

  Royal Navy Commander Mark Southorn said on Tuesday that news informing of the sending of the HMS Talent nuke submarine to the Falkland Islands are “mere media speculations”.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 02:17 UTC

  Google Earth will tell the world that Patagonia is coming out of the ashes

  

  Ash-victims in Argentina from the Chilean Puyehue volcano eruption are mounting a huge sign to the picked up by the Earth Google satellite inviting world tourists to return to Patagonia. The project should be finished in coming weeks and is promoted by the NGO Solidarity Network Argentina.

• Monday, May 21st 2012 - 01:25 UTC

  Bargains forecasts in Uruguay as Argentine investors withdraw funds following new bank rules

  

  By Dean Steinbeck (*) As much as it defies common sense, Uruguay entered into a tax sharing agreement that will scare off Argentine investors; the same group of people who are Uruguay’s biggest source of capital, investment, and innovation.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:39 UTC

  Repsol cancels contract to supply Argentina with LNG; YPF ensures supply

  

  Spain’s Repsol has cancelled its contract to supply Argentina with liquefied natural gas (LNG), just weeks after the country seized control of the company's majority stake in YPF, a document obtained by international news agency Reuters showed.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:35 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez insisted in Angola on the South Atlantic as “an area of peace”

  

  President Cristina Fernández highlighted the importance of keeping the South Atlantic region as ”an area of peace, free of militarization,” during her speech before the National Assembly of Angola on Friday.