Stories for November 2011

Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 04:23 UTC
“Las Malvinas son argentines” crest for the Argentine Olympic team uniform

A draft bill signed by fourteen Argentine lawmakers from the political spectrum calls for all national teams to include in their uniforms the crest of the Islands and the motto “Las Islas Malvinas son argentinas” (The Malvinas islands are Argentine).The sponsors want the bill approved on time for the inauguration of the Olympic Games next year in London.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 02:56 UTC
Argentine government promises even closer industry-State articulation

Planning Minister, Julio De Vido said that “Argentina is again aiming at the long term and this is only possible due to the numerous productive projects” in the country and the close articulation between the State and industry.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 02:53 UTC
Argentine minister tells industry to invest 30bn dollars annual to ensure 7% growth

Argentine Industry Minister, Débora Giorgi, came on stage Tuesday at the Industrial Union’s annual conference to defend the “Kirchnerite economic model”, and warned that in order to keep an average growth of 7% as asked by businessmen, they would have to increase their annual investments to 30 billion dollars.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 02:50 UTC
Scientists find “sunken islands” part of super-continent Gondwana land link

Australian scientists have discovered two huge sunken islands in the Indian Ocean west of Perth. The islands, about the size of Tasmania, were once part of the super-continent Gondwana and are more than 1.5km underwater.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 00:44 UTC
Uruguay business elite and officials reminded of the Asian-Pacific basin might

It was to be a “complaints as usual day” plus the announcement Uruguay is poised for another year of record exports, close to 12 billion dollars. But the speaker contracted for the celebration of Exporter’s Day left the Uruguayan business audience and government officials quite surprised.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 23:03 UTC
Uruguay hopeful it can reach a tax-data exchange agreement with Argentina

“Negotiations are on the right track” and should be concluded in coming months, said Uruguayan sources adding that one of the current difficulties is what will happen with the Argentine negotiating team, following December 10 when re-elected President Cristina Fernandez takes office for her second consecutive four year mandate.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 22:49 UTC
EU and Latam leaders call for quick conclusion of the EU/Mercosur trade accord

European Union and Latin American leaders called for a quicker pace in concluding the EU/Mercosur cooperation and trade negotiations. The statement took place during the meeting in Brussels of the Euro-Latinamerica Parliamentary assembly.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 22:13 UTC
Astori forecasts record tourist season in Uruguay but cautions about the US dollar

Uruguay’s Vice president Danilo Astori downplayed the effects of Argentina’s restrictive measures for the purchase of dollars and forecasted an excellent summer season with hundreds of thousands of Argentines tourists visiting Uruguay.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 22:07 UTC
Uruguay’s central bank confident about commodities’ price prospects

Uruguay’s Central bank sees “few probabilities” of a strong deceleration in emerging economies or a ‘significant’ fall in commodities prices even when lately there has been a drop in the value of grains although still above their historic average.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 22:00 UTC
Brazil makes official support for Uruguay in ‘fiscal haven’ controversy with G20

Brazil’s Foreign Affairs minister Antonio Patriota said Brasilia supports Uruguay in its controversy with France following President Nicholas Sarkozy claim, at the recent G20 summit, that Uruguay was a ‘fiscal haven’.