Argentina

Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 16:59 UTC
IMF will make compulsory review of economy in spite of Argentina’s refusal

The International Monetary Fund will make a compulsory review of Argentina’s economy because of the country’s refusal to allow the multilateral organization to examine its finances since 2006, the Buenos Aires media reported on Wednesday quoting IMF sources.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 06:40 UTC
Argentina’s Prosecutor General resigns, looses first round to Vice-president Boudou

Argentina’s Prosecutor-general Esteban Righi officially resigned to his post on Tuesday, following Vice-President Amado Boudou’s decision to press charges against the prosecutor leading the investigation into the politician's role in the Ciccone currency printing company investigation.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 06:35 UTC
A possible Chinese exit for the ongoing clashes between Repsol YPF and Argentina

China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, could prove to be the solution for the ongoing clash between the Argentine government and Spain’s Repsol which holds a majority stake in YPG, Argentina’s main oil and gas company.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 06:33 UTC
Petrobras and Argentine government reach tentative agreement to increase investments

The escalade between the Argentine government and the oil companies seems to have cooled off for a few hours on Tuesday following a meeting of Planning Minister Julio De Vido with top officials from Petrobras Argentina, and which was described as ‘productive’.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 02:13 UTC
Half a million Argentine tourists ‘invaded’ Chile during the first quarter of 2012

In the first quarter of this year, 1.2 million foreign tourists arrived in Chile, which represents a 14% increase over the same period a year ago, reported the Under Secretary of Tourism Jacqueline Plass.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 00:35 UTC
UK confirms it claims repayment of £ 45m loaned to Argentine Junta that invaded the Falklands

The UK is seeking repayment of a loan granted to Argentina in 1979 which was invested in military procurement some of which was used during the Falkland Islands conflict.
Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 23:10 UTC
US confirms poor soy crops in Argentina and Brazil; prices soar to 2008 levels

Drought in major soybean producers Brazil and Argentina cut their production more deeply than expected the US government said on Tuesday in a report that drove prices to near their highest since 2008.
Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 23:05 UTC
Argentine Foreign ministry says BP not interested in developing Falklands’ oil

British oil giant BP will not be involved in exploration or production activities in the Falkland Islands, according to the Argentine Foreign Affairs ministry which just a few days ago sent threatening letters to oil industry and financial corporations which could be working or assessing in the disputed South Atlantic waters.
Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 15:32 UTC
Argentina denies ‘political opportunism’ in Malvinas sovereignty-claim campaign

The Argentine government said that the Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim is “not political opportunism” or geared “to remove other issues from the country’s political agenda” and is coherent with the political and ideological thinking of both Presidents Cristina Fernandez and her late husband and former president Nestor Kirchner.
Tuesday, April 10th 2012 - 06:59 UTC
Fidel wonders about Canada’s position on Falklands issue at the Americas summit

Fidel Castro accuses Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper of suffering from illusions and says Canada should take a stand in the Falkland Islands dispute in a rambling new essay that lashes out against Cuba’s exclusion from a coming Organization of American States summit.