Argentina

Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:36 UTC
Argentine organized labour begs CFK “not to push them to a general strike”

Argentina’s organized labour CGT leader Hugo Moyano, questioned the administration of President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, over the lack of progress in the salaries collective bargaining talks and warned that he hopes “they don’t push him into a general strike”.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:33 UTC
Argentina’s top climatologist forecasts 20/21 million tons or corn this season

After back-to-back droughts, Argentine growers could have a record harvest of soybeans and corn next season as the La Niña weather phenomenon makes way for El Niño, one of the country's best-known forecasters anticipated.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:27 UTC
Waters denies having said what he said and blasts Malvinas war

A few days after the Chilean and Argentine media ran the story that Roger Waters had said that the Malvinas Islands belonged to Argentina, the former Pink Floyd lead singer published a note on his Facebook page where he explained that a local journalist “misunderstood” him since he never made such statement.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:16 UTC
Argentina announces a museum for the ARA Belgrano marines killed during the Falklands conflict

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says a new museum dedicated to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands will honour Argentine marines killed trying to reclaim them from Britain 30 years ago.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 05:03 UTC
Paraguay exports to Argentina plunge 70%; ‘mirror’ countermeasures considered

Mercosur junior member Paraguay that is suffering the Argentine restrictions on imports and has seen its February exports plummet 70% is planning ‘mirror’ countermeasures but emphasizing on those products with greater impact for Argentina and lesser for Paraguay.
Monday, March 5th 2012 - 23:12 UTC
US warns Argentina could loose trade benefits for not complying international investment rulings

United States could soon suspend trade benefits for Argentina warned on Monday an official from the Department of Commerce. US accuses Argentina of not paying awards in two long-running investment disputes with US companies following rulings from an international tribunal.
Monday, March 5th 2012 - 20:11 UTC
Argentina trade restrictions cut Uruguayan exports by almost half in February

Uruguayan exports to Argentina during the month of February plummeted 46.6% compared to the same month a year ago according to Uruguay’s Union of Exporters, which attributes the poor performance to the imports restrictions imposed by the neighbouring country.
Monday, March 5th 2012 - 06:10 UTC
Mercosur countries to agree on a common protocol for vessels from the Falklands

Mercosur country members are scheduled to hold a meeting in Rio do Janeiro to agree on a common protocol for all vessels originating in the Falkland Islands and calling at regional ports, announced Uruguay’s Defence minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro.
Monday, March 5th 2012 - 06:04 UTC
Change in Argentine policy is “an attempt to collect support and look less mean”

The apparent change in Argentine policy towards the Falkland Islands by offering three direct flights to the Islands from Buenos Aires instead of cutting the air link with Chile, as had been anticipated, was described by Chilean diplomatic sources as “an attempt to collect international support and look less mean”.
Monday, March 5th 2012 - 05:56 UTC
Inter American bank does not trust Argentine official stats, uses private estimates

Argentina must solve the controversy over the measurement of inflation which has significant economic and political costs, said Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla the Inter American Development Bank, IADB, director for Argentina and Haiti.