Argentina

• Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 01:11 UTC

  Six Nobel Peace Prize winners call on UK to open talks on Falklands’ sovereignty

  

  Six Nobel Peace Prize winners called for Britain to open talks with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Aflklands/Malvinas Islands, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the war between the two nations. The call came in the form of a letter directed to the UK's Prime Minister David Cameron.

• Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 00:41 UTC

  CFK promises to address “trade wars and guerrillas” in a most civilized and legal way possible

  

  President Cristina Fernández questioned US president Barack Obama’s recent decision to suspend trade benefits for Argentina, while complaining that “we can’t even manage to get one of our lemons to enter the US market.”

• Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 00:36 UTC

  Argentina again warns Repsol-YPF as provinces terminate production concessions

  

  Amidst raising tensions between the Argentine government and Spain’s Repsol-YPF oil company, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo warned on Tuesday that the administration led by President Cristina Fernández will take “all necessary measures to guarantee the country's energy self-supply”.

• Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 00:32 UTC

  UK accuses Argentina of “rattling cages” regarding nuclear submarines in Falklands

  

  Britain has denied sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic amid rising tensions with Argentina over the Falklands and accused Argentina of “rattling cages in any way they can”.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:52 UTC

  Brazil extends tax cuts on appliances but manufacturers must not lay-off workers

  

  Brazil announced extended tax cuts on appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines, and reduced levies on other goods, as it seeks to help manufacturers hurt by a slowdown in economic growth and a surge in imports.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:31 UTC

  World’s main food suppliers host FAO regional conference in Buenos Aires

  

  Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, opened Monday its Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference in Buenos Aires which will extend until next Friday when it will announce the issues that will guide FAO actions worldwide.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 12:11 UTC

  Import barriers and inflation change Argentina’s industrial production scenario

  

  Argentina's industrial production fell unexpectedly in February, after 28 consecutive months of expansion, as weaker demand from Brazil hit the key automobile sector. Industrial output fell 0.8% from February 2011 and slid 1.4% from the previous month, said Indec.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:25 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez to lead main Malvinas war commemoration from Ushuaia

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will head next 2 April the main ceremony remembering the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas war when Argentine forces invaded the Falklands and held them for 74 days until ousted by a British Task Force

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:31 UTC

  Argentine economy expands 5.5% in January but activity index is down 0.4% over December

  

  The Argentine economy grew 5.5% in January compared to the same month last year, according to a release from the Indec national statistics bureau. Official data also reported that the monthly economic activity index (EMAE) fell 0.4% against the previous month.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:21 UTC

  US remembers Argentina debts must be honoured and suspends trade benefits

  

  Buenos Aires released a statement on Monday “regretting” US President Barack Obama's decision to suspend Argentina from the US Generalized System of Preferences program, which waives import duties on thousands of goods from developing countries.