Argentina

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 02:36 UTC

  Ibero-American summit calls for dialogue on Falklands/Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty

  

  Nations from the Ibero-American bloc reaffirmed the need for the resumption of Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty negotiations and called on the UK to avoid carrying out “one-sided” actions, such as exploiting resources and military action.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 01:09 UTC

  Hillary Clinton praises CFK and calls for a “strong and successful relationship”

  

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) after her re-election and stressed on the importance of renewing their mutual commitment for a “strong and successful relationship.”

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 01:07 UTC

  Chile looks forward to strengthening relations with CFK re-election

  

  Chilean ambassador to Argentina Adolfo Zaldívar assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s re-election “allows for the strengthening of bilateral relations and a more profound integration between both countries.”

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 05:08 UTC

  Argentina had no chance in the Malvinas war: it was fighting the ‘Holy Alliance’

  

  “Malvinas is a sacred cause for the Argentines used by the military with a spurious purpose: to remain in power” according to Juan Bautista ‘Tata’ Yoffre author of the recently launched book “1982” on the Falklands/Malvinas conflict.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 03:51 UTC

  Falkland/Malvinas continues as “a colonial dagger in America” Timerman tells his peers

  

  Malvinas continues as “a colonial dagger in America” said Argentine Foreign Affaire minister Hector Timerman during an Ibero-Latin American ministerial meeting in Paraguay ahead of the full summit on Saturday.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 03:46 UTC

  Argentina’ tax office will validate buyers of foreign exchange as of Monday

  

  Argentina’s tax revenue office (AFIP) will validate from Monday onwards the people or enterprises that purchase currencies at the foreign exchange markets in order to control if they have the funds to do it and end with the irregular transactions, Economy Minister Amado Boudou announced Friday.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 03:35 UTC

  Fitch downgrades Argentine oil companies following Central bank dollar move

  

  Fitch Ratings has downgraded Argentine oil companies YPF and Pan American Energy foreign (PAE) currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B+' from 'BB-' and has affirmed their local currency IDR at 'BB'.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 20:45 UTC

  Argentina imposes stricter foreign exchange rules to contain capital flight

  

  Argentina imposed strict rules for operations in US dollars with the purpose to greater control over the foreign exchange market, moderating alterations in daily operations and above all to stop the haemorrhage of greenbacks estimated at 3 billion dollars a month.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 16:54 UTC

  Argentine groups take Falklands/Malvinas dispute to Internet domains

  

  The Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute has reached Internet domains with Argentina’s president of internet users appealing to ICANN to cancel ‘fk’ for those pages related to the Islas Malvinas alleging they are not a state or territory.
  ICANN stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 16:46 UTC

  Labour leader reminds CFK that the ‘profit sharing bill’ is still pending approval

  

  The head of the Argentina’s powerful CGT labour confederation renewed his claims for the approval of the profit sharing bill to allow workers to be part of the businesses’ profits, during a rally to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Néstor Kirchner.