Argentina

Friday, August 26th 2011 - 04:13 UTC
Argentine Claims on the South Atlantic Remote Islands

Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands is well documented, but lesser known is her continued claim to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Friday, August 26th 2011 - 04:09 UTC
Argentina blasts Moody’s for questioning soundness of the banking system

Argentina’s Central Bank’s Governor (BCRA) Mercedes Marcó del Pont said on Thursday that the Argentine banking system “is in its best historical levels of liquidity, solvency and default rates” referring to an earlier report from Moody’s rating agency.
Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:43 UTC
Ten Malvinas war Rio Gallegos veterans plan to visit Falklands next October

Ten Malvinas war veterans from Rio Gallegos are scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands next October 8, according to a report from “Tiempo Digital Sur” a digital newspaper from the capital of the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz.
Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:22 UTC
Mercosur/Israel trade deal comes into effect following Argentina’s signature

A free trade agreement between Israel and Argentina is set to come into effect on September 9, the Israeli Industry, Trade and Labour Ministry announced this week.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:47 UTC
Unasur agrees to greater economic coordination but remains divided on Libya

Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Foreign Affairs ministers agreed Wednesday in Buenos Aires to increase economic coordination and send monitoring missions to regional elections but could not reach a common position on the Libyan situation.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:28 UTC
Argentine steel group Techint begins arbitration proceedings against Venezuela

Steel giant Tenaris, a member of the Argentine group Techint, said on Wednesday that it initiated arbitration proceedings against Venezuela following the nationalization of steelmaker Matesi.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:08 UTC
Canada to overhaul and expand Argentine nuclear power plant

Argentina signed contracts worth 444 million dollars on Wednesday with a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group, Canada's top engineering firm, to extend the shelf-life of its Embalse nuclear plant.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 05:57 UTC
Argentine organized labour leader stays on; claims “destabilizing campaign”

Argentina’s Secretary General of the CGT Labour Confederation, Hugo Moyano, denied all rumours indicating his imminent departure from the CGT and attributed them to “a destabilizing media operation”. He added he was preparing to defend “workers’ minimum wage”.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 00:15 UTC
Cristina Fernandez among the 20 most powerful women in the world, says Forbes

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is the second most powerful Latinamerican woman in the world according to a ranking released by Forbes.
Wednesday, August 24th 2011 - 07:00 UTC
Record DFI in Brazil narrows significantly current account deficit

Brazil's 12-month current account deficit narrowed in July on rising revenue from exports and strong foreign direct investment. The 12-month deficit declined to 47.9 billion dollars or 2.1%, of GDP, from 49 billion, or 2.2% of GDP in June, the central bank said Tuesday.