Argentina

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 03:42 UTC

  Argentina Farmers Threaten Second Strike of 2011

  

  Argentine farmers threatened to go on strike for a second time this year if the government does not change their policy towards them. At a meeting in Buenos Aires province city, Bahia Blanca, farm workers leaders met to discuss the week-long strike, which began last Monday. Farmers have stopped the sale of wheat, corn and soybean over export curbs.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 18:32 UTC

  YPF To Begin Offshore Exploration In Tierra del Fuego

  

  A spokesperson for the Argentine oil firm YPF informed that exploration work is scheduled to begin this quarter on the coast of Tierra del Fuego, a province located off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 17:52 UTC

  Controversial Body Scanner to be Used Shortly at Ezeiza and Santiago Airports

  

  The Body scanner will soon be used by the Airport Security Police (PSA) at Argentina’s main airport.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 17:10 UTC

  New Poll Shows Argentine President as Favorite in Next Elections

  

  According to a poll published today, President of Argentina Cristina Fernández is shown as the favorite to win next October’s elections, even though she has kept quiet her intentions of running.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 16:50 UTC

  Millions of Argentines Want to Live or Invest in Uruguay

  

  This news was revealed in a study done by the consulting firm Suma, sociologist César Aguiar, one of the people responsible for the study, emphasized the bond between both countries

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 01:04 UTC

  Gov. Rios warned that the industry was already experiencing “problems” due to the Chilean blockade

  

  The Governor of Tierra del Fuego announced on Radio 10 that they are awaiting the results of the meetings taking place in Chile to resolve the conflict in Punta Arenas which is affecting Argentine tourists.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentine farmers are back in a strike

  

  Argentine farmers have halted sales of wheat, corn and soy in a strike over export curbs, rekindling a dispute that helped drive global grains prices to record highs three years ago.

• Friday, January 14th 2011 - 02:16 UTC

  Argentine president Fernandez's travel cash stolen

  

  Robbers in Argentina have stolen $90,000 (£57,000) worth of cash meant for use by President Cristina Fernandez on an official Middle East trip.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 22:12 UTC

  Lack of rainfall in Argentina is pushing up prices for corn and soybeans

  

  Corn and soybeans advanced for a second day as dry weather stressed crops in Argentina, raising concerns the global deficit may be larger than estimated.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 22:08 UTC

  Inflation forces Argentina to urgent import of note bills from Brazil

  

  A shortage of bills that has led to lines and protests outside Argentine banks since mid-December may be resolved by next week after the country boosted imports of notes printed in Brazil.