Argentina

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 23:46 UTC

  Gay-friendly Buenos Aires experiences massive inflow of homosexual tourism

  

  Argentina expects an important inflow of gay tourists this coming season, more specifically the capital Buenos Aires following pioneering legislation making marriage among same sex people legal.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 04:35 UTC

  Argentine president reaffirms current “economic and social development model”

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) vindicated and praised the economic model launched by her husband and predecessor, deceased former head of state Nestor Kirchner. She also promised to deepen the model.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 - 04:44 UTC

  CFK admits “incredible painful time” but will carry on with her duties

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner spoke Monday at Government House and addressed, for the first time, the death of her husband and ex President Néstor Kirchner.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 - 04:40 UTC

  World Bank warns of “great uncertainty” in Argentina; policy corrections needed

  

  The death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner creates “great uncertainty” in South America’s second-biggest economy and a rally in stocks and bonds may have been unwarranted, the World Bank’s chief economist for Latin America said.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 - 04:33 UTC

  Sunflower comeback in Argentina: planted area forecasted to increase 24%

  

  The area sown with sunflower in Argentina is forecasted to increase 24% this coming 2010/11 season reaching 1.62 million hectares according to Argentina’s Sunflower Association (Asagir) and based on data from the Buenos Aires Cereals market.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 - 01:48 UTC

  Argentina joins Brazil’s development of military cargo aircraft

  

  Argentina and Brazil have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop the KC-390 twin-engine military cargo aircraft, announced Argentina’s Defense minister on Monday.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 00:41 UTC

  Argentina’s business sector does not expect major changes in economic policy

  

  Argentina’s business sector does not expect major changes in the country’s current economic course following the death of former president Nestor Kirchner who was considered the man behind the scenes steering the main policy decisions.

• Sunday, October 31st 2010 - 15:47 UTC

  Opinion polls show strong support for Cristina Kirchner’s re-election bid in 2011

  

  The sudden death of her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner, has contributed to strengthen the public opinion image of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner who is now seen as the favourite candidate for next year’s general election.

• Sunday, October 31st 2010 - 15:46 UTC

  Argentine president retakes activities Monday and Tuesday will attend rally

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will resume her presidential activities on Monday and will travel to Córdoba province to head a rally on Tuesday. Córdoba Governor Juan Schiaretti confirmed the presence of the Head of State at the Renault local plant for the presentation of a new car.

• Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 19:01 UTC

  For The Economist, Kirchner’s death represents “The end of an era”

  

  With the passing of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, The Economist forecasts “the end of an era”. The president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is widowed, politically as well as personally, so what happens now, asks The Economist.