Argentina

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:32 UTC

  Oil World reduces Argentine soybean crop estimates because of lack of rain

  

  Oil World has for a second time in two weeks reduced Argentina soybean crop hopes warning that, thanks to dry weather, it could be on course for a fall of more than 20%.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 05:19 UTC

  High Court ruling favours 9.500 former conscripts Malvinas war veterans

  

  A ruling from Argentina’s Supreme Court admitted “Malvinas war veteran condition” to a petty officer who was deployed in Puerto Belgrano and Rio Grande during the 1982 conflict thus enabling him to a veteran’s pension.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 05:14 UTC

  Argentina’s current account balance down to 900 million USD in third quarter

  

  Argentina's current account balance--the broadest measure of a country's transactions with the rest of the world—posted a 900 million US dollars surplus in the third quarter, but was down slightly from expectations and the performance from a quarter earlier.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 00:15 UTC

  CFK promises 6.000 border patrols to combat crime and rash of land grabs

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced Monday the launching of operation “Guard Watch” with the deployment of 6.000 border guards throughout the Greater Buenos Aires with the purpose of combating the insecurity wave and putting an end to the rash of illegal occupation of open spaces by organized squatters.

• Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 19:09 UTC

  Conflicting assessments of Argentina’s defence policy and military capabilities

  

  Conflicting assessments of Argentina’s military capacity, defence policies and future planning were given by the brand-new Defence minister, Arturo Puricelli and a former minister from the opposition.

• Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 03:10 UTC

  Argentine population grows 10.6% in a decade, totals 40.09 million

  

  Argentina has 40.09 million inhabitants, up 10.6% from the 2001 figure of 36.2 million, according to preliminary results from the 2010 National Census of Population, Households and Homes released on Friday.

• Friday, December 17th 2010 - 23:58 UTC

  Venezuela crucial to consolidate “energy front” says Cristina Kirchner

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner underlined the significance of Venezuela as a full member of Mercosur which should enable the group to consolidate an energy front.

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 23:59 UTC

  China and Argentina sign Tax information exchange agreement

  

  China and Argentina signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) in order to improve transparency in the two countries’ bilateral trade and investment.

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 23:52 UTC

  IMF technical support for Argentina Statistics Office will continue until next April

  

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue collaborating with Argentina national statistics bureau, Indec, in order to create “a price index with stronger credibility,” the spokeswoman of the organization, Caroline Atkinson, assured in Washington.

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 18:28 UTC

  Argentina’s top businessman warns about inflation and Chinese investments

  

  Argentina’s most influential businessman warned about the “inflationary escalade” which, if not contained can lead to an unfavourable climate for investments. Paolo Rocca, Techint group CEO made the statements during an entrepreneurs’ forum where he called for “business responsibility”, “clear rules of the game”, “transparency” and questioned the landing of Chinese oil corporations in Argentina.