Argentina

• Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Supreme Court to rule on Argentine farmers' conflict controversy

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court accepted competence on the sliding export taxes on grains and oilseeds question, which triggered the farmers' conflict, and will consider a demand presented by an Argentine province which argues they “undermine federal taxes co-participation”, according to Justice sources quoted in Buenos Aires La Nacion.

• Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine consumers' expectations decline to lowest since 2003

  

  Public opinion perception and expectations about the Argentine economy are currently going through the most serious declination since the Kirchner couple first reached government in 2003.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Farmers' conflict: behind harsh words, dim light of hope

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner defended on Monday her decision to impose a controversial sliding tax system on agricultural exports and said farmers opposing her government policies are undermining the country's fight against poverty.

• Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina May inflation with “new system”: 0.6%

  

  Argentina's consumer price index in May was 0.6% according to the country's Statistics and Census Institute (Indec) which has began applying a new methodology. This means that in the fives months of 2008 inflation was 4% and 9.1% in the last twelve months.

• Monday, June 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine farmers lift strike, but no dialogue on sight

  Leaders of the Argentine farmers' organizations confirmed Sunday evening the end of the third strike period in the three months conflict with the government, and anticipated they will attend the dialogue table summoned by the country's ombudsman for Monday.

• Sunday, June 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: 4 million young adults are poor says Catholic Church

  Four million young adults in Argentina are poor, according to a report of the Argentine Catholic University published over the weekend. The UCA report called on the authorities “not to look the other way” and face the current situation.

• Saturday, June 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine farmers respond to Church and ombudsman calls

  Argentina's farmers announced Friday the end of their third strike in three months at the request of the Catholic Church, as of next Monday, but warned they'd continue on “alert” until the government repeals new export taxes on grains and oilseeds.

• Saturday, June 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine flag request for Darwin cemetery conveyed to London

  The British ambassador said the Argentine government request to have a permanent flag at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands will be conveyed to the Foreign Office, according to the spokesperson for the UK diplomatic representation in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, June 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine president denies shopping spree in Rome

  The Argentine government “emphatically” denied a publication in the Italian daily Corriere Della Sera, which with “manifest malice” reported about some alleged extravagant shopping of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during her recent visit to Rome for the summit on hunger emergency.

• Friday, June 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina's growth rate lowered to 5,5% and 2% in 08 and 09

  

  London based Barclays Capital lowered its 2008 and 2009 growth forecast for Argentina following on increasing concerns about accelerating inflation, striking farmers blocking exports and slowing investment.