Argentina

• Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine “inflation alert” according to the Daily Telegraph

  Under the title of “Argentine alert as inflation specter stalks half the world”, London's Daily Telegraph, --using Argentina as a lead case--, describes how international bankers managed to convince pension funds to invest in an estimated 300 billion US dollars in inflation linked sovereign bonds from emerging economies, which “hawk eyes” then considered safe.

• Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine farmers protest moves to town squares

  

  Argentine farmers begin Monday a new chapter of their 84 day conflict with the government over agriculture and taxing policies: beginning at ten in the morning they have invited workers, businessmen, professionals, students and anybody who supports their claims to strike until mid day.

• Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Whales are back in Patagonia and can be seen on internet

  Franca whales are back in Argentine Patagonia, more precisely at Peninsula Valdes and the provincial government of Chubut has resorted to internet video to share whale watching with a world audience.

• Friday, May 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  “Meaningless” tax changes rejected by Argentine farmers

  The Argentine government unilaterally modified on Thursday the controversial soy and grain export tax system, which has sparked a serious almost 80 days conflict with farmers and a serious political crisis.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine industry faces blackouts and more to come

  Argentina again faces a winter shortage of energy and has been forced to cut the provision of natural gas to 300 manufacturing establishments given the rise in domestic consumption of fuel for home heating.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine inflation in four months reaches 10.5%

  

  Although Argentine official inflation statistics are considered non reliable and there's no national consumers price index, some provinces, --outside the realm of the President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration--, have kept local statistics branches operational and their numbers are considered a valid reference.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Farmers' conflict shadows “inflation and poverty”

  

  Argentine former Economy minister Roberto Lavagna said that the current conflict of the government with the farmers helps to over shadow other critical issues for Argentine consumers such as inflation.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine farmers and government exchange threats & accusations

  The Argentine 78 day conflict between farmers and government over tax policies seems on track to an inevitable collision following the latest events with moderates on both sides continuing to loose ground.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine law targets Falklands' licensed fishing operations

  

  The Argentine Senate unanimously approved on Wednesday a bill that severely sanctions fishing companies and their vessels “illegally” operating in the Argentine Sea (South West Atlantic), in other words without Argentine awarded licenses, reports the Buenos Aires press.

• Wednesday, May 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine farmers resume protest; block grain exports

  

  Argentine farmers are back on the road protesting following the government's decision to cancel Monday's scheduled meeting to discuss sliding export levies on oil seeds and grains. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's administration alleged that farmers' leaders had been particularly offensive during the massive rally held on Sunday in Rosario and which convened over 300.000 people.