Argentina

Friday, August 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Exxon plans to leave Argentina; Shell claims “discrimination”

ExxonMobil is working with J.P. Morgan to sell its assets in Argentina including hundreds of service stations and a 200 million US dollars refinery, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press. Fuel companies in Argentina are operating under heavy government intervention.
Friday, August 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Eight coalitions register for Argentine presidential vote

As the deadline to register coalitions for the Argentine October 28 presidential vote expired this week, eight alliances registered, among them, the one led by first lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, which is widely predicted to obtain a first-round victory in the face of a highly dispersed opposition.
Wednesday, August 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine company strikes gas in Magallanes Region

Argentine oil corporation Geopark Holdings Ltd announced Tuesday it had discovered gas in one of the several exploratory wells drilled in Chile's extreme south region of Magallanes.
Wednesday, August 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina trusts China will not adopt trade counter measures

Argentina trusts China will not adopt reprisals following the latest trade restrictions on imports recently decided by President Nestor Kirchner's administration and which affect many Chinese goods, Argentine Secretary of Commerce Alfredo Chiaradía said on Wednesday.
Monday, August 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentines Win World Tango Championships

Argentina's tango pair Natalia Tonelli Attori and Fernando Gracia won the fifth edition of the Tango World Championship on Sunday in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, August 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas recovery, “a long term issue if to be solved peacefully”

“Recovery of Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas islands will not be defined in the short term or near future” admitted an advisor from the Argentine Foreign Affairs ministry who warned that “such a negotiation needs patience”.
Saturday, August 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Satellite tracking of penguins' migration in South Atlantic

This week Professor Dee Boersma and student Elizabeth Skewgar, selected six adult male penguins from rehabilitation centres at two coastal towns in Southern Argentina--San Clemente del Tuyú and Mar del Plata--to carry satellite transmitters during their migration back to their breeding colonies reports www.penguinstudies.org
Friday, August 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Energy shortages punish Argentine July industrial production

Argentina's July industrial production grew 2.7% over the same month a year ago and actually declined 2.1% compared to June 2007 because of the energy crisis which forced many factories to reduce production, according to the latest release from the country's Statistics and Census Office, Indec.
Friday, August 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner official says no “transparent” inflation index until November

Argentina's cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez promised union leaders on Friday that the controversial Consumer Prices Index, CPI, will be “transparent” as of next October because the government is intent on ensuring the chances of presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, reports La Nacion.
Thursday, August 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Interpol arrest warrant for the cash-filled suitcase man

Interpol Argentina Office said Wednesday an international arrest warrant has been issued for a Venezuelan-US businessman wanted in Argentina on fraud charges stemming from the seizure of a cash-filled suitcase in a Buenos Aires airport.