Argentina

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:00 UTC

  Norwegian Air expands into domestic flights in Argentina and Brazil

  

  Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA plans to fly to Brazil from Argentina and London to boost its month-old operations in South America, Chief Executive Officer Bjorn Kjos said in an interview in Buenos Aires. The Scandinavian company has already received authorization from the Argentine government to operate flights to 13 Brazilian cities. Norwegian is evaluating flying in other Latin American nations, Kjos said, declining to give more details.

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 09:57 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez to face trial on charges of covering up terrorist bombing

  

  Former Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will face trial on charges she covered up the role of Iranians in a 1994 terrorist bombing at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, judicial authorities announced.

• Friday, March 9th 2018 - 04:19 UTC

  Falklands' second commercial air-link: interest from several Brazilian airlines

  

  The Director of Aviation at Aviation Economics Joanna Hunt commenting on the progress of a second commercial air-link to the Falkland Islands has confirmed there has been interest from airlines.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 10:11 UTC

  Bignone, Argentina's last military dictator died; he was serving life sentence under house arrest

  

  Reynaldo Bignone, the last military president from Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship, died on Wednesday at age 90, the country's state news agency said. Bignone had been serving life sentence under house arrest for multiple human rights crimes.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentine central bank anticipates volatility in the money exchange market

  

  Argentines will have to get used to the volatility of the money exchange rate, advised Central Bank president Federico Sturzenegger on Wednesday when the US dollar (a sacred reference for Argentines) reached a new historic high above the 20 Pesos. (Actually 20,69 for retail sales and 20,69 for wholesale operations at the end of trading).

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:25 UTC

  Argentine presentation on the Falklands and the Chagos archipelago

  

  A brief release from the Argentine foreign ministry indicates that on March first, on petition from the International Court of Justice, Argentina presented its Consultive Opinion on the juridical consequences of splitting the Chagos archipelago from the Mauritius Islands which took place in 1965.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

  Falklands' Darwin cemetery identified combatants are 89

  

  The Argentine government reported on Wednesday that is had concluded the relatives notification round of the recently identified combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands, and which apparently total 89, one more than originally announced.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  YPF plans shale oil and gas production to increase 35% during 2018

  

  Argentina’s state-owned oil company YPF SA expects shale oil and gas production to grow 35% in 2018, as costs in the Vaca Muerta shale play continue to fall, Chief Financial Officer Daniel Gonzalez said. Still, declining production in mature fields means overall hydrocarbon output will fall 2 to 3% in 2018 after a 5.3% reduction in 2017, Chairman Miguel Gutierrez said.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 09:31 UTC

  Argentine seafood exports in 2017 totaled 475,591 tons and US$ 1,8bn

  

  Argentine seafood exports grew by almost 7% in volume and around 16% in dollar value during 2017, according to the final figures published by the Under-secretariat of Fisheries in its latest Report. Data from the Economics Department, based on information from INDEC shows that fisheries exports totaled US$ 1,978bn, a 16.4% higher compared to 2016, while the volume was up 6.9% to 475,591 tons.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 06:56 UTC

  “Legacy” argument no longer stands for the Macri government, warns political analyst

  

  The argument of the “legacy” from the Kirchner years no longer stands, since normally on the third year of an elected government public opinion becomes more demanding, explained Argentine political analyst Rosendo Fraga commenting on the latest events in Argentina and the administration of president Mauricio Macri.