Argentina

Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 09:24 UTC
Argentine government apologize for forgetting the Falklands in a map of Argentina in New Year greetings

The Argentine government apologized on Monday for having omitted the disputed Falkland Islands in a map of Argentina included in a New Year greetings message. “Our apologies for the mistake from the Design Department in our end of the year greetings”, twitted the Development Ministry for having not included the Malvinas Islands.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 09:18 UTC
Carrió denies any misunderstandings with the government of president Macri

The chair of the Argentina's Lower House foreign affairs committee, Elisa Carrió said she maintains an “excellent relation” with the national government and warned she does not wish to be involved in “any sort of internal dispute”.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 06:56 UTC
New Year greetings to Falkland Islanders from Tierra del Fuego governor, “your governor”

Rosana Bertone, governor of Argentina's extreme south province, officially Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands, which obviously includes the Falklands, included in her New Year greetings a message to the Islanders calling for peace and understanding leaving aside fear and mistrust.
Tuesday, January 3rd 2017 - 06:41 UTC
Malvinas: Argentina calls on UK for dialogue and sovereignty discussions

Argentina has invited the United Kingdom to advance with the dialogue initiated last year to resume negotiations to enable in the shortest time possible, to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas Islands, abiding the iterative calls from the international community, according to a release from the Argentine foreign ministry.
Monday, January 2nd 2017 - 05:45 UTC
Argentina's new economic team aims to fight budget deficit and reform the tax code

In his first public comments since his appointment, Argentine Economy minister Nicolas Dujovne told a press conference that his main objective would be to continue with center-right President Mauricio Macri's economic policies.
Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 16:25 UTC
Argentina GDP contracts 3.8% in third quarter: sharp declines in manufacturing and construction

Argentina’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 3.8% at the end of the third quarter of the year, with sharp declines in manufacturing, construction and consumption, the INDEC official statistics bureau reported.
Friday, December 30th 2016 - 17:27 UTC
Argentina beef exports begin to pick up and could reach US$ 1bn this year

Argentina's beef exports totaled 193,000 tons between January and October, up 10% from the same period last year, the government said, a year after it rescinded export taxes and restrictions.
Friday, December 30th 2016 - 05:00 UTC
Prosecutor Nisman's filing to be reopened and investigated, Criminal Court rules

The Federal Criminal Court of Appeals Thursday ordered the reopening of the case filed by former AMIA Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman four days before he was found dead against then Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for the alleged cover-up of the Iranian nationals suspected of being behind the AMIA bombing in July, 1994.
Friday, December 30th 2016 - 02:14 UTC
Argentine gov't rules free internet access must be available at all top class airports

Through Resolution 109/2016 of the Regulatory Agency of the National System of Airports (Orsna), published Thursday in the Official Gazette, the supply of ”Wireless Internet Provision Service Standard (WIFI) at Group A airports” became mandatory.
Thursday, December 29th 2016 - 19:58 UTC
Falklands' fisheries and oil issues must be discussed with the Argentine congress, warns lawmaker Carrió

All issues linked to fisheries and hydrocarbons in the Falklands/Malvinas must be discussed and approved by Congress, warned Argentina's chair of the foreign affairs committee adding that if necessary the officials involved, who ignore the legislative will be summoned and sacked with a no confidence vote and political trial.