Argentina

• Tuesday, April 5th 2016 - 06:47 UTC

  Argentina and Spain agree to re-launch closer political and trade relations

  

  Argentina and Spain have decided to re-launch bilateral mechanisms that have been “asleep” for too long, promoting political and trade relations, said Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra who on Monday met with her visiting Spanish peer, Jose Manuel García/Margallo.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2016 - 06:06 UTC

  Macri admits he was member of family offshore society, but it was reported to the Argentina tax office

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri came on stage on Monday to defend himself as he is one of the world leaders to appear as director of an offshore society in the so called “Panama Papers” leak that triggered a worldwide scandal.

• Monday, April 4th 2016 - 04:20 UTC

  Argentine Army reiterates its commitment to the Malvinas cause on invasion anniversary

  

  Argentina’s Army Chief Diego Luis Suner said on Saturday that the “Malvinas cause” continues to be a “national, standing and inalienable objective” of the Argentine people. The statement was made on the 34th anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict that was triggered by the Argentine military invasion of the Falklands in 1982.

• Monday, April 4th 2016 - 04:04 UTC

  Macri's ministers pledge not a single day rest in the fight for Malvinas sovereignty

  

  ”There's not going to be a single day in the four years of (President Mauricio Macri) government in which we will not continue to fight for our rights in the South Atlantic”, said Argentine Interior minister Rogelio Frigerio during the April 2 commemoration of Malvinas war veteran and Fallen Day in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 07:35 UTC

  Argentina promulgates bill which allows for payment of accord with bondholders

  The Argentine government made official the accord reached with the holdout funds sponsored by a New York federal court, to pay for defaulted bonds in a fifteen year litigation, following the approval of the bill by the Senate. This means Argentina can now look for funds in the international monetary market.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:50 UTC

  Malvinas remain “inexorably Argentine” says Macri on invasion anniversary

  The Malvinas Islands remain “inexorably Argentine” said president Mauricio Macri in a message in the social networks aired following the tribute to the Malvinas war veterans at the cenotaph in central Buenos Aires and later meeting with officers and veterans at the Olivos residence.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:43 UTC

  Cameron open to talk about “Malvinas question” with Macri, says Malcorra

  British PM David Cameron told Argentine president Mauricio Macri that the “Malvinas question will be included” as part of the bilateral talks with Argentina, according to Argentine foreign secretary Susana Malcorra. Apparently before Macri returned to Argentina Friday night from the nuclear security summit in Washington, he held a 'brief encounter' on request from PM Cameron.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:32 UTC

  Falklands hospitality praised by stranded Argentine runners

  Falkland Islands provided twenty five Argentine nationals with humanitarian aid (food, warmth and shelter) following the announcement of a week long delay to their return flight to Chile. The group was made up of marathon runners and associates who came to the Islands on March 19 and participated in the Sunday Standard Chartered bank Stanley Marathon. The competition was won by Argentine athlete Rafael Lencina in record time.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2016 - 08:07 UTC

  Argentina and China reaffirm strategic relation and agree to review contracts

  

  China has agreed to review contracts signed with Argentina, which need modifications, for the sake of transparency, according to Buenos Aires sources, but the overall strategic relation between the two countries and a raft of accords in different fields stands and is expected to continue to grow.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2016 - 07:04 UTC

  How hedge funds held Argentina for ransom

  

  By Martin Guzman and Joseph E. Stiglitz (*) - Perhaps the most complex trial in history between a sovereign nation, Argentina, and its bondholders — including a group of United States-based hedge funds — officially came to an end yesterday (March 31) when the Argentine Senate ratified a settlement.