Argentina

Tuesday, September 15th 2015 - 10:30 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas expropiation returns to haunt Cristina Fernandez

The Argentine government and its economic crimes bureau, Procelac, filed on Monday a complaint against Spanish group Marsans for an alleged move to “sell” a lawsuit filed before the World Bank’s ICSID over Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral expropriations, to Burford Capital, a speculative fund. ICSID stands for International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
Tuesday, September 15th 2015 - 10:06 UTC
Tierra del Fuego August inflation, 2.3% and 28.4% in the last twelve months

The consumer price index in Tierra del Fuego, extreme south of Argentina climbed 2.3% in August, totaling 17.4% in the first eight months and 28.4% in the last twelve months, according to the province's stats and census office.
Monday, September 14th 2015 - 10:15 UTC
Catholic church exposes 'true reality' of infant malnutrition in Argentina

The Catholic church warned of the “true reality” of infant malnutrition and structural poverty which does 'not yield' in Argentina, on launching the traditional funds' collection “More for Less” which took place over the weekend under the motto “Let's give more so that less suffer”.
Monday, September 14th 2015 - 10:02 UTC
Poverty and malnutrition back on the Argentine presidential campaign debate

Poverty and malnutrition are back on the Argentine presidential campaign debate as a consequence of the death of a 14-year old boy from an indigenous community which shocked Argentine public opinion.
Monday, September 14th 2015 - 09:49 UTC
Argentine opposition lawmakers to demand 'transparency' from the Electoral Court

Argentine lawmakers from several opposition Lower House caucuses will appear on Monday before the National Electoral Court to present their “Inter-party agreement for Electoral Transparency”, an accord to avoid irregularities in October 25 presidential and legislative polls.
Saturday, September 12th 2015 - 11:00 UTC
Argentina's inflation slowing but still comfortably on the two digits

According to Argentina's stats office Indec, consumer prices during the month of August climbed 1.2% over July, 9.4% in the eight months and 14.7% in the last twelve months. These numbers however are quite different from private consultants' estimates and the City of Buenos Aires stats office: 2.17% and 1.8% inflation for August, respectively.
Saturday, September 12th 2015 - 09:44 UTC
Seventh meeting of Cristina Fernandez and Francis, this time in Cuba

Argentine president Cristina Fernández has formally accepted an invitation by her Cuban counterpart Raul Castro to attend a mass Pope Francis will deliver in the Plaza de La Revolucion in Havana on September 20.
Friday, September 11th 2015 - 09:33 UTC
Cristina Fernandez wants Argentina in BRICS and asks Lula da Silva to act as the lobbyist

President Cristina Fernández called on Brazil’s former president Lula da Silva to become Argentina’s “ambassador” to help it join the group of emerging countries known as BRICS, acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Lula is currently campaigning in support of incumbent presidential candidate Daniel Scioli, and the so called 'Kirchner' model that 'transformed Argentina'.
Friday, September 11th 2015 - 06:45 UTC
UN Assembly overwhelmingly supports Argentina in the sovereign debt debate

The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution put forward by Argentina regarding sovereign debt restructuring, which seeks to limit the movement of speculative funds in influencing such actions.
Friday, September 11th 2015 - 06:34 UTC
Commotion in Argentina over the death of an indigenous Qom child

The death of a young boy from the Qom indigenous community in the Argentine province of Chaco, one of the poorest areas of the country, caused public opinion commotion and triggered a debate as to the cause of his death and the miserable living conditions of the indigenous peoples in Argentina.