Argentina

Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:06 UTC
UK will not support World Bank loans to Argentina; British public opinion against such aid

The United Kingdom contributions mostly through World Bank loans and aid to Argentina have again been questioned in Britain with demands on Prime Minister David Cameron to block British taxpayers cash going to the country which has 'precarious finances' and a long standing demand over the Falkland Islands sovereignty.
Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:01 UTC
Thousands march in Buenos Aires marathon in support for Falklands' dialogue

Thousands of people participated Sunday in a race organized by Argentina's government to press for a dialogue with Britain over the Falkland Islands, officials said.“#YoCorroPorMalvinas was a success! More than 10 thousand people came out today to say Yes to a dialogue for the Malvinas,” Malvinas Islands Affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus said in a Twitter post.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 07:59 UTC
Argentine inflation: make your pick, in October anywhere from 1.2% to 2.3%

A reliable universally accepted rate of inflation in Argentina seems hard to come by although there are a battery of estimates, each of them arguing they are supported by statistically proven methods and thus the certainty of the indexes released.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Falklands' naval exercises: “regular routine training”, says Ministry of Defense

UK described recent combined military exercises in and around the Falkland Islands as part of regular routine training. The statement follows on Thursday's strong Argentine protest, (which claims sovereignty over the (Malvinas) Islands), and called the military exercises a “new provocation”.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 01:13 UTC
Parlasur dialogue with Kelpers: a great opportunity lost

By Jaime Trobo (*) - Parlasur, acronym for Mercosur Parliament, decided to approve a declaration relative to the Malvinas Islands situation, and more specifically on the sovereignty conflict between the Argentine Republic and Great Britain, which has been ongoing for over 180 years with no reasonable accord.
Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 18:16 UTC
Falklanders invited to 'third party' dialogue with Argentine lawmakers

An Argentine congressman has extended an open invitation to two, three 'inhabitants of the Falkland Islands', to participate in a meeting with Argentine lawmakers interested in listening to the 'third party' in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute.
Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 07:00 UTC
Argentina raids 71 banks and financial entities suspected of money laundering

Argentina's AFIP tax revenue service on Tuesday carried out searches at 71 banks, currency exchanges and other financial entities suspected of money laundering, the government said. More than 250 agents took part in the operation, which involved institutions in this capital and in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Cordoba, AFIP said in a statement.
Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Petrobras Argentina plans to invest 622m dollars to explore for shale gas

The Argentine unit of Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras plans to invest 622 million dollars to explore for non-conventional natural gas in Neuquen, the Argentine government announced on Monday.
Wednesday, November 12th 2014 - 03:19 UTC
“Falklands/Malvinas current policy is a losing option and leads nowhere”

Argentina's current policy on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty is a losing option because it is a 'maximalist' attitude with the purpose of ‘full recovery' of the disputed islands, said Argentine political scientist and writer Carlos Escudé.
Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 07:25 UTC
Griesa authorizes Citibank to pay restructured bonds under Argentine law

New York District judge Thomas Griesa has authorized Citibank to complete the transfer of 85 million dollars to holders of restructured Argentine bonds under Argentine law, meeting debt services that expire on December 31.