Argentina

Wednesday, September 10th 2014 - 06:03 UTC
World Bank commits 5bn dollars financial support for Argentina in 2015/2018

The World Bank Group’s (WBG) Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Argentina covering fiscal years 2015-2018 with financial commitments over the period expected to be in the range of 1 to 1.2 billion dollars per year plus 1.7bn for the private sector.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:11 UTC
Antarctica sea levels rising faster because of fresh water from melting glaciers, say researchers

Sea levels around Antarctica are rising faster than anywhere else in the southern ocean. The global average rise in ocean heights in the last 19 years has been 6cms, but the rise in seas around Antarctica is 2cms higher.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 07:07 UTC
Malvinas Argentine sovereignty policy launches book recalling first speech before UN C24

Foreign minister Hector Timerman and Malvinas affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus, made the official presentation of the book “Malvinas Argentine sovereignty; 50 years since ambassador Ruda's speech” which recalls the fiftieth anniversary of the first Argentine presentation on the question of the Malvinas Islands before the UN Decolonization Committee, or C24.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 06:35 UTC
China aids Argentina: a billion dollars in Yuan pledged by end of the year

Argentina's central bank chief, Juan Carlos Fabrega, met his Chinese counterpart Zhou Xiaochuan in Basilea, Switzerland on Sunday to discuss how a currency swap worth billions of dollars will be put into action, the Argentine monetary authority said.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 05:36 UTC
Fifty years since Falklands incursion and landing by Argentine light aircraft

This Monday is the fiftieth anniversary of an odd stunt by Argentine Cessna pilot Miguel Fitzgerald who landed his light aircraft on the Stanley racecourse, left a note of protest about the ‘illegal’ British occupation of the Falkland Islands, handed an Argentine flag to a bemused bystander, and flew away again.
Saturday, September 6th 2014 - 07:11 UTC
Argentina opens hake quota reallocation period for the rest of the year

Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has reassigned hake (Merluccius hubbsi) catches for the remainder of the year. According to Resolution 8/14, published in the Official Gazette, the vessel owners that considered themselves unable to capture the entire allocated hake quota, can partially return it to a reserve fund for future reallocation.
Saturday, September 6th 2014 - 07:04 UTC
Is the controversial 'squid war' with Argentina reignited?

The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department has reported this year that squid fishing generated the largest annual capture since records began, representing a major boost to the Islands economy.
Saturday, September 6th 2014 - 06:36 UTC
Argentina and holdouts again disagree before Pollack; end of September another deadline

Argentina still has “unresolved” issues preventing a settlement with bondholders suing the country for repayment after not participating in the country's restructurings following its 2002 default, a court-appointed mediator said Friday.
Saturday, September 6th 2014 - 03:14 UTC
Argentina says creditors willing to swap bonds; holdouts warn about “contempt of court”

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said on Friday that “many” creditors are willing to accept a change in payment location to collect their money as the ongoing legal dispute with the holdouts continues to endanger the country's international credit and reputation.
Friday, September 5th 2014 - 07:47 UTC
Argentine Senate approves bill changing debt payment jurisdiction; next step Lower House

Argentina's Senate on Thursday passed a bill aimed at circumventing U.S. court decisions regarding its defaulted debt by changing payment jurisdiction, sending the proposal to the lower house Chamber of Deputies for final approval. The chamber, like the Senate, is controlled by government allies who are expected to vote the bill into law.