Argentina

Monday, May 5th 2014 - 06:11 UTC
The Lancet acknowledges Argentina's child mortality rates have dropped dramatically

Argentina has been improving its mortality rates over the past decades, as it was revealed on Friday by the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. Although Argentina's rates are better than other countries in the region, including Brazil, Cuba, Uruguay and Chile among others still have the better numbers.
Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 06:29 UTC
Falkland Islander running for mayor of a Santa Cruz town

A Falkland Islander, resident in Argentina is running for mayor of the city of Puerto Santa Cruz, in Patagonia's Santa Cruz province, which is the Kirchner's couple political turf. James Lewis is backing Eduardo Costa from the opposition Radical party, the current mayor of the small town of 3.500 people, who next year is confident can become the province's next governor.
Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 06:11 UTC
Cristina's YPF curse: Brufau steps down as CEO of Repsol

Repsol, the Spanish oil company, announced this week that its longstanding executive chairman, Antonio Brufau, would hand over the job of chief executive to Josu Jon Imaz San Miguel, who has been running the company’s upstream operations.
Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 06:06 UTC
Construction in Argentina down 6% in March; industry demands price stability

Argentina's National Statistics Bureau, Indec revealed that construction activity fell 6% in March compared with the same period in 2013. The Argentine government, as has happened with the poverty figures, at first was reluctant to release the index, but finally delivered the latest data.
Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 05:58 UTC
Falklands or Malvinas: uproar in Argentina with YPF tourist guide

The internet tourist guide from Argentina's nationalized oil and gas company YPF describes the Malvinas as Falklands, Puerto Argentino as Stanley, and Isla Gran Malvina as West Falkland, claim several Argentine media.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 09:51 UTC
Petrobras concessions in Argentine Patagonia extended for ten years

The Argentine unit of Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras has signed an agreement with the Patagonian province of Rio Negro that extends its three concessions in that region for 10 years. The new deal was inked after the company renegotiated its contractual conditions with the provincial government.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:37 UTC
Labor Day with raft of increases in Argentina: train fares, gasoline, cigarettes and air tickets

Despite Labor Day to honor workers, May begins with bad news for Argentine consumers: fare increases for trains and domestic flights tickets and rises on cigarettes and gasoline prices ranging from 4% to 100% in the case of train tariffs.
Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 08:28 UTC
Majority of Uruguayans rate Argentina as 'the less friendly country', says poll

A clear majority of Uruguayans, 61% believe Argentina is the “less friendly” country, according to a March 13/23 public opinion poll, with 1.013 interviews in Montevideo and the main urban locations in the rest of the country.
Thursday, May 1st 2014 - 06:45 UTC
Malvinas issue should be addressed at UN General Assembly suggest Argentine lawmakers

Members from the opposition addressed a letter to President Cristina Fernandez recommending that in the coming UN General Assembly Argentina presents a resolution-draft calling for the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty claim to be discussed in the assembly and not at the Decolonization Committee or C24.
Wednesday, April 30th 2014 - 09:22 UTC
Argentina and Brazil agree to further integrate and prop their auto industries

Argentina and Brazilian officials agreed to continue meeting regularly to solve as soon as possible bilateral trade problems mainly those referred to the auto industry. On Tuesday Argentine Finance minister Axel Kicillof and Industry minister Deborah Giorgi met their Brazilian counterparts, Guido Mantega and Mauro Borges in Brasilia.