Argentina

• Saturday, February 2nd 2013 - 20:07 UTC

  Argentina lashes back at the IMF but announces new CPI for this year

  

  Following Friday’s IMF ‘declaration of censure’ on Argentina because of the lack of reliability in its inflation and GDP stats, and the country’s first reaction virtually describing the Fund as mother of all financial evils, Minister of Economy Hernan Lorenzino announced a new ‘national’ Consumers Prices Index to be implemented in the course of this year and which will replace the current GBA-IPC.

• Saturday, February 2nd 2013 - 19:55 UTC

  Jewish organization rejects Argentina/Iran deal to resolve 1994 bombing

  

  Argentina’s leading Jewish organization, AMIA, contrary to a few days ago when meeting Foreign minister Hector Timerman, rejected the deal signed by the government of President Cristina Fernandez and Iran to create an independent international ‘truth commission” to investigate the 1994 terrorist attack on AMIA and demanded the redrafting of a new accord.

• Saturday, February 2nd 2013 - 19:45 UTC

  Foreign Office insists Argentina was informed in advance Falklands’ MLAs would attend Hague/Timerman meeting

  

  The last round of the Falklands’ dispute between the UK and Argentina seems to have exposed a new blunder of Minister Hector Timerman, since according to the Foreign Office from the very request last December for a meeting with Foreign Secretary William Hague this month in London, the Argentine official was clearly informed that Falklands’ representatives would be present when the particular issue of the Islands was raised.

• Friday, February 1st 2013 - 23:02 UTC

  IMF censures Argentina; ‘remedial measures’ expected by September

  

  Argentina became the first country censured by the International Monetary Fund for not sharing accurate data on inflation and economic growth under a procedure that can end in expulsion. The declaration of censure was adopted Friday by the IMF 24-member board of directors and even if it doesn’t have immediate effects, the decision takes the country a step closer to sanctions that include barred access to IMF loans.

• Friday, February 1st 2013 - 20:13 UTC

  Falklands regret Timerman attitude and calls on Argentina “to respect our rights”

  

  The Falkland Islands government said on Friday it deeply regrets that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman refused to meet with lawmakers from the Islands and Foreign Secretary William Hague, next week when he travels to London.

• Friday, February 1st 2013 - 18:47 UTC

  Argentine court confirms setback for Chevron in 20-year old dispute with Ecuador

  

  An Argentine appeals court has upheld an embargo on the assets of Chevron Corp.'s local subsidiary, a legal setback for the company, which had said the embargo compromised its operations in the country. A lower court judge issued the embargo last year as part of a decades-old legal dispute involving claims that Chevron is responsible for environmental contamination in Ecuador.

• Friday, February 1st 2013 - 07:51 UTC

  Argentine unions anticipate marches and protests for next March

  

  Argentina’s powerful organized labour even divided have agreed that the recent rise in the income tax floor announced by the government of President Cristina Fernandez is ‘not enough’ and industrial action is anticipated as soon as next March, when full activity resumes in Argentina following summer holidays.

• Friday, February 1st 2013 - 07:38 UTC

  Chile and Uruguay banks outlook for 2013 stable and negative for Argentina, says Fitch ratings

  

  The outlook for Southern Cone Banks is mixed in 2013, with a stable outlook for Chile and Uruguay, while Argentina faces a negative outlook and the potential for downgrades, according to a new Fitch Ratings report.

• Thursday, January 31st 2013 - 20:50 UTC

  Timerman rejects meeting Falklands representatives; only interested in ‘bilateral round’ with Hague

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman turned down an invitation by his British counterpart William Hague to take part in a meeting in London with representatives of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands government, assuring that “the international community does not accept the involvement of a third party” in the sovereignty issue.

• Thursday, January 31st 2013 - 14:06 UTC

  Two Falklands’ lawmakers fly to London to meet with Argentine Foreign minister

  

  Two elected members of the Falkland Islands’ Legislative Assembly will be travelling to London this weekend to be available to take part in any discussions regarding the Islands when Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman meets with Foreign Secretary William Hague, according to a release from Gilbert House, Stanley.