Argentina

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 05:54 UTC

  Barrage of criticisms on Cristina Fernandez; unions planning national strike

  

  Argentine opposition leaders renewed their criticism of President Cristina Fernández accusing her of being autistic, unlimitedly authoritarian and of disregarding the people after the giant anti-government pot-banging protest, 8N, on Thursday, while the administration vowed to steer the course and not to fall into “rightwing” provocation.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 05:29 UTC

  China’s and the world largest bank takes control of Argentine institution

  

  Argentina has given approval for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to take control of the local operations of South Africa's Standard Bank following a 600 million dollars deal last year, the Chinese lender said on Sunday.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 06:12 UTC

  Argentine president criticizes lack of political leadership to present alternative model

  

  Reacting to Thursday massive protest against the government which convened hundreds of thousands of Argentines in the country and overseas, President Cristina Fernandez said that the real problem is the lack of a political leadership that can represent an alternative model to that which has been so successful for the majority of Argentines.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 05:32 UTC

  Judge Griesa warns Argentina on defying paying holdout bondholders

  

  US District Judge Thomas Griesa told Argentina it should not even consider evading a recent ruling requiring it to pay bondholders who did not participate in two major debt restructurings after the country's 2002 default.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 02:20 UTC

  Argentine armed sailors prevent Ghana port officials from moving ARA Libertad

  

  Armed sailors on board the detained Argentine ARA Libertad frigate in Ghana threatened to open fire on Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) officials, if they attempted to move the ship from berth 11 to berth six, at the Tema Port, according to reports of “The Chronicle” local newspaper.

• Friday, November 9th 2012 - 06:34 UTC

  Judge Griesa summons new hearing on case of hedge funds holding Argentine bonds

  

  US Judge Thomas Griesa summoned a new hearing at New York Court over the case of investment funds against Argentina. The judge agreed with both parts a hearing on Friday to define the following steps after the US Appeals Court ruling issued on October 26.

• Friday, November 9th 2012 - 05:08 UTC

  8N knock out for Cristina Fernandez who nevertheless said “I will never give up”

  

  Hundreds of thousands of protestors, probably a million according to some estimates, took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday evening to hold the 8N pot-banging demonstration against the administration of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez.

• Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:11 UTC

  Heat causes massive blackout and the collapse of Buenos Aires city

  

  A heat wave which reached 36 Celsius caused on Wednesday a massive blackout in Argentina’s capital with an estimated three million people suffering lack of power plus such emblematic sites as Government House (Casa Rosada), Congress and the posh district of Puerto Madero.

• Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 06:58 UTC

  Argentine Judge orders Chevron assets seizure related to court case in Ecuador

  

  An Argentine judge has embargoed up to 19 billion dollars in Chevron assets in connection with an environmental lawsuit by Ecuadorean villagers, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 21:46 UTC

  Argentine takes to the streets on Thursday to protest against Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentine pro and anti-government officials, politicians and lawmakers took to the nation’s radio stations to speak out on Thursday’s planned 8-N anti-government pot-banging protest, highlighting issues of class and ethics, but denying that the measure could be comparable to the magnitude of protests that took place in 2001.