Argentina

Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 22:07 UTC
Moody’s rates outlook of 30 Argentine banks to negative

Rating agency Moody's changed to negative the rating outlook on 30 rated Argentine financial institutions on Thursday. Moody's cut the outlook to negative from stable, as a reflection of the outlook change on the country announced last week.Moody's rates Argentina at B3, six levels into junk territory.
Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 14:04 UTC
UK to Cristina: “no Falklands’ sovereignty negotiations unless and until the Islanders so wish”

“There can be no negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands unless and until such time as the Islanders so wish” was the official reply from the UK to remarks made by Argentine president Cristina Fernandez during her speech on Tuesday before the UN General Assembly.
Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 07:02 UTC
Pot-banging protestors follow Cristina Fernandez to her hotel in New York

An estimated two hundred protesters demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the hotel where President Cristina Fernández is staying at in New York, holding similar signs to the ones seen at the September 13 pot-banging massive protest in Argentina’s main cities.
Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 06:55 UTC
Argentina and Iran to discuss bombings in Buenos Aires in the nineties

President Cristina Fernández announced that Argentina and Iran will meet to discuss the two bombings of Jewish targets in the 1990's, attacks in which Iran was accused by Argentine courts of playing a role.
Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 02:52 UTC
Argentina calls on UK for talks on ‘global issue’ Malvinas and ‘demilitarization’ of South Atlantic

President Cristina Fernández once again claimed Argentina’s sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas islands and urged the United Kingdom to accept talks and abide by the United Nations resolutions on the matter which has become a “global issue”. The Argentine leader also asked for the demilitarization of the South Atlantic.
Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 00:45 UTC
Argentina hits back at Lagarde: “this is not a football match and we are a sovereign nation”

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez hit back at the IMF on Tuesday for warning her country about bad stats data, saying her nation is sovereign and would not be subjected to threats of any kind.
Tuesday, September 25th 2012 - 23:17 UTC
Ambassador Argüello praises “best US/Argentina trade relationship in 200 years”

Argentine ambassador in the United States Jorge Argüello assured that Argentina and the US “are having the best trade relationship in almost 200 years of bilateral relations” and said that “they’ve never had a trade volume similar to the one reached this year, which left a 13 billion dollar surplus.”
Tuesday, September 25th 2012 - 23:12 UTC
Lavagna tells Kirchnerites to stop clapping and give true picture of the Argentine economy

Argentine former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna considered the “economic model” led by President Cristina Fernandez administration is entering “a clear downfall” and slammed Kirchnerite politicians, unionists and businessmen “for, out of fear, clapping at political rallies instead of saying what they really believe about the economy”.
Tuesday, September 25th 2012 - 08:11 UTC
At least 21.9% of Argentines poor, according to the Catholic University

Poverty in Argentina is at least three times the official figure presented by the controversial government stats office, Indec, if the criteria and methodology applied by the Argentine Catholic University Social Debt Barometer are taken into account.
Tuesday, September 25th 2012 - 04:17 UTC
Billionaire Soros meets Cristina Fernandez and exchange ideas of world affairs

Argentine President Cristina Fernández met on Monday with billionaire investor George Soros at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York, before her speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. The meeting was held on an “open agenda” and lasted for an hour.