Argentina

• 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.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 04:47 UTC

  Opposition lawmakers pledge to block any re-election bid by Cristina Fernandez

  

  As happened in the Argentine Senate a couple of weeks ago, 107 members (out of 257) from the Lower House, and from all opposition parties, subscribed on Tuesday a manifest pledging non support for any initiative to amend the Constitution with the purpose of opening the way for a second re-election.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 04:27 UTC

  Soy crop prospects fin South America down: Argentina excessive water, in Brazil lack of rain

  

  South America’s crop prospects deteriorated because of excessive rainfall in Argentina and dry conditions in central Brazil, according to Oil World. Argentina’s estimated 55/56 million tons soybean crop could drop anywhere from 3 6o 6 million tons because of delays in sowing caused by torrential rains and flooding.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 21:39 UTC

  BG Group/Argentina appeal case reaches US Supreme Court

  

  The US Supreme Court on Monday asked for the US government's views on a British Gas Group PLC appeal that seeks to restore a 185 million dollars arbitration award the company won against Argentina in 2007.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 20:41 UTC

  Real estate activity drops dramatically in Argentina because of ‘dollar-clamp’

  

  Argentina’s real estate sector is already feeling the negative consequences of the ‘dollar-clamp’ implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernandez a year ago, and in 2013 the effect could have an even greater impact for the construction industry.