Argentina

• Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - 02:05 UTC

  UK at OAS assembly in Bolivia ratifies the Falklands’ people self determination

  

  The UK ratified on Tuesday the Falkland Islands people’s self determination following a resolution from the OAS general assembly taking place in Bolivia calling on the two sides (Argentina and UK) to resume dialogue on the sovereignty of the Islands which are claimed by Argentina.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 23:59 UTC

  Brazil/Argentina Mercosur differences can be overcome with ‘greater production integration’

  

  Trade differences between Mercosur leading partners Brazil and Argentina will be overcome with negotiations and promoting productive integration, coincided business people, diplomats and academics from both countries at a seminar in Rio do Janeiro.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 23:53 UTC

  Brazil re-assessing its 3bn dollars potash project in Argentina due to ‘political risk’

  

  Brazil’s Vale Doce, the world's second-largest miner, expects to overcome obstacles that prompted management to re-assess a 3 billion dollars potash project in the Argentine province of Mendoza, the company's head of fertilizers, Roger Downey, said.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentina in Bolivia after strong OAS declaration in support for Falklands’ claim

  

  Argentina’s Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman has a challenging and fragile mission in Bolivia: to obtain strong support from the OAS general assembly for Argentina’s claim over the Falklands/Malvinas’ sovereignty ahead of the UN decolonization meeting in New York which President Cristina Fernandez has promised to attend.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 07:58 UTC

  New car sales balloon and housing market stalls with Argentina’s “clamped dollar”

  

  Trading in the Argentine money exchange market on Monday was relatively calm with very few operations in the so called ‘blue’ or ‘parallel’ dollar but with none of the expectations announced by members from President Cristina Fernandez administration.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 07:55 UTC

  UK support for ‘threatened’ oil companies and Falklands’ right to develop its own hydrocarbons industry

  

  The United Kingdom gave its full support to the companies involved in oil and gas exploration in Falkland Islands waters, following Argentina’s announcement on Monday it was beginning legal actions against five companies committed to “illegal” and “clandestine” exploration activities in the disputed Malvinas waters.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 03:04 UTC

  Major Canadian uranium mining company leaves Argentina fearful of populist policies

  

  Another Canadian miner has pulled back from investing in Argentina fearful of the latest moves from a growingly populist government and not so clear rules for the mining industry.

• Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 03:01 UTC

  Argentine concludes takeover of YPF naming new board and confirming CEO

  

  Argentina's government concluded the takeover of the country’s largest oil and gas company on Monday by naming a new chief executive and directors, even when YPF former owner - Spain's Repsol, kept one seat on the board.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 22:38 UTC

  Bright side of the Puyehue eruption: volcanic ash bricks and natural insecticides

  

  Argentine scientists developed bricks and are analyzing the possibility of making natural insecticides with the ashes from the Chilean Puyehue volcano eruption which this month a year ago covered several cities in Patagonia and caused millions of dollars losses, sources of the University that coordinates the studies announced.

• Monday, June 4th 2012 - 22:30 UTC

  Argentina accepts consultation with EU on trade restrictions and also drags Falklands’ to the dispute

  

  Argentina announced on Monday it had accepted the request from the European Union for a round of consultations, before the World Trade Organization, on the country’s controversial trade policies, but at the same time rejected all and every one of the questioned points and dragged the Falklands’ dispute into the fray.