Argentina

Monday, June 4th 2012 - 20:56 UTC
Argentina declares Falklands’ oil activities “illegal and clandestine” and anticipates criminal and civil actions

Argentina declared on Monday the oil exploration by UK-listed companies in Falkland Islands waters “illegal” and their activities “clandestine”. Argentina has long claimed the Falklands/Malvinas as part of its territory.
Monday, June 4th 2012 - 07:29 UTC
Argentine government wants to regulate the black market for US dollars

Senator and former cabinet chief Aníbal Fernández said on Sunday that the Argentine government is planning, from the open of the black market on Monday, to put pressure on money exchange traders in order for the ‘blue’ dollar rate to not go over 5.10 Argentine Pesos.
Monday, June 4th 2012 - 06:31 UTC
Argentine will issue bills with the likeness of the iconic Evita Peron

Argentina is planning to issue bills bearing the likeness of Evita Duarte to mark the sixtieth anniversary on July 26th of the death of the wife of three times president Juan Domingo Peron, according to the Buenos Aires media.
Monday, June 4th 2012 - 06:22 UTC
Major GM soy legal feud between Monsanto and five million Brazilian farmers

Illegally smuggled into Brazil 14 years ago, transgenic soy has proved a boon to domestic farmers and now accounts for 85 percent of total production. But five million Brazilian farmers are now locked in a legal feud with US biotech giant Monsanto, the GM soy seed manufacturer, and are refusing to pay crop royalties.
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 04:50 UTC
Falklands’ new generation will attend the C24 meeting in New York

Two young Islanders will accompany Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Members to a special session of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation (C24) this month in New York.
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 04:39 UTC
“We need political will on both sides” to reach agreement on Falklands/Malvinas says Argüello

By Rebecca Kendall (*) - It has been 30 years since the war over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands ended, but the question of sovereignty in the Islands, located 248 miles off the coast of Argentina, is still very much fresh in the minds of those closest to the issue, including Argentina’s Ambassador to the United States Jorge Argüello.
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 04:19 UTC
Argentine senator admits having lost his temper regarding his savings in dollars, “I regret it”

The most outspoken soldier of President Cristina Fernandez, Senator and former Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández regretted on Friday his controversial outburst on Thursday when he admitted having savings in dollars and it was nobody’s business what he did with his money.
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 03:50 UTC
Argentine construction slides and could worsen because of US dollar restrictions

Argentina's construction activity experienced a notable slowdown in April, the latest indicator pointing to a cooling of economic growth. Looking ahead prospects are not encouraging given the strict restrictions on US dollars, which is the main currency for real estate operations in Argentina.
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 03:42 UTC
Buenos Aires province farmers on 9 days commercial strike against higher taxes

Farmers Argentina's top agricultural province of Buenos Aires will halt sales of grains and livestock for nine days to protest against a tax hike passed by the local Congress on Thursday, threatening corn and soy shipments from a leading global exporter.
Saturday, June 2nd 2012 - 03:22 UTC
Argentine experts on alert in Athens to help with bail-out if Greece exits the Euro

American International Group Inc (AIG) has assigned staff from Argentina to advise their counterparts in Athens as the bailed-out insurer prepares for a possible Greek exit from the Euro.