Argentina

Tuesday, February 21st 2012 - 05:19 UTC
Argentine economy expands 8.8% in 2011; capital outflow reaches 21.5bn dollars

The Argentine economy expanded 8.8% in 2011 according to the controversial National Statistics office, Indec, while the Central bank reported that 21.5 billion dollars fled from the country last year, which is 88% higher than in 2010.
Tuesday, February 21st 2012 - 05:03 UTC
One of Argentina’s wealthiest women dedicated to philanthropy and art buried in Buenos Aires

The remains of Argentina’s wealthiest woman, María Amalia Sara Lacroze Reyes Oribe de Fortabat Pourtale was buried Sunday at the Recoleta Cemetery, where an official service was held after family and friends attended a private funeral ceremony.
Tuesday, February 21st 2012 - 04:28 UTC
UK Secretary discusses Falklands’ defence in Parliament

UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday that the British military presence in the Falklands has not increased recently since there was no recorded change to Argentine force levels, and there was no “current or credible” threat.
Tuesday, February 21st 2012 - 04:03 UTC
Argentine opposition demand open debate on Malvinas, not the “official speech”

Argentine members of the opposition have warned that they will not attend a Friday special session of the Senate and Lower House Foreign Affairs committees to be held in Tierra del Fuego and dedicated to the Malvinas issue unless the overall position of the diplomatic conflict is openly debated.
Saturday, February 18th 2012 - 01:52 UTC
“Argentina is not a country you’d want to be associated with”, says Falklands’ MLA

Falkland Islands lawmaker Mike Summers accused Argentina of acting as a “schoolyard bully” trying to take sweets from others and described as intolerable that a country of that size should be trying to bully a country of 3.000 people into submission. “It’s a country you’d not want to be associated with”.
Saturday, February 18th 2012 - 00:15 UTC
Argentina now takes Falklands’ dispute to satellite imagery

The Argentine newspaper Ambito Financiero reported on Friday, without revealing sources, that oil exploration rig Leiv Eiriksson, contracted by two oil companies to drill to the south of the Falkland Islands “was found, on Thursday, exploring in Argentine waters”, according to ‘irrefutable’ satellite images.
Friday, February 17th 2012 - 03:42 UTC
Argentine Managers’ inflation estimated in 3.27% in January; 21.1% in 12 months

Another measurement of inflation in Argentina shows the annual rate sustained at two digits. In this case the CPE index, or Professional Executive Basket, during January 2012 was up 3.27%, accumulating in the last twelve months, 21.1%.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 20:51 UTC
Sean Penn should return his Malibu estate to the Mexicans

By Dr Tim Stanley - During his recent tour of Argentina and Uruguay as UN ambassador at large for Haiti made some unfortunate statements regarding the Falklands/Malvinas diplomatic dispute arguing that “It would be nothing short of bullying, to not sit down and diplomatically negotiate a fair sharing of any resources discovered between Argentina and the United Kingdom”.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 07:19 UTC
Mining projects debate heats up in Argentina as provinces unite to defend industry

The Argentine government faced with growing resistance to mining projects without the proper environment and resources assurances, which has led to demonstrations and sometimes violent clashes with police, has sponsored the creation of the Federal Mining Organization which brings together all those provinces with mining interests.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 05:13 UTC
Argentine maritime workers ratify ‘random blockade’ of British vessels

The Argentine Confederation of Transportation Workers (CATT) ratified on Wednesday that it would randomly block British ships from docking on Argentine ports, in response to the UK’s refusal to negotiate the Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty.