Argentina

• Thursday, January 21st 2010 - 12:20 UTC

  Argentine analysts fear diplomatic fallout following CFK China visit cancellation

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, CFK, last minute decision to cancel next week’s ten day official visit to China alleging she did not trust Vice-president Julio Cobos in her post, has sent shockwaves across Buenos Aires foreign policy circles that fear the political consequences of such an action.

• Thursday, January 21st 2010 - 12:17 UTC

  According to Argentina’s two tier statistics system unemployment fell to 8.4%

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced Wednesday the unemployment rate had fallen from 9.1% to 8.4% in the last quarter of 2009.

• Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 12:51 UTC

  Argentine depositors look for security and discretion in Uruguay’s banks

  

  Argentines disenchanted with their current government are taking their savings to refuge in neighbouring Uruguay where deposits of non residents have soared 20% during 2009, according to primary estimates from the Central Bank.

• Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 12:16 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner cancels trip to China: claims she can’t trust Vice-president

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced Tuesday during a press conference at the Government House that she suspended her business trip to China because she does not trust in Vice-President Julio Cobos, and accused him of trying to “block” the decisions of the Executive Branch.

• Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 09:06 UTC

  Argentine president travels to China to boost trade and cooperation

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will visit China next week as the country is in the middle of a controversy with Congress over a debt repayment plan which would appeal to Central bank resources but has been frozen by the courts.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 13:45 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil review bilateral trade in February

  

  Argentina and Brazil will be meeting early February in Buenos Aires to assess how bilateral trade has been evolving and to plan the following steps to keep improving trade relations between Mercosur senior members.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:52 UTC

  Mosquito “egg-traps” confirm Buenos Aires City is widely exposed to dengue

  

  Over half the surface of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires is exposed to the mosquito that carries and transmits dengue, according to research from the University of Buenos Aires published last Sunday.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:35 UTC

  Generous Argentina poised for an encouraging recovery, in spite of …

  

  Last year ended for Argentina with a 2% economic drop as a consequence of the international crisis and its impact on the majority of productive sectors. However, from the second quarter onwards, some improvements -expected to remain unchanged for 2010- have become visible and the outlook for the year is more encouraging.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 10:15 UTC

  Icebreaker Almirante Irizar expected to be operation for 2011/2012 season

  

  Argentina expects to have its main icebreaker Almirante Irizar back in sailing conditions by October 2011 and fully operational for the 2011/2012 Antarctic season, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.

• Monday, January 18th 2010 - 13:33 UTC

  Former world champion Carlos Sainz claims first Dakar rally in Buenos Aires

  

  Spain’s Carlos Sainz claimed his first Dakar Rally victory after finishing second in the 14th and final stage which ended Sunday in the Argentine capital. The former world rally champion finished the race 2min 12sec ahead of Volkswagen team-mate Nasser al-Attiyah, who won the leg from San Rafael to Buenos Aires.