Argentina

Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 01:17 UTC
More Argentine measures “to preserve re-industrialization process”

Argentina extended the application of LNA non-automatic licenses to a list of new imported products, which include metallurgical products, electronics, some fabrics, high-range automobiles, bicycles and bicycle parts.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 05:57 UTC
US Air Force plane cargo triggers serious Argentina/US diplomatic incident

Argentina presented a formal protest to the United States embassy in Buenos Aires over the incident of a US Air Force plan that landed in the country last Thursday with alleged undeclared military equipment.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 05:25 UTC
Brazil ratifies no-support policy for UK military or government vessels linked to Malvinas

Defence minister Arturo Puricelli said Monday that Argentina “has no conflict hypothesis with countries from the region” and thanked the “strong support” from his visiting Brazilian peer Nelson Jobim regarding Argentine sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Monday, February 14th 2011 - 21:07 UTC
Argentina hopes to reach an agreement with the Paris Club this month

Argentina’s Economy Minister Amado Boudou heads to France this week to participate in the G20 ministers meeting and will take advantage of the trip to further advance tentative negotiations to resolve the defaulted debt Argentina has with the Paris Club.
Monday, February 14th 2011 - 20:41 UTC
Argentine jiggers pleased with current squid season catch levels

Argentina’s catches of squid (Illex argentinus) are averaging 20 tons per day and there’s no activity outside the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to the first landing reports.
Monday, February 14th 2011 - 03:49 UTC
Kirchner told banks to “make cheap loans and mortgages” in 2007 presidential campaign

The Spanish newspaper El Pais published new Wikileaks cables of the US embassy which mention the relationship between Argentina’s Kirchners ruling couple and the banks especially during the period previous to the presidential election of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2007).
Monday, February 14th 2011 - 03:36 UTC
Argentines accept inflation is in the range of 25%, but divided on the causes

A majority of Argentines, 74%, believes that inflation is harming their finances and a similar percentage, 74%, considers the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is hardly interested in the issue, according to a public opinion poll published Sunday in Buenos Aires La Nacion.
Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 12:44 UTC
Unilateral Fact II

Mr. Andres Cisneros’s reply to the article “Unilateral Facts” by Dr. Graham Pascoe and myself last Sunday in the BA Herald, (Jan 21st and Feb 6th in MP), does not answer our points adequately. Our article was specifically about Argentina’s hypocrisy in using UN Resolution 31/49 to criticise Britain’s acts as “unilateral”. Instead he launches a general anti-British diatribe, and makes a number of errors. The worst are as follows.
Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 05:31 UTC
Brazil and Argentina will reject ‘commodity prices regulation’ at G20

Brazil and Argentina came out Friday against a French proposal to be put to the G20 to regulate commodity prices whose recent rises are blamed for a spike in food costs.
Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 05:21 UTC
Who do you believe? CFK’s January 0.7% inflation or private consultants 2%

Argentina’s official and controversial consumer price index in January increased 0.7%, a number disputed by private institutions that argue inflation in the first month of 2011 reached a floor of 2%.