Argentina

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 23:12 UTC

  Argentina’s economic performance ‘below’ South America’s average

  

  The Argentine ‘development model’ had had its successes but it belongs to the average group of most South American countries that benefited by the explosive advance of commodity prices and since 2007 has fallen to the bottom half of performers in the region according to former Economy minister Martin Lousteau.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 23:07 UTC

  Argentina leads in horse meat exports: 23.880 tons in 2010

  

  In spite of its love for horses, Argentina is the world’s leading exporter of horse meat having shipped 23.880 tons in 2010, valued 75 million US dollars according to the country’s Animal health and Agro-food quality service, SENASA.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 18:38 UTC

  Mercosur main partners heading for a record year in bilateral trade

  

  Trade among the two leading Mercosur partners reached 11.7 billion US dollars during the first four months of the year with Argentine exports to Brazil reaching a record 5.2 billion USD. This is 29% higher than in 2010 and 23% above the 2008 record year.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 15:51 UTC

  Argentina promises to review ban on Indian imported pharmaceutical products

  

  Argentina has assured India of reviewing a ban on imported pharmaceutical products and announced the purchase of drugs worth 150-200 million US dollars from Indian firms, a statement said Wednesday.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 - 08:20 UTC

  Argentina supports bill requiring companies to distribute 10% of profits to workers

  

  A day before Tuesday’s round of talks between Argentina’s organized labour (CGT) and the Industrial Union (UIA) to consider the possibility of a ‘social pact’ to help contain prices (inflation), the government expressed support for a law sponsored by unions that requires companies to distribute 10% of profits to workers.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 - 05:05 UTC

  Argentine economy forecasted to grow 6.5% according to Central bank

  

  The Argentine economy is poised to expand by 6.5% or more this year, and unemployment may hover at the lowest level in two decades, the central bank said.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:48 UTC

  Argentina looses a master of literature, human rights and common sense

  

  Argentine writer and human rights militant Ernesto Sabato died at his home on Saturday morning at the age of 99. He has been suffering from bronchitis. A physicist by training he became famous because of his writing; however he had not produced any works for quite some time.

• Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 10:03 UTC

  Moyano calls for CFK re-election and wants a finger in companies and Congress

  

  Argentina's powerful organized labour leader Hugo Moyano called for President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, to run for re-election but also asked for greater labour participation in the ballot lists, sharing companies’ profits and seats in the boards of the main corporations.

• Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentina and Chile pay homage to John Paul II for his 1984 peace treaty

  

  Argentina’ Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman and his Chilean peer Alfredo Moreno will lead next Monday in the Vatican homage to John Paul II for his 1978 successful mediation in preventing a full fledged armed conflict between the two neighbouring countries.

• Friday, April 29th 2011 - 21:50 UTC

  Argentina’s construction activity up 4% in March in spite of eight holidays

  

  Argentina's construction activity was up 4% in March from the same month a year ago, the smallest increase in at least 15 months. In comparison, construction activity in March 2010 was up 12.8% on the year.