Argentina

Tuesday, November 23rd 2010 - 02:50 UTC
Argentina purchases 43 turbines for wind farms in Patagonia’s Rawson

Denmark’s Vesta Wind Systems has received an order from Argentina for 43 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines (totalling 77 MW) to be mounted in the Rawson I wind farm and Rawson II wind farm both located in the outskirts of Rawson, Chubut province, Argentine Patagonia.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:09 UTC
Garré claims Malvinas sovereignty during ceremony at South African vessel

Argentina claimed sovereignty over the Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands and criticized UK’s unilateral actions in fisheries and hydrocarbons during the signing on Saturday of a defence cooperation and development agreement with South Africa.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:08 UTC
Argentina/South Africa sign wide ranging defense development agreement

Argentina and South Africa signed on Saturday on board a South African navy vessel docked in Buenos Aires a wide ranging agreement on defense development and military co-operation.
Sunday, November 21st 2010 - 21:03 UTC
Brazil recognizes Argentine sovereignty over South Georgia and South Sandwich islands

Brazil has always recognized Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands but was reluctant to include South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands however that is over, according to a top official from the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 21:01 UTC
Mujica praises Argentina/Uruguay common past; calls for an end to ‘ports’ war’

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica underlined the strong common links going back to the birth of Argentina and Uruguay and called for an end to the “ports’ war” (Montevideo vs Buenos Aires) a rivalry born when the two countries were provinces of the colonial Spanish empire.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 03:15 UTC
Argentine economic activity expands strongly in September but at slower pace

Argentina's economy activity expanded strongly in September but at a slower pace than in previous months, according to a Friday release from the country’s Statistics Office, Indec.
Saturday, November 20th 2010 - 02:37 UTC
CFK ratifies economic model based on defence of Argentine production and jobs

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) ratified the current economic development model with strong government intervention and supported her position with the latest data on unemployment and growth.
Thursday, November 18th 2010 - 20:33 UTC
Argentina/Paris Club debt negotiations have a deadline: April 2011

Finance Secretary Hernán Lorenzino said Argentina wants to successfully conclude negotiations with the Paris Club Group of creditor nations involving 6.7 to 8 billion US dollars in defaulted debt before April.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 23:37 UTC
Argentina sends humanitarian aid to hurricane ravaged Santa Lucia Island

Argentina has sent an expert in storage and humanitarian aid to the Caribbean island of Santa Lucia, recently ravaged by hurricane Tomas. The expert and 20 boxes containing sufficient pills to supply 600.000 litres of drinking water was expected to arrive in the island this week.
Wednesday, November 17th 2010 - 16:12 UTC
Argentina sends the Paris Club a possible road map for negotiations

Argentine Economy Minister Amado Boudou confirmed that the ministry sent a letter to the Paris Club in order to initiate negotiations and establish a course of action for the cancellation of debt, although no specific dates were mentioned.