Argentina

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 10:02 UTC

  Argentina has not replied IMF recommendations for an inflation index

  

  IMF Western Hemisphere Director Nicolás Eyzaguirre said the organization had not yet received any official communication from the Argentine government regarding IMF recommendations over its inflation index.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 09:48 UTC

  February tourist arrivals in Argentina increased 9.3% over a year ago

  

  The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during February increased 9.3% compared to the same month of 2010 and totalled 203,766 people, according to a government report.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 02:10 UTC

  UK celebrates Sunday Malbec World Day, Argentina’s flagship grape variety

  

  Wines of Argentina are gearing up for its first ever Malbec World Day, a global celebration of Argentina’s ‘hero’ grape variety, according to worldwide drinks industry news Harpers Wine & Spirit.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 02:00 UTC

  Canadian company will develop gold mine project in Argentine Patagonia

  

  Argentina's Planning Ministry said Thursday that Canadian mining company Goldcorp Inc. (GG) will invest 850 million US dollars to put into production its Cerro Negro gold project in Santa Cruz Province.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 00:41 UTC

  Eichmann’s escape helped by German intelligence and Roman Catholic Church

  

  The notorious Holocaust planner Adolf Eichmann was helped out of Germany by members of the German intelligence service and the Roman Catholic Church, according to a series of articles by Spiegel based on secret documents.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 00:34 UTC

  Children thefts in Argentina: German investigative journalist barred from the US

  

  German radio correspondent based in Buenos Aires Gabriela Weber, who is investigating the alleged theft of children by a US diplomat during the Argentine military dictatorship (1976-1983) apparently has been permanently denied her request for an entrance visa.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 00:13 UTC

  Argentine economy forecasted to expand 8% in 2011 with inflation ranging 25%

  

  Argentina’s 2011 economic growth forecast was raised to 8% from 5% by Nomura Securities International based on a strong surge from domestic demand and rising commodity prices. Government primary spending is expected to continue since 2011 is electoral year.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 00:01 UTC

  ‘Argentina’s protectionism’ the great obstacle for EU/Mercosur trade talks

  

  European Union’s top trade negotiator, Karel de Gucht, accused Argentina of being “the great obstacle” in an association agreement between the EU and Mercosur, and threatened to take the case before the WTO.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 23:22 UTC

  Argentine de facto president following Falklands’ war defeat sentenced to life imprisonment

  

  The military officer who as de facto president led Argentina following the Falkland Islands invasion defeat in 1982 was sentenced to life in prison over human rights violations committed during the country’s last military dictatorship, 1976/1983.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 19:47 UTC

  Argentine soy-oil industry diversifies markets following China’s ban

  

  China is far from normalizing soy-oil purchases in Argentina since it has not placed new orders according to the Argentina Cooking Oil Industry Chamber, CIARA. However the industry has managed to diversify markets.