Argentina

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 01:58 UTC

  JBS meat group regrets investing in Argentina because of lack of sufficient cattle

  

  JBS the world’s leading meat producer and distributor said it “temporarily” regrets having invested in Argentina since the lack of sufficient prepared cattle has forced the closure of several plants and the redundancy of 480 workers.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 00:14 UTC

  Uruguay presented pre-candidacy, with Argentina, for the 2030 World Cup

  

  The international football federation, FIFA, President Joseph Blatter confirmed that Uruguay has expressed interest in organizing jointly with Argentina, the 2030 World Soccer Cup, to celebrate the 100 years of the first Jules Rimet edition and Uruguay’s victory.

• Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 01:14 UTC

  Argentina gold production up 21% this year estimated to reach 2.05 million ounces

  

  Argentina’s gold production will rise by about 21% in 2010 from a year earlier, Mining Secretary Jorge Mayoral announced in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 21:45 UTC

  Chinese jiggers allowed into Argentine ports as of next December

  

  As of next December Chinese flagged jigger vessels can enter Argentine ports, make use of services, unload shipments, carry out repairs and stock up on supplies. The Federal Fisheries Council, CFP will be responsible for determining which port terminals will be entitled to cater Chinese jiggers.

• Monday, September 27th 2010 - 15:31 UTC

  Argentina retains a “competitive peso” in spite of global inflows of US dollars

  

  Contrary to what is happening in the rest of emerging markets Argentine government efforts to weaken the peso are working. In the past three months the peso has declined 0.8% against the dollar, while for Mercosur associates Brazil and Uruguay their currencies have strengthened in the range of 3 to 5%.

• Friday, September 24th 2010 - 23:40 UTC

  Cristina blasts UK and UN Security Council for lack of progress in Falklands/Malvinas

  

  Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner criticized the British government for continuing to ignore Argentina's request for sovereignty talks over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Friday, September 24th 2010 - 05:49 UTC

  Falklands, Iran, Palestine, issues of Mrs Kirchner address to UN assembly

  

  Renewed Falkland Islands claim, reformulation of international organisms, Iran and Palestine are among the issues that Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be addressing in her speech before the UN 65th General Assembly on Friday, according to Argentine diplomatic sources.

• Friday, September 24th 2010 - 05:12 UTC

  Uruguay marks distance from Argentina: UK does not come to plunder resources

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica marked distance from Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner and said that denying clearance to a Falkland Islands bound British destroyer to call in Montevideo was based on previous decisions on the issue and “not in a defence of interests against the UK”, reports the local daily Ultima Noticias.

• Friday, September 24th 2010 - 02:49 UTC

  In two years Argentina’s cattle herd lost 15% and is down to 49 million

  

  Argentines have lost their title as the world’s biggest beef eaters after the worst drought in 70 years and government export limits to contain domestic prices led ranchers to reduce the number of cattle on the Pampas. Exports have also fallen drastically.

• Friday, September 24th 2010 - 02:44 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner confirms controversial economist as central bank president

  

  The Argentine government confirmed Mercedes Marco del Pont as president of the Central bank. She supported and executed the controversial use of international reserves to pay sovereign debt, an issue which forced the ousting of her predecessor in the post, respected banker Martin Perez Redrado.