Argentina

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Argentine/Brazil bilateral trade drops 40% in Jan-Feb

  

  Bilateral trade between Argentina and Brazil continued to deteriorate during the first two months of the year, according to official statistics released in Brasilia. Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade said that exports to Argentina in January-February were down to 1.33 billion US dollars which represents 46.5% less than Jan-Feb. 2008.

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 17:19 UTC

  Andean tunnel project to physically integrate Mercosur

  

  A Chilean and an Argentine company signed a partnership this week for the construction of a low altitude tunnel crossing the Andes to connect the neighboring countries, the crucial link for a bi-oceanic project dating back to 1994.

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 16:57 UTC

  Argentine/Chilean lawmakers hold joint session in Antarctica

  

  Argentine and Chilean members of the Congressional Foreign Relations Committees will hold symbolic meetings in Antarctica on Thursday to underline bilateral links and the two countries commitment to the Antarctic Treaty and the Environment Protection protocol.

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 16:46 UTC

  First death caused by dengue reported in north Argentina

  

  A 65 year old man is the first confirmed death of the mosquito transmitted dengue disease in the north of Argentina, it was officially informed Wednesday. The area where the case was reported, Tartagal, recently suffered a deadly mudslide which left thousand in precarious living conditions.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Argentine gov. and farmers reach first agreements

  

  Argentina's government agreed Tuesday to several demands for dairy, beef and wheat production following a four hours meeting with farm leaders with the unexpected two hours participation of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the discussions.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2009 - 16:40 UTC

  Argentine government and farmers reach first agreements

  

  Argentina’s government agreed Tuesday to several demands for dairy, beef and wheat production following a four hours meeting with farm leaders with the unexpected two hours participation of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the discussions.

• Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner will call at G20 for a new world financial order

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandezde Kirchner said on Sunday before Congress that the global financial crisis should provide momentum to change how the international financial system works, eliminate fiscal havens and reformulate multilateral credit organizations.

• Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Argentine peso slides under “managed devaluation”

  

  The Argentine peso continued to slide against the US dollar on Monday having lost four cents closing at 3.62. This has been the non official Central Bank policy of “managed devaluation” to help boost the country's exports and keep pace with the currency depreciation of Argentina's main trading partner, Brazil's Real.

• Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Higher prices spur value of Argentine fisheries exports

  

  The volume of Argentine fish and shellfish exports last year rose 3.2%, but in value posted a significant 17.6% increase over 2007, according to official statistics from the Fisheries Under Secretariat.

• Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Argentine farmers and grain traders warn government

  Argentine farmers' organizations announced they would fight a reported plan to nationalize grain trading, warning that such a move would deepen a long-running conflict between the government and agricultural groups.