Argentina

Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 05:47 UTC
Argentina Insists that Official Statistical Information is “Trustworthy and Solid”

Argentina’s Deputy Economy Minister Roberto Feletti said the Government “will not accept economic policies to be dictated” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and added that country's statistical information is “trustworthy and solid.”
Monday, April 26th 2010 - 06:21 UTC
Pulp Mill Dispute: Protest and Counter Protest on Both Sides of the River Uruguay

Angry protestors from Argentina marched Sunday on to the bridge linking with Uruguay to express their disenchantment with the recent international court judgement on the pulp mill dispute, which confirmed the mill does not pollute and there’s no sufficient evidence for re-location or damages’ compensation as demanded by Argentine environmentalists.
Monday, April 26th 2010 - 06:12 UTC
Malvinas and the Bicentennial: the Rule of Law Shadowed by the Logics of Power

In the Malvinas issue, the rule of the law has been shadowed by the logics of power, said Argentine ambassador before United Nations Jorge Arguello during the presentation Sunday of a book titled “The Malvinas question in the Bicentennial”.
Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 08:20 UTC
Chile/Argentina Agree on Military Cooperation and a Joint Force for UN Peace Tasks

Chile and Argentina agreed Friday an ample cooperation in military issues including the design and manufacturing of a joint aircraft for their respective air forces and the training of a rapid deployment force in support of United Nations peace missions.
Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 07:20 UTC
Argentine Industrial Production Up 10.65 in March Over a Year Ago

Argentine industrial output surprised market expectations in March, powered by an increase in auto production, the latest sign of a strong rebound in Latin America's number three economy.
Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 07:11 UTC
Argentina “only” accepts IMF “technical revision” of its economy

Economy Minister Amado Boudou said that the Argentine Government “will not accept any conditions” on its economic policies, allegedly rejecting an eventual revision of its accounts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 06:52 UTC
China-Argentina trade differences increase and are openly aired

Production Minister Débora Giorgi came out to stage on Thursday to support Argentina's trading policies after comments made by China's Vice Minister of Commerce JIang Yaoping, who claimed the Argentine Government is increasingly promoting trade protectionism against Chinese products.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 03:23 UTC
Taiana calls Gualeguaychú activists to reconsider position and lift pickets

Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana called on Gualeguaychú activists that keep international San Martín bridge blocked for more than three years to “reconsider their ways of action, mostly after the International Court of Justice ruling”.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 03:11 UTC
Cristina and Mujica to address Court ruling’s effects next Wednesday

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica and his Argentine peer Cristina Fernández de Kirchner are to meet next Wednesday afternoon in Buenos Aires in what is to be the first encounter after The Hague International Court's ruling on Botnia paper mill was made public Tuesday.
Thursday, April 22nd 2010 - 00:34 UTC
Banco do Brasil buys 51% of Argentina’s fourth largest private bank

Brazilian government controlled Banco do Brasil will pay 480 million US dollars for a 51% stake in Banco Patagonia, Argentina’s fourth largest private bank. The deal is pending regulatory approval both banks said in a release.