Argentina

• Saturday, February 27th 2010 - 07:31 UTC

  Falklands a “bilateral issue between Argentina and UK”, insists Washington

  

  The Falkland Islands and the political figure of President Barak Obama were among the issues addressed by United States Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela during a Friday mid day press conference in anticipation of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s trip to five countries of the region.

• Friday, February 26th 2010 - 16:49 UTC

  The Economist: Kirchners recipe for continued decline

  Leaving aside much of the London media rhetoric about a build-up or even a possible re-edition of 1982, between Argentina and the UK over the Falklands and South Atlantic islands sovereignty, The Economist adopts a more common sense and pragmatic attitude about the controversy over oil exploration in the South Atlantic.

• Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 23:17 UTC

  Repsol-YPF to explore for oil in Malvinas waters at the end of 2010

  

  Spanish-Argentine Oil Company Repsol-YPF announced Thursday that it will drill for oil in an area near the Falkland Islands beginning next November /December.

• Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 05:09 UTC

  Falklands’ dispute reaches the UN: Ban Ki-Moon’s praises peaceful attitude

  

  Argentina’s Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana as had been anticipated on Wednesday formally asked United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to interfere in the “unilateral decisions” Britain has made regarding the Falklands/Malvinas Islands issue and highlighted that “from now on” everyone has to wait until Ban acts within a “good-solicitor” framework.

• Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 05:03 UTC

  Argentine court keeps freeze on Central Bank reserves

  

  An Argentine federal court kept a hold on the government’s plan to use 6.6 billion US dollars in Central Bank reserves to pay debt, sending the case to the Supreme Court for a final ruling, Argentina’s Court Information Center Web site said.

• Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 04:48 UTC

  Official Argentine economy data shows recovery in underway

  

  Argentina's trade surplus widened 25% in January from the same month a year ago as both exports and imports rose, signalling an economic recovery is underway.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 06:24 UTC

  Falklands: UK willing to talk with Argentina but not sovereignty; Taiana at UN

  

  The United Kingdom said on Tuesday it was willing to re-open talks with Argentina but not on Falkland Islands sovereignty or the development by the Islanders of a hydrocarbons industry. The statement came on the eve of a meeting of Argentina’s Foreign minister Jorge Taiana with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2010 - 03:22 UTC

  Falklands: full support for Argentina from Latinamerican and Caribbean leaders

  

  Argentine President Cristina Kirchner said on Monday Latin American and Caribbean leaders backed her objections to oil exploration in the disputed Falkland Islands as drilling of the first well began on Monday.

• Monday, February 22nd 2010 - 19:44 UTC

  Too much rainfall threatening Argentina’s record soybean crop

  

  Argentina’s record soybean crop may yield less than expected as continued downpours threaten to cause beans to rot and fungal diseases to spread, according to a Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange official quoted on Monday.

• Monday, February 22nd 2010 - 19:12 UTC

  Argentine former president Duhalde confirms his bid for the presidency in 2011

  

  Argentine former caretaker President Eduardo Luis Duhalde assured Monday that he will run for president in the 2011 elections even if Senator Carlos Reutemann, tipped as one of the favourites, decides to do the same.