Argentina

• Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Change in Argentine cabinet: new Agriculture secretary

  

  Argentina's new Agriculture Secretary takes the oath of office on Wednesday. Carlos Cheppi replaces Javier de Urquiza one of the first victims of the four month long stand off between the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the protesting farmers.

• Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine fisheries landings down 7% in first half of 2008

  

  Argentine fisheries landings in the first half of 2008 totaled 536.075 tons, which is 7% less that the 574.000 tons of the same period last year. Fish and mollusks dropped 6% and crustaceans 26% between 2008 and 2007, according to the latest release from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Deputy Secretariat.

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine judge shelves case against Nestor Kirchner

  An Argentine Judge shelved on Monday a report requesting that former president Néstor Kirchner be probed for accusing the farmers of being coup-mongers.
  
  Rafecas' decision came after prosecutor Federico Delgado requested that the case Judge Daniel Rafeca's decision came after prosecutor Federico Delgado requested that the case submitted by lawyer Ricardo Monner Sans be shelved

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Air Force replaces ageing F-27s with SAAB 340B

  

  The first two, of a total of four, SAAB 340B aircraft acquired by Argentine Air Force for passenger transport operations in Patagonia will arrive in Buenos Aires by the end of the year it was announced in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Grain export fraud in Argentina estimated in 1.76 billion USD

  

  The Argentine government will claim 1.76 billion US dollars from grain exporters who had registered overseas sales of cereals and oilseeds which they did not hold at the moment in silos or purchase orders, according to the Buenos Aires press.

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Repeal of latest farm export tax estimated in 1.5 billion USD

  

  The Argentine government decision to repeal the controversial grains and oilseeds sliding export tax system, --which triggered a four month conflict with farmers-- will cost the Treasury an estimated 1.25 to1.5 billion US dollars according to economic experts quoted in the Buenos Aires media.

• Saturday, July 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  When Mrs. Kirchner's resignation became a real option

  The tense hours following the stunning defeat of the grain and oilseed export tax in the Argentine Senate have been by far the most demanding moments ever undergone by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner since even her resignation was considered, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.

• Friday, July 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Conflict still on, until resolution 125 is revoked by Executive

  Argentine farm organizations called Thursday on President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to revoke the controversial sliding grain and oilseeds export tax, resolution 125, as the government had promised if the bill was repealed by Congress.

• Friday, July 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  C. Kirchner promises to fight on “for those who have less”

  Speaking for the first time since the stunning defeat suffered in Congress Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said that she will continue to fight “for those who have less” and promised to insist with policies that “affect interests”.

• Friday, July 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Spain supports re-Argentinization of Aerolíneas & Austral

  Spanish vice president Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega described on Friday the agreement by which Argentina regains control of flag air carrier Aerolineas Argentinas as “satisfactory”.