Argentina

• Thursday, February 12th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina establishes TAC quotas for Patagonian scallop

  Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has fixed the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for whole and commercial-sized Patagonian scallops (Zygochlamys patagonica) in a number of Southern Sector Management Units.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Mudslide in north Argentina drags away villagers

  

  Nine people were missing Tuesday after a mudslide in northern Argentina that prompted the evacuation of more than 700 people, officials said. The disaster occurred Monday in the town of Tartagal, close to the border with Bolivia.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina and Spain admit difficult economic relations

  

  Visiting Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Spanish president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, admitted on Tuesday difficulties in the economic relations but emphasized that bilateral relations are excellent.

• Wednesday, February 11th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina, Marsans, Airbus reach Aerolineas pre-accord

  

  The Argentine government and the Spanish tourism group Marsans have reached a tentative “pre-accord” regarding the re-nationalization of the country's air flag carrier Aerolineas without compensation, according to Wednesday press reports from Madrid.

• Monday, February 9th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Aerolineas takeover shadows Cristina K visit to Spain

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner began on Monday her first official visit to Spain amid expectations that she would try to reduce tension over the expropriation of the airline Aerolineas Argentinas from the Spanish tourism group Marsans.

• Monday, February 9th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine “soy king” warns about the “tragic convergence”

  

  The tragic convergence of drought, international crisis and export taxes could lead to the destruction of Argentina's farm production and the camp is in need of immediate support.

• Sunday, February 8th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Madoff Ponzi-scheme “caught” Argentines with 500 million USD

  

  The colossal global Ponzi-scheme scam mounted by Wall Street financer Bernard Madoff and which is estimated in the range of 50 billion US dollars, apparently includes at least 500 million US dollars from Argentine investors, reports the Buenos Aires press.

• Saturday, February 7th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner believes Obama has read Perón's writings

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said this week she was pleased when she heard US President Barack Obama say that “trade unions are not part of the problem but part of the solution”.

• Friday, February 6th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Wrong policies will cost Argentine farmers 12.5 billion this year

  

  Lack of rainfall, collapse of commodities prices plus misguided camp policies from the Argentine government will cost farmers a fall in income of 43 billion pesos (equivalent to 12.5 billion US dollars) in 2009 compared to last year, according to the Argentine Rural Confederations, CRA.

• Thursday, February 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina's Jan. car production plunges 54%; exports 60%

  

  Argentina's car production plunged 54.6% in January compared to the same month last year, the Automakers' Chamber (ADEFA) reported yesterday
  
  The number of cars manufactured in the country totalled 18,720, down from 41,228 in January 2008.