Argentine farm leaders this week end urged the federal government to put an end to the so-called superpowers that allow the Cabinet Chief office to reallocate funds.
What? Did the Argentine President actually use the I word? Yes she said inflation. The first world President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said on Tuesday, has collapsed like a bubble. Bubbles? They burst. It is walls that collapse, Mrs. President.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced Monday in New York her administration was considering a proposed deal with holdout creditors who rejected the country's 2005 sovereign debt swap and have since used the courts to try to seize Argentine assets abroad.
Lan Argentina and the Patagonian Santa Cruz government agreed to three more weekly flights to Rio Gallegos for a six month trial period beginning November first. The announcement was made by Governor Daniel Peralta and Pablo Querol head of Lan Argentina Institutional Relations.
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner named Friday a Malvinas war veteran as the new Army chief of staff following the relieve request from General Roberto Bendini who was indicted by a federal court on alleged corruption charges.
Argentina's Army Commander General Roberto Bendini has lost his job for alleged corruption actions which took place between 2003 and 2004. When the judicial probe and indictment were announced on Thursday, the General presented his request for early retirement to Defence Secretary Nilda Garré.
The Paris Club has welcomed Argentina's pledge to repay its full debt of 6.7 billion US dollars to the group of creditor nations. Discussions on how the repayment will be made are still ongoing, the group said.
An oil deposit was discovered in an exploratory well in the northeast Argentina province of Formosa announced the Canadian company Gran Tierra Energy Inc. The Calgary based company said Wednesday it plans long-term production testing on the Proa.x-1 well and will begin commercial oil sales in about a week.
The Miami federal court cash scandal case which involves Venezuela and Argentina is becoming increasingly embarrassing for the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Only 23% of Argentines believe President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is performing a good job, while 65% consider she's on the wrong track, according to the latest public opinion to be released over the weekend.