Argentina

Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 22:34 UTC
Uruguay Argentina agree hake ban in common fisheries zone

The Joint Technical Commission for the Argentine-Uruguay Maritime Front (CTMFM) established an autumn ban for the common hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishery in the Common Fishing Zone (ZCP), shared by Argentina and Uruguay. The measure became effective 7 April to 30 June 2010.
Thursday, April 8th 2010 - 00:00 UTC
China allows unloading of Argentine soybean oil

An Argentina-China agreement to unlock the soybean oil conflict seems to move forward as a government official, who preferred to remain anonymous, told a news agency that China has agreed to allow all cargo ships on their way to China to unload soybean oil at Chinese ports.
Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 23:57 UTC
US federal judge rules in favour of Argentine sovereign bonds “holdouts”

A United States federal judge ruled in favour of seizing 105 million US dollars from the Argentine Central Bank deposits in New York in order to pay the debt the country holds with two investment funds.
Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 06:02 UTC
China insists on “gradual” reduction of soy imports from Argentina

China’s soybean oil traders may “gradually” delay or cancel imports from Argentina after the country toughened inspections, the China National Grain and Oils Information Center said early Wednesday from Beijing.
Wednesday, April 7th 2010 - 02:48 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner promises a laptop to each high school student

Following on Uruguay’s successful experience, the Argentine government announced this week the distribution of three million laptops in government high schools.
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 03:48 UTC
CFK and Mujica discuss Bolivian gas and the Botnia pulp mill ruling

Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK and her Uruguayan counterpart José Mujica met Monday afternoon during a surprise visit to the Olivos presidential residence in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 02:45 UTC
Argentina protests Chinese sanitary restrictions on soy-oil imports

Argentina formally protested on Monday a possible move by China to block imports of Argentine soybean oil in a trade row that threatens a key export of the country and last year involved almost 1.5 billion US dollars.
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 02:42 UTC
Argentina began servicing public debt using Central bank reserves

Argentina began servicing public debt using Central Bank reserves after making its first payment Monday, according to sources from the Economy Ministry.
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 02:20 UTC
Argentine hake landings confirm lack of fisheries management

Latest official data from Argentina’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sub-secretariat indicates that 41.163 tons of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) were landed in Argentine ports between 1 January and 29 March. This is 33.5% less than in the same quarter of 2009 when 61.886 tons were unloaded.
Tuesday, April 6th 2010 - 01:02 UTC
Buenos Aires City surrounded by two million Argentines living in shanty towns

Over two million people live in a thousand shanty towns in the surroundings of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires in conditions of extreme marginality and precariousness, according to official data released by the weekend press.