Argentina

Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine industry faces blackouts and more to come

Argentina again faces a winter shortage of energy and has been forced to cut the provision of natural gas to 300 manufacturing establishments given the rise in domestic consumption of fuel for home heating.
Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine inflation in four months reaches 10.5%

Although Argentine official inflation statistics are considered non reliable and there's no national consumers price index, some provinces, --outside the realm of the President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration--, have kept local statistics branches operational and their numbers are considered a valid reference.
Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Farmers' conflict shadows “inflation and poverty”

Argentine former Economy minister Roberto Lavagna said that the current conflict of the government with the farmers helps to over shadow other critical issues for Argentine consumers such as inflation.
Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers and government exchange threats & accusations

The Argentine 78 day conflict between farmers and government over tax policies seems on track to an inevitable collision following the latest events with moderates on both sides continuing to loose ground.
Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine law targets Falklands' licensed fishing operations

The Argentine Senate unanimously approved on Wednesday a bill that severely sanctions fishing companies and their vessels “illegally” operating in the Argentine Sea (South West Atlantic), in other words without Argentine awarded licenses, reports the Buenos Aires press.
Wednesday, May 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers resume protest; block grain exports

Argentine farmers are back on the road protesting following the government's decision to cancel Monday's scheduled meeting to discuss sliding export levies on oil seeds and grains. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's administration alleged that farmers' leaders had been particularly offensive during the massive rally held on Sunday in Rosario and which convened over 300.000 people.
Wednesday, May 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina cuts gas supply to Chile for “several days”

Chile's Minister of Energy Marcelo Tokman announced Wednesday that because of “low production problems” Argentina will not be pumping natural gas “for several days”, although he said that home and commercial provision was guaranteed.
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers call for patience after negotiations canceled

Argentine farm leaders warned the government against ending negotiations to resolve a dispute over export taxes and will meet today as pressure builds in the countryside to halt grain and oilseeds exports for a third time since March.
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner's unsolved problems according to NYT

The New York Times forecasts bad times ahead for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in spite of booming times for the Argentine economy. “Mrs. Kirchner is struggling to break free of the curse of Argentine leaders past: the failure to govern successfully in the good times”, writes Alexei Barrionuevo from Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina confirms continental shelf presentation May 09

Argentina announced that in May 2009 it will be making the official presentation of the outer boundaries of its continental shelf, (including the Falkland Islands) before the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in the framework of the Law of the Sea.