United States Ambassador to Argentina Anthony Wayne warned that Argentina should consider the international context when taking economic decisions. However, he also emphasized that the present world economic situation had positive elements and offered advantageous opportunities for Argentina.
Argentina's car manufacturing industry posted an increase in production of 31.5% in April compared to the same month a year ago. The total number of units manufactured in April was 54.622, according to ADEFA car manufacturer's organization.
Ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in Chilean Patagonia has continued to advance into Argentina and the Southern Atlantic Ocean blanketing the city of Bahia Blanca (800 kilometers south of Buenos Aires City) and adjacent areas in the south of the province of Buenos Aires.
The research vessel, the Miguel Oliver, owned by the Spanish Government, completed a fisheries resources study of Patagonian platform international waters on 15 April.
In spite of growing military relations with Washington, Argentina is working closely in South American defense and integration affairs with Brazil with the purpose of consolidating a regional military line of thinking in the framework of Mercosur.
A Canadian solo navigator whose boat suffered a rollover and was heading to the Falkland Islands for repairs was rescued by an Argentine Navy vessel and is ready to return to his hometown of Victoria, according to the latest reports from Argentina and Canada.
The Argentine government and local investors will recover almost 65% control of Aerolineas Argentinas currently belonging to the Spanish tourism group Marsans, according to a brief announcement from the company's spokesperson.
The Economist first May print edition published an interesting article on the rapidly deteriorating political and economic situation of Argentina under President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's. The article is titled Cristina in the land of make-believe and the influential magazine states that dashing hopes of change, Argentina's new president is leading her country into economic peril and social conflict.
In a report limited to top clients US Citibank forecasted last week that Argentina probably faces an inflation acceleration accompanied or preceded by a flight of capital, leading to a forced landing, if the current administration refuses to take measures to contain inflation.
Six out of ten Argentines disapprove the way President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is running government and eight out of ten are disenchanted with the way she's addressing sensitive issues such as corruption and handling of the economy, according to the latest survey from Management & Fit released this Sunday.