Argentina

• Friday, October 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina furious with Uruguay's veto to Mr. Kirchner

  

  Argentina described as “injurious” Uruguay's decision not to support former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner candidacy to the chair of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, in spite of the fact he was virtually the only hopeful.

• Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine contagion helps Madrid market plummet 8%

  

  Shares in Spanish companies with investments in Argentina slumped on the Madrid bourse on Wednesday after proposals to nationalize the country's pension funds were announced.

• Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine Navy tests successfully mid range missiles

  

  The Argentine Navy successfully launched two ground-air mid range Aspide missiles, according to an official release on Wednesday from the Ministry of Defence.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Private pension funds nationalization shocks Argentina

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez proposed Tuesday a government takeover of nearly 30 billion US dollars in private pension funds, saying pensioners must be protected from the global financial crisis.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina estimates off mile 210 squid catches in 253.000 tons

  

  Squid catches of jiggers and trawlers operating next to the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) limit totalled some 253,000 tonnes of squid (Illex argentinus) between February and June, according to the latest estimate released by the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP).

• Monday, October 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Wild West spirit in Patagonia waters, says The Economist

  

  Under the heading of “Fishy business; Patagonia's troubled waters”, The Economist gives a realistic insight into the Argentine fishing industry and the Wild West mentality that prevails in the so-called Argentine Sea, which threatens the economic and conservation stability and future of this activity.

• Thursday, October 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine finances need agreement with “holdouts” for 2009

  

  The global financial crisis is likely to delay a deal between Argentina and “holdout” creditors who rejected a 2005 debt swap, leaving the country to rely heavily on domestic sources to confront its financing needs next year.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Russian interest in South American Defence Council

  

  Russia officially requested its incorporation as observer to the Union of South American Nations Defence Council, CDS announced on Tuesday Argentina's Defence Ministry.
  
  The request was presented by Russian Security Council chairman Nikolay Patruscev during a meeting held with Minister Nilda Garré.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina industry fears depreciation of Brazilian currency

  

  Argentina's powerful industrial lobby, warned that the current real exchange rate with Brazil is back to “2001 levels”, when the preambles of the worst economic crisis suffered by the country in a century.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina promises to protect industry; Brazil dissents

  President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the defence of the economy and employment will be the priority of her administration, in order to cope with the international financial crisis that is affecting world markets.