Argentina

• Friday, January 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Tricky coincidences of Mrs. Kirchner's overseas agenda

  

  The tricky coincidences of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner diplomatic calendar agenda could again leave her exposed: next April 2nd, which marks the beginning of the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982, will have her in London for a top global economic summit hosted by British PM Gordon Brown.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Low prices high costs threaten Argentine squid industry

  

  Argentina's squid sector is “hopeful, yet concerned” about the season which is scheduled to begin in a few days time, said Fernando Georgiadis, chairman of the country's Chamber of Jigger Vessels, CAPA in an interview with FIS.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina's crude output down for seventh year running

  

  Argentina's oil production fell for the seventh consecutive year in 2008, declining 1.8% to 230 million barrels, according to a report from an economic consulting firm cited Wednesday in the Buenos Aires press.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Petrobras averaged 2.4 million bpd output during 2008

  

  Brazilian government managed energy giant Petrobras produced an average of 2.4 million barrels per day of crude and natural gas at its operations inside and outside Brazil in 2008, an increase of 4.3%, or roughly 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, compared to 2007.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner praises Obama's speech from Havana

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, currently on a three day visit to Cuba, praised on Tuesday the inauguration speech of President Barack Obama saying it confirms “the good expectations” about the incoming administration.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Number of tourists to Argentina drops 8% in November

  

  The number of foreign tourists arriving in Argentina during November fell 8% over the same month last year, according to government report from the statistics office INDEC.

• Saturday, January 17th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine unions: supermarkets index for wage increases

  

  The head of Argentina's powerful General Labour Confederation, Hugo Moyano said this week that when collective wage bargaining opens unions will seek salary hikes higher than the official inflation rate of 7.2% announced by the state-run INDEC statistics office.

• Saturday, January 17th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Amnesic Kirchner denies having ever supported pickets

  

  Former president Nestor Kirchner joined the long list of Argentine officials which have lately called publicly for an end to the pickets on an international bridge leading to neighbouring Uruguay.

• Tuesday, January 13th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner back to business on a light, private agenda

  

  Contrary to Buenos Aires press speculation and apparently to medical counselling, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner retook on Monday afternoon her agenda at the official residence of Olivos, although at a lighter pace and with breaks for short walks in the gardens.

• Monday, January 12th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Another Kirchner official calls for end to Botnia pickets

  Another strong voice joined the choir of Argentine officials calling for a “responsible attitude” to guarantee free circulation along the three international bridges linking Argentina with Uruguay, which for over two years have been under control of pickets protesting the construction of a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side.