Argentina

Monday, January 7th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine former minister charged with cover up

Argentina's former economy minister was charged Monday with trying to cover up the discovery of a bagful of cash she stashed in her office bathroom. Felisa Miceli now faces prosecution on charges of alleged cover-up and destruction of evidence. She also faces a 200.000 pesos embargo.
Thursday, January 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine expatriates remittances soared eight times in 5 years

Remittances from Argentine expatriates soared eight times between 2001 and 2006 according to the latest report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, CEPAL.
Thursday, January 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Plume of ash and gas from Chilean volcano drifting to Argentina

The eruption of Llaima, one of the most active volcanoes in Chile has had an impact in the neighboring province of Neuquén, Argentina, where a yellow alert is on and an emergency plan has been elaborated.
Thursday, January 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina: 2008 hake quota cut 20% to 270.000 tons

The Argentine Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food (SAGP&A) authorised a TAC of 270,000 tonnes of hake (Merluccius hubbsi) for this year -- a 20.5 per cent or 70,000 tonne cut compared to the quota fixed for 2007, which amounted to 340,000 tonnes.
Thursday, January 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina recalls 175 years of “illegal” occupation of Malvinas

On the 175 year of the illegal British occupation of the Islas Malvinas the Argentine government ratified its sovereignty claims over the Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich and adjoining maritime spaces.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Four companies accused of huge oil spill in Patagonia

The government of the province of Chubut, Argentine Patagonia, formally accused before a court of justice several oil corporations for the crude spill which washed along four kilometers of the provincial coast damaging rich marine resources and limiting tourist industry prospects.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina puts Punta Arenas methanol industry on the cliff

The methanol industry in the extreme south of Chile has announced it will have to appeal to redundancies and an international demand, if Argentina does not resume the supply of natural gas as stipulated in contract clauses, according to company sources.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine clocks put forward 60 minutes as of Sunday zero hrs

Beginning Saturday midnight, (Sunday 00:00 Hours) the time in Argentina jumps forward an hour as part of a broad government plan to conserve energy as demand for power surges amid strong economic growth. Clocks will turn back on March 16.
Friday, December 28th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires City boom: 2.3 million tourists in 2007

Buenos Aires City will end 2007 with a record 2.3 million tourists, most of them from neighboring countries but also with a significant presence of Europeans and from the rest of Latinamerica.
Thursday, December 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine group buys back 15% of YPF with 10% future option

Repsol-YPF CEO Antonio Brufau and Enrique Eskenazi, Chairman of the Petersen Group, signed Wednesday a binding memorandum of agreement for the acquisition by the Argentine business group of 14.9% of YPF capital stock, according to a release from Repsol.