Argentina

• Wednesday, November 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina hikes export taxes on soybeans and cereals

  

  Amid protests from farmers' organizations, Argentina increased taxes on exports of soybeans, corn and wheat an average of five percentage points to boost government revenue from surging crop prices and limit domestic food inflation.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Interpol “red notices” for six Iranians wanted by Argentina

  

  Interpol rejected Wednesday a request by the government of Iran to drop arrest warrants against six leading Iranians, wanted by Argentina for their alleged role in a 1994 bombing that killed 85 people and left hundreds injured.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Malvinas dispute: “I've offered to act but sides must agree”

  

  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he has repeatedly offered his good offices to address the Malvinas/Falklands issue, but there must be an understanding between the countries involved, “and that has not happened”.

• Monday, November 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Russian logistics for Argentina's Antarctic 2007/08 season

  

  The logistics of the coming Argentine Antarctic 2007/08 season has been contracted to Russian companies that will be providing an icebreaker and an air bridge for the most Southern of Argentine polar stations, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.

• Monday, November 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Cristina : Botnia must not condition links with Uruguay

  

  Argentina's elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner adopted a more pragmatic attitude towards the ongoing pulp mill conflict with Uruguay arguing that the outcome of the case presented before the International Court of The Hague is what matters and in the meantime ”we should not pledge our relations (with Uruguay) in other areas”.

• Sunday, November 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine elected president meets with foreign leaders

  Argentine elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be meeting this week Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the head of the Spanish government Jose Luis Gonzalez Zapatero, her first interviews with foreign leaders since she won October 28.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Malvinas charter ban, “no policy change” insists Argentina

  

  Argentina's charter flights policy towards the Falkland Islands “remains intact since established in November 2003”, and from then on “no non regular flights, from third flag commercial airlines, between third countries and Islas Malvinas have been authorized”, reports Friday the Buenos Aires press quoting Foreign Affairs ministry sources.

• Friday, November 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Taiana and Foxley to work on common Antarctica policy

  

  Chile and Argentina's Foreign Affairs ministers, Alejandro Foxley and Jorge Taiana will be meeting in Santiago to coordinate a common position on Antarctica following on Britain's announced intention of claiming continental shelf rights off Antarctica.

• Friday, November 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  IMF says it's time Argentina deals with outstanding debt

  

  In one of his first statements since becoming the IMF new managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn said it was time Argentina deals with the issue of its outstanding debt, including to the Paris Club of creditor nations, thus favoring the return of investments to the country.

• Friday, November 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina's incoming government pending issues on debt front

  Argentina, Latin America's third largest economy is on track to grow more than 8% for the fifth straight year, rivaling Asian expansion rates. But there are some pending issues on the debt front.