Argentina

Thursday, January 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina: record exports and a 12.4 billion surplus

Argentina last year posted a 12.4 billion dollar trade surplus on record exports of 46.6 billion dollars and record imports of 34.2 billion dollars, helped by an average growth of about nine percent in each of the last four years after a crippling five-year recession.
Thursday, January 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina now has to set a good example on an international issue

The decision by the Court of The Hague to reject the cautions required by Uruguay does set the scene for both sides of the River Uruguay to return to talks, which never should have been broken.
Thursday, January 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Finnish government “does not interfere with private sector”

In spite of the insistent protests and Thursday's colorful march in downtown Buenos Aires against the construction of a controversial Finnish pulp mill in Uruguay, the Embassy of Finland said that the Helsinki government does not interfere with private undertakings.
Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine vegetables & legumes 2006 export revenue up 18%

Argentina last year exported fresh vegetables and legumes for 264 million dollars, nearly half of which were accounted for by garlic and onion, with fellow Mercosur trade partner Brazil being the main destination.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pickets celebrated but call for “political solution”

Argentine pickets in the city of Gualeguaychu, the main bastion protesting the construction of a pulp mill on the Uruguayan side reacted with surprise, joy but also soberness to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling which turned down Uruguay's request to force Argentina to end blockades.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pull mills dispute: Argentina invites Uruguay to dialogue

Argentina called on neighboring Uruguay to dialogue about the construction of pulp mills following the International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling that turned down Uruguay's request for an end to road and bridge blockades by pickets protesting alleged contamination from the controversial plants.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine booming soybean industry breaks new records

Argentine soy bean mills processed 2.68 million tons of soybeans in November, up 28.9% from the same month a year earlier, reported the Agriculture Secretariat this week in Buenos Aires.
Monday, January 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine farmers protest commodities higher export taxes

Several Argentine farmers associations are planning a full day of protest for next Tuesday in four main cities to express their dissatisfaction and rejection with the current agriculture policy of President Nestor Kirchner's administration.
Monday, January 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Taiana meets Ban Ki-Moon to insist on Falklands talks

Argentina's Foreign Affaire minister Jorge Taiana is scheduled to meet Monday with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon when he will reiterate Argentina's “firm interest” in advancing a solution to the Falklands/Malvinas dispute with Great Britain.
Monday, January 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina completes four years of growth at “Chinese” rates

Five years ago in the middle of political and economic chaos Argentina defaulted and devalued the currency putting an end to a decade of a fixed exchange rate of one peso equivalent to one US dollar.