Argentina

• Monday, September 19th 2016 - 06:37 UTC

  “Prudence in dealing with Malvinas”, the Macri objective is discussing Falklands' sovereignty

  

  With Malvinas “we have to be most prudent”, commented the Argentine Senate provisional president Federico Pinedo on the Argentine/UK joint cooperation statement with a specific chapter on the South Atlantic including flights to the Falklands and lifting restrictions for the Islands economy development.

• Monday, September 19th 2016 - 05:59 UTC

  “Malvinas sovereignty claim is standing and non negotiable”, anticipates Macri in New York

  

  Argentina's claim over the Malvinas Islands is standing and non negotiable, were the first words of president Mauricio Macri when he arrived on Sunday to New York to attend this week the UN General Assembly. The statement follows the strong reactions to the last Wednesday Argentine/UK joint cooperation statement which includes a South Atlantic chapter strongly questioned in some political circles.

• Sunday, September 18th 2016 - 06:52 UTC

  Argentina/UK statement on Falklands and dialogue ”promising”, but Congress decides

  

  The recent Argentina/UK joint cooperation statement, with a chapter on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, is “promising”, however much rests to be defined and agreed, and additional air links should be carried out by Argentina's flag carrier, according to Rosana Bertone, governor of the extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands.

• Friday, September 16th 2016 - 10:02 UTC

  Almost every agency in the US government’s is collaborating with its Argentine counterpart

  

  By Noah Mamet (*) - The very close relations between US and Argentina are exposed in this article to celebrate the 140th anniversary of The Buenos Aires Herald

• Friday, September 16th 2016 - 08:25 UTC

  Argentina (and Brazil) optimistic about a Mercosur/EU trade accord by the end of 2017

  

  The current critical situation of Mercosur is an opportunity to strengthen and advance trade negotiations, which could include the long delayed accord with the European Union by the end of 2017, according to Argentina's Secretary of Commerce, Miguel Braun.

• Friday, September 16th 2016 - 08:04 UTC

  Argentina/UK joint statement is “not an agreement”, but a raft of principles and intentions

  

  The Argentine/UK political convergence to promote bilateral dialogue and advance in areas of common interest for both parts “is not a closed agreement but a Joint Statement which describes principles and relates intentions”, pointed out Argentine deputy minister Carlos Foradori in an interview with Buenos Aires daily Clarin.

• Friday, September 16th 2016 - 07:50 UTC

  Bilateral ties between Argentina and Britain are entering a new chapter

  

  By Mark Kent (*) - The following piece was written in support of The Buenos Aires Herald 140th anniversary, 15 September 1876/2016.

• Thursday, September 15th 2016 - 10:23 UTC

  “After 15 years we are open for business” in Argentina announces US Ex-Im bank

  

  The United States Export-Import Bank said it would begin offering financing in Argentina for the first time since the country's economic meltdown in 2001 and 2002. In previous decades the bank provided low-rate loans to support local investment, including the construction of one of the main highways leading into this city.

• Thursday, September 15th 2016 - 10:18 UTC

  Siemens pledges to invest US$ 5.6bn in energy and infrastructure in Argentina

  

  German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG signed a letter of intent on Wednesday to participate in up to US$5.6 billion of energy, transportation and infrastructure projects in Argentina, Chief Executive Joe Kaeser said.

• Thursday, September 15th 2016 - 09:57 UTC

  BP “really encouraged” by Argentina, interested in increasing investments

  

  British Petroleum is looking to increase its investments in Argentina after seeing “tremendous change” in the country since President Mauricio Macri took office nine months ago, CEO Bob Dudley said on “Bloomberg Markets” this week. Argentina just “feels different,” Dudley told Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker at the inaugural Argentina Business Investment Forum in Buenos Aires.