Argentina

Tuesday, November 4th 2014 - 05:05 UTC
Falklands have a per capita GDP “ten times higher than Argentina”

Argentina's financial daily, El Cronista Comercial has published two articles on the Falkland Islands based on data from the 2014 Statistical Yearbook stating that the Islands enjoy a GDP per capita several times higher than Argentina and that the economy has been expanding at 11% annually since 2008.
Tuesday, November 4th 2014 - 04:35 UTC
Ambassador Castro guest of Manchester City on a lucky derby Sunday

Argentine Ambassador Alicia Castro was invited by Manchester City Football Club for the game played on Sunday with the City's traditional rival, Manchester United.
Monday, November 3rd 2014 - 10:37 UTC
Argentina strips Procter & Gamble of its registration for alleged fiscal fraud

Argentina's tax office has stripped US multinational company Procter & Gamble of its registration for alleged fraud, the office announced on Sunday. The federal tax collection office, known as AFIP, has alleged that P&G evaded paying duties on imports from Brazil, billing through a Swiss subsidiary, in what it called potentially “aggravated contraband.”
Monday, November 3rd 2014 - 09:11 UTC
Argentina and Brazil elected to the UN Economic and Social Council

Argentina and Brazil were elected by the United Nations General Assembly as members of the UN Economic and Social Council, ESOCOC for a period of three years beginning next January first. Argentina received 182 out of 186 votes.
Monday, November 3rd 2014 - 08:54 UTC
Argentine president back in hospital: this time for “an infectious fever”

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez stressed health forced her on Sunday afternoon to check into Buenos Aires' Otamendi hospital for treatment of “an infectious fever,” according to a statement issued by the government.
Saturday, November 1st 2014 - 04:28 UTC
Fitch ratings lowers Argentina Par bonds under foreign law to “D”

Fitch ratings on the last day of October downgraded Argentina's Par bonds issued under Foreign Law to 'D' from 'C', after the country failed to complete an interest payment, raising the risk that creditors could demand that its cash-strapped government immediately repay all of its debt.
Saturday, November 1st 2014 - 04:08 UTC
BBC refuses to make apology about Top Gear row in Argentina

The BBC has refused to apologize to Argentina over a Top Gear special filmed in the country. The show's stars and crew had to abandon filming last month amid angry protests over a car number-plate that appeared to refer to the Falkland Islands War.
Friday, October 31st 2014 - 21:21 UTC
Argentina's holdout dispute spills into the White House: CFK sends letter to Obama questioning Ambassador Soderberg

In a harsh letter, released on Friday, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez urged US President Barack Obama to explain whether ”Nancy Soderberg, the person you have appointed as Chair of the Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB), which reports directly to the Government of the United States of America, is also the Co-Chair of the American Task Force Argentina (ATFA), an entity specifically created to attack and slander the Argentine Republic and its President.”
Friday, October 31st 2014 - 08:08 UTC
Chinese relief for Argentina: central banks activate currency-swap

The central banks of Argentina and China on Thursday activated a bilateral currency-swap agreement, which meant that the Argentine central bank received an initial tranche of Yuan equivalent to 814 million dollars.
Friday, October 31st 2014 - 07:51 UTC
Argentina approves new hydrocarbons bill to attract foreign investments

Argentina's lower house of Congress, which is controlled by President Cristina Fernandez's allies, gave final approval Thursday for a new Hydrocarbons Law that was harshly criticized by opposition lawmakers. The lower house passed the bill with a vote of 130-116 with one abstention after more than 14 hours of debate.