Argentina

• Friday, April 17th 2015 - 22:35 UTC

  Falklands says Argentina continues “to ignore out right to determine our future and develop our economy”

  

  The Argentine government continues disrespectfully to ignore “our inalienable right to determine our own future” and “develop our economy”, said the elected government of the Falkland Islands in a release responding to Argentine determination to impede the Islands right to develop the hydrocarbons industry and claims about 'militarization' of the South Atlantic.

• Friday, April 17th 2015 - 04:12 UTC

  Malvinas Secretary Filmus to talk about Falklands and oil in London

  

  Argentina's Secretary for Malvinas Islands Affairs, Daniel Filmus will be giving a conference on Friday in London on the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute with the UK and the current round of oil drilling offshore the Islands, in what Argentina considers its territory.

• Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:12 UTC

  Brazil questions Argentina's approach to China in military procurement

  

  Brazil's minister of defense Jacques Wagner questioned Argentina's approach to China regarding military procurement, but discarded any conflict with Buenos Aires, since the country is a 'strategic and important partner' of Brazil. Apparently the issue was brought up by Jacques when he visited his counterpart Agustín Rossi in Buenos Aires last week.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:43 UTC

  Maximo Kirchner 'ripe' to run for an elected post, says Argentine cabinet chief

  

  Argentina's cabinet chief Anibal Fernandez said on Tuesday he was convinced that Maximo Kirchner, the son of president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, would run for an elected post representing the province of Buenos Aires in the coming general elections of next October.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:28 UTC

  Nisman mother's home raided by police; Argentine government again blasts prosecutor's former wife

  

  The game of interests surrounding the investigation of Argentine special prosecutor Alberto Nisman death escalated on Tuesday when police raided the home of the deceased's mother, and cabinet chief Anibal Fernández accused Nisman's former wife of putting 'obstacles' into the probe and suggesting insurance claims could be involved in her actions.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 07:53 UTC

  IMF estimates Argentine economy will contract 0.3% this year and expand 0.1% in 2016

  

  The International Monetary Fund, IMF, cut its growth estimates for Argentina for this year forecasting a 0.3% contraction followed by a shy recovery of 0.1% in 2016, the first post-Kirchner year. The data is from the IMF World Economic Outlook released on Tuesday in Washington.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 11:42 UTC

  Argentina's Chief Justice urges “end to impunity” and peoples' frustration

  

  Argentina's Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti called on the judges and prosecutors to make a greater effort towards a transparent society and urged for an “end to impunity” and peoples' frustrations with the court system. He was speaking in reference to the ongoing investigation into special prosecutor's Alberto Nisman's death on 18 January.

• Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:31 UTC

  Argentina's AMIA 1994 terrorist attack trial will be held next 6 August

  

  Argentina's Memoria Activa, one of the most active groups that gather together relatives of the victims of the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, celebrated the decision to hold a trial (6 August) for the cover-up of the bombing this year, which was announced on Friday after weeks of heated controversy between the Executive, the Supreme Court and the tribunal in charge of judging the case.

• Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:00 UTC

  Ushuaia expects at least 16 additional calls for the 2015/16 cruise season

  

  Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina expects sixteen additional calls for the next cruise season 2015/16, according to Tierra del Fuego province ports authority, which together with other representatives attended the recent Seatrade Cruise international fair held in Miami. This includes vessels from the Norwegian Cruise Line, as well as the Splendor of the Seas, Crystal Symphony and Japan's Asuka II.

• Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 10:29 UTC

  Controversy over Argentine ambassador accounts, dismissed by US bank

  

  Argentine ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) Nilda Garre denied having accounts neither in the CNB Bank nor in the Felton Bank, saying the US-based entity had written proof that there were no accounts under her name there.