Argentina

Friday, October 4th 2013 - 06:45 UTC
European Union considering punitive duties on Argentine bio-diesel

Argentine bio-diesel producers will fight European Union proposals to impose punitive duties on imports from the country, saying the move would remove its biggest export market and raise prices in Europe.
Thursday, October 3rd 2013 - 23:12 UTC
Argentine oil company finds way to invest in Vaca Muerta and elude legal action from Repsol

One day after the Argentine government extended the deadline to legalize undeclared cash, energy company Bridas International gave new life to the BAADE energy bonds, the most relegated portion of the whitewash scheme, by saying it would snap up 500 million dollars of the paper.
Thursday, October 3rd 2013 - 07:09 UTC
Argentina will challenge Uruguay’s decision to expand pulp mill production at The Hague Court of Justice

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman has confirmed that Argentina will go before the international court of justice at The Hague over the decision of Uruguayan president José Mujica, who on Wednesday authorised increased production at the UPM (ex-Botnia) paper plant.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 - 08:16 UTC
Argentina asks Washington to include AMIA bombing case in US/Iran agenda

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has instructed Ambassador Cecilia Nahón in Washington to formally ask the White House and the State Department to include the AMIA case in their meeting agenda with Iran.
Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 - 07:43 UTC
Dollar drought forces Argentina to extend whitewash law until December 31

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández has decided to extend the deadline of the whitewash law until the end of December. The recently passed project expired on Monday with 341.5 million dollars entering the country.
Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 20:40 UTC
Argentina’s squid fisheries policy “inconsistent and unsustainable” says expert

Argentina’s latest government’s decisions on squid fishing show that the country’s fisheries policy is “inconsistent and unsustainable,” according to the president of Assistance Food Argentina SA and director of Assistance Food America Inc., Dr. Cesar Augusto Lerena.
Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 18:32 UTC
US Supreme Court possible action on Argentina/hedge funds case deferred a week

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday took no action on a landmark case pitting Argentina against creditors which could have deep repercussions for financially troubled governments and their creditors. The court had been expected to announce whether it would review the case, but it was not included in a list of cases accepted or denied for review that was released on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 17:40 UTC
Falklands cruise season: Ushuaia warns “Gaucho Rivero” bill will be fully enforced

The “Gaucho Rivero” bill which bans the access of British flagged (red ensign) or convenience flagged vessels which call in the Falkland Islands remains fully in force for Ushuaia, said Marcelo Echazú, head of the Tierra del Fuego Tourism Institute, Infuetur, on announcing this year’s cruise season.
Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 06:46 UTC
Cristina Fernandez and Mujica in a prudent silence over the pulp mill controversy

Argentine President Cristina Fernández met on Monday with her Uruguayan counterpart José Mujica after the pair inaugurated a new vessel belonging to the ferry company Buquebús, (which joins Montevideo with Buenos Aires), in order to discuss matters related to the controversial UPM pulp plant formerly known as Botnia.
Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 04:08 UTC
Argentine vote intention polls confirm challenger Massa chances for this month’s mid-term election

With less than a month for Argentina’s mid term elections the opposition to President Cristina Fernandez in the province of Buenos Aires, the largest and crucial electoral circuit clearly leads in public opinion polls and continues to advance over the primary results of August.