Argentina

• Friday, April 12th 2013 - 00:34 UTC

  The Iron Lady and I!

  

  Mercopress correspondent Harold Briley knew Margaret Thatcher well, here reminiscing on fifty years of reporting her activities for half a century as a BBC Political, Latin America. Defence and East Europe Correspondent.

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:37 UTC

  Cooperate and move on

  

  By Fabian Bosoer and Federico Finchelstein (*) - In Argentina, the passing of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher brings memories of a seemingly irresoluble conflict. The conflict stands as a metaphor of a larger history of global misunderstandings.

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:31 UTC

  Confidence behind the Falklands

  

  By Klaus Dodds (*) - Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s death does not represent an opportunity to resolve the long-standing sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, or Islas Malvinas. If anything it is a reminder of how entrenched her legacy is to this particular aspect of British foreign and security policy.

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 06:38 UTC

  When oil is involved, compromise is key

  

  By Terry Karl (*) - The death of Margaret Thatcher will not change the necessity for or the timing of negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas issue. This political football has re-emerged repeatedly – regardless of the leaders in power – usually for domestic reasons in both Argentina and the United Kingdom. There is little political will for a settlement in the short-term on either side, especially now that offshore oil is publicly and definitively in the picture.

• Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 00:39 UTC

  YPF forced to import more fuel following fire in La Plata refinery

  

  Argentina’s state oil and gas company YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio announced that fuel production could drop 7% because of a fire at its refinery in La Plata. A return to full operations at the 180.000 bpd facility is expected in 30-45 days time.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 23:17 UTC

  Election year fever in Argentina: fuel price freeze and lower interests on bank arrears

  

  Election fever in Argentina: the administration of President Cristina Fernandez froze the price of gasoline and diesel sold at service stations for six months and convinced banks to cut interest payments on arrears. Last month supermarket chains and other suppliers agreed to extend the current price freeze.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 10:22 UTC

  Overwhelming support for Mujica’s comments on Cristina and Nestor Kirchner

  

  A clear majority of Montevideo residents support Uruguayan president Jose Mujica controversial comments on Argentine President Cristina Fernandez and her deceased husband Nestor Kirchner, “the old lady is worse than the one eyed man”, according to an opinion poll made public on Tuesday by a local broadcasting station.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:50 UTC

  Argentine lawmakers criticize Lady Thatcher over the ‘Belgrano’ and for promoting economic ‘neo-liberalism’

  

  The Argentine government remains silent on the death last Monday of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but several lawmakers, former officials and Malvinas veterans organizations did have something say and not only linked to the Falklands war and the sinking of the Argentine cruiser ‘Belgrano’ in May 1982.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:33 UTC

  Petrobras calls for clear rules to foster investment in shale production development

  

  Brazil’s oil and gas Petrobras said Argentina needs clear rules to foster investments if it wants to develop its unconventional oil and gas resources.

• Monday, April 8th 2013 - 05:00 UTC

  Mujica ungagged: Nestor Kirchner a ‘difficult and slimy’ guy, but also had his positive side

  

  President Jose Mujica acid comments on Argentina’s presidential couple Cristina Fernandez-Nestor Kirchner were further developed in a monthly magazine which on Saturday published a long article with the Uruguayan leader, although it must be pointed out that the interview was dated March 18th.