Argentina

Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 07:50 UTC
Argentina’s seafood exports in two months: 48.418 tons; lower prices for hake, squid and shrimp

Argentina reported exports of 48.418 tons of seafood in the first two months of the year equivalent to 140.8 million dollars, which is 8.2% less than the same period a year ago, mainly because of lower prices.
Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 07:45 UTC
Brazil leads meeting of Amazon basin Cooperation Treaty in Ecuador

Brazilian Foreign minister Antonio Patriota arrives Thursday in Ecuador for bilateral talks on trade, investment and immigration, and to attend a day later the Amazon group summit of ministers, reports Itamaraty palace.
Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 07:37 UTC
Falkland Islands’ economy ‘strangling’ and intimidation by Argentina reported in British media

Argentina’s ongoing attempts to strangle the Falkland Islands economy by intimidating cruise vessels from calling at Stanley and other islands has been picked up by the Daily Mail in an article written by Ian Drury.
Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 07:06 UTC
YPF admits ‘inflation in Argentina is a problem” and could be higher by next year

Argentine nationalized energy company YPF warned on Tuesday that inflation in the country may keep rising and affect its results, a rare admission considering the company is controlled by a government known for playing down the problem.
Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 06:33 UTC
Fire in Argentina knocks out main refinery and imports of gasoline and diesel trebled

Almost four million barrels of diesel and gasoline were shipped from Europe and the US to Argentina where a recent major fire in the country’s main refinery significantly diminished the supply of refined produce. The situation could extend for another two years, according to private estimates from the oil industry.
Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 06:25 UTC
Argentina natural gas imports in March soar 74% compared to a year ago

Argentina's natural gas imports rose 74% to 28.4 million cubic meters/d in March, compared with 16.3 million cu m/d in the year-earlier period, the country’s Energy Secretariat said Monday. Imports were up 16% compared with 24.5 million cu m/d in February, according to a monthly data report.
Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 06:12 UTC
Falkland Island’s: Argentina reclaims “absolute and exclusive sovereignty over the Islands”

Defence minister Arturo Puricelli said that Argentines “are not prepared to tolerate the usurpation” of the Malvinas Islands ‘for the rest of our lives’ and the honour and glory for those who fought in the South Atlantic “is going to be recalled until we obtain absolute and exclusive sovereignty over our Islands”.
Wednesday, May 1st 2013 - 06:14 UTC
Argentina openly clashes with UN over the judicial reform; calls Rapporteur ‘ignorant’

Argentina expressed on Tuesday its “discomfort” over the “unheard of” attitude displayed by the UN Special Rapporteur, Gabriela Knaul, who urged the Cristina Fernández administration to reconsider the Council of Magistrates reform and injunction regulation bills.
Wednesday, May 1st 2013 - 05:54 UTC
US Congress to discuss devastating report on Cristina Fernandez administration

“Under the corrupt populist government of President Cristina Fernandez Argentina is back on the road to ruin” is the kick off for an extremely critical report to be discussed by the US Congress and which was drafted by Douglas Farah, senior research fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Centre under the heading of “Back to the future”.
Tuesday, April 30th 2013 - 07:22 UTC
Argentine and Chilean ports publish book to promote cruise visits to Patagonia

Five Argentine and Chilean Patagonia ports have teamed up to promote their tourism attractions and potential for the cruise industry by launching a hardcover limited edition book (1.000), in English and Spanish, with digital support under the heading of “Patagonia, cruises destination”.