Argentina

Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 05:46 UTC
Praise for President Cristina Fernandez from UN World Tourism Organization

Argentine President Cristina Fernández underlined the importance of tourism as a sector able to “generate decent work and wealth across the entire country” on receiving the UNWTO/World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Open Letter on Tourism.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:50 UTC
Top tax-man suggests Argentines spend vacations in the country, but he prefers Punta del Este

Argentines should stay at home and spend their vacation in Argentina, suggested the head of the tax revenue office, AFIP, arguing in favour of the latest measures severely limiting debit and credit card purchases abroad by charging them an additional 15% expense.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:25 UTC
WTO says Argentina officially lodged a beef dispute against the US

Argentina on Thursday officially lodged a dispute against US restrictions on imports of Argentinean beef and other meat products, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday.
Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 03:59 UTC
Buenos Aires Tango festival closes with top prizes for Argentine and River Plate couples

With the finals of World Cup of Tango Dance - in its two categories: Salon Tango and Stage Tango - the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and Tango Dance World Cup came to end at the Luna Park Stadium earlier this week.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 11:56 UTC
YPF announces three wells confirm discovery of new shale deposits

Argentina’s recently nationalized oil and gas corporation YPF announced non conventional oil was discovered in five new wells drilled in the Patagonian provinces of Chubut and Neuquen and anticipated that fuel prices in the country will continue to gradually increase to eliminate the gap with competition.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:33 UTC
Falklands claim Argentina wants to decimate Illex fishery: “environmental terrorism”

Argentina has no interest whatsoever in fisheries conservation, Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) Cheryl Roberts stated this week, and Director of Natural Resources John Barton believes an Argentine action aimed at undermining the Falklands fishery is likely to have a negative impact on their own fishery.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:08 UTC
Argentina surprised by Germany, which voted against granting a loan at the IDB

“We’re a free country with dignity and national pride; we are nobody’s employee or subordinate” challenged Argentine president Cristina Fernandez after it was revealed that the US, Spain and Germany at the Inter American Development bank (IDB) had voted against granting the country a loan.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:03 UTC
Argentine credit card holders’ buying abroad charged 15% income tax advance

Argentine credit card purchases abroad will be charged with an additional 15% income tax advance, AFIP tax agency reported on Thursday. The extra amount will be deductible from the income tax and the personal assets tax.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 04:52 UTC
Cristina wants an Audiovisual Pole modelled on Hollywood in Buenos Aires waterfront

Argentina’s leader unveiled an ambitious plan Wednesday to support the country’s television and film creators with a new industrial park along the Buenos Aires waterfront that she hopes will be modelled on Hollywood’s studios.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 04:08 UTC
YPF tempting global oil industry heavyweights with ‘Vaca Muerta’ shale formation

Exxon-Mobil Corp. and Apache Corp. will hold talks with Argentina's YPF next month to discuss further investments in the country's Vaca Muerta shale formation, said a YPF official briefed on the matter.