Politics

• Thursday, November 22nd 2012 - 13:55 UTC

  Bolivia formally invited to join Mercosur as full member at December’s summit

  

  Bolivia was formally invited to join Mercosur as a full member for which negotiations can begin in the coming summit December 7 in Brasilia. The invitation was made official by Mercosur High Commissioner Ivan Ramalho during a visit to La Paz where the met with Foreign minister David Choquehuanca and Economy and Planning ministers Luis Arce and Viviana Caro.

• Thursday, November 22nd 2012 - 07:38 UTC

  Hamburg tribunal confirms hearings on ARA Libertad impounded at Ghana port

  

  The Law of the Sea Tribunal in Hamburg confirmed the oral hearings’ date for 29 and 30 November referred to the Argentine vessel ARA Libertad impounded and retained in Ghana since 2 October, with a previous day of consultations with both litigants on 28 November.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 21:18 UTC

  Another Argentine province confirms ‘pesification’ of dollar-denominated bonds

  

  Another Argentine province, Formosa announced that it would be repaying in Pesos its dollar-denominated bonds (FORM3) issued under local law, at an exchange rate of 4.81 Pesos per dollar.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 20:51 UTC

  Argentina with the world’s fourth highest inflation, says private bank

  

  Argentina is the country with the world’s fourth highest inflation, behind Sudan, South Sudan and Byelorussia, according to a report from a leading Argentine bank from the City of Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 20:49 UTC

  Brazil’s development bank sees economy picking up as loan requests increase

  

  Company inquiries about tapping Brazil's BNDES state development bank for loans is up 30% the past two months, a strong sign of potential growth in the near future for a sluggish economy, the bank's president revealed in the US.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 20:01 UTC

  Ghana rejects Argentine plea to drop case of impounded frigate ARA Libertad

  

  Ghana rejected on Wednesday Argentina’s plea for Accra City’s Commercial Tribunal to drop the case that kept the ARA Libertad navy training frigate impounded at Tema port since October 2nd.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 08:13 UTC

  Sir Rex Hunt helped change British thinking towards the Falklands

  

  Falklands Governor Nigel Haywood underlined the influence of Sir Rex Hunt on the attitude of the British government and British thinking towards the Falklands, helping to understand that “the lives of the Islanders really had to come first”.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 07:53 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez: “no one is going to pressure me especially with bullying or thugs”

  

  After the first national strike against her administration, Argentine President Cristina Fernández blasted the CGT and CTA-led protest claiming they appealed to “bullying” tactics and called on workers to defend the “economic development and inclusion model”.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 07:48 UTC

  Day of protest a “complete success” and “much stronger than we expected”

  

  Argentine labour unions leaders said that support for the successful national strike was “much stronger than we expected” and urged President Cristina Fernández to listen to “people’s message.”

• Wednesday, November 21st 2012 - 07:41 UTC

  General strike, supported by pickets paralyzed Argentina

  

  Two main opposition umbrella trade unions and other organizations protesting Argentina's economic policies paralyzed the country on Tuesday in the first general strike since President Cristina Fernandez took office five years ago.