Tag: Argentina

• Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:43 UTC

  Falklands should be left to develop and establish links with other regional countries

  

  UK ambassador in Argentina Mark Kent reiterated Falkland Islands sovereignty was not in the bilateral agenda, although the two countries can cooperate in other areas of mutual interest, letting the Islanders to develop and establish links with other South American countries.

• Thursday, March 23rd 2017 - 13:32 UTC

  Macri administration reiterates defense of Malvinas sovereignty before Congress

  

  Argentina's chief of staff Marcos Peña defended the current administration's policy towards the Falklands/Malvinas question arguing that dialogue is the path, not speeches with no content or results, and pledged “we will stand by Argentine sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands”.

• Thursday, March 23rd 2017 - 11:50 UTC

  Massive teachers protest in Buenos Aires challenging austerity measures

  

  Tens of thousands of Argentine teachers marched in the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday as part of a nationwide strike challenging the administration of President Mauricio Macri. Unions for private and public school teachers are demanding a pay increase of 35% to compensate for Argentina's high inflation in consumer prices.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2017 - 12:20 UTC

  Relief for Macri: stats confirm the economy is moving out of recession

  

  Argentina's economy exited a prolonged recession in the second half of last year, with government data on Tuesday showing a 0.5% expansion in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with the third quarter. Indec stats agency also revised its estimate for third-quarter GDP to a 0.1% increase over the second quarter, up from a 0.2% decline previously. Taken together, the data show Argentina's economy grew in the second half after shrinking for three straight quarters.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2017 - 12:09 UTC

  Argentine farmers confident they can increase sales 28% to UK in the short term

  

  Argentina has the potential to increase food sales to the UK by 28% in the short term, from the current US$ 830 million to US$ 1.060bn, according to the president of the powerful farmers' organization, Argentine Rural Society, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, currently in London with a business mission sponsored by the Argentine foreign ministry, the Argentine-British Chamber of Commerce and the embassy in London.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2017 - 09:12 UTC

  FIH considers acquisition approach from an Argentine fund as “unwelcome”

  

  The much publicized and controversial bid from an Argentine group to acquire a leading position in the Falkland Islands Holdings, which owns the Falkland Islands Company, closely linked to the Islands' history and economy, has been considered “a real hazard” by FIH directors.

• Tuesday, March 21st 2017 - 10:02 UTC

  Ushuaia closes down as main gas pipeline suffers accidental rupture

  

  Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego was forced on Monday to close down government offices, suspend classes and impose a blackout rotation program following a serious leak from the natural gas pipeline which is the main source of power for the Argentine extreme south province capital.

• Tuesday, March 21st 2017 - 07:09 UTC

  UK £1bn export credit for British companies planning to trade with Argentina

  

  The British Government is re-introducing export credit financial support for UK businesses looking to trade with Argentina after an almost 20 year hiatus. The announcement was made in Buenos Aires as part of a visit to South America by International Trade Minister Greg Hands, covering Argentina, Brazil and Peru.

• Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 10:26 UTC

  Argentina authorizes a low cost airline to fly Falklands/Comodoro Rivadavia

  

  The Argentine Ministry of Transport awarded American Jet authorization for an air link between Comodoro Rivadavia, in Patagonia and the Falkland Islands, according to Resolution 136-E/2017 published in the Official Gazette and signed by minister Guillermo Dietrich.

• Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 10:09 UTC

  UK hosts this week Argentine biggest business delegation in 20 years

  

  Finance minister Nicolas Dujovne will be heading this week the largest Argentine business delegation to visit the UK in twenty years, jointly organized by the Argentine-British Chamber of Commerce with support from the Argentine foreign ministry and the embassy in London.