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Montevideo, November 28th 2024 - 23:46 UTC

Tag: Argentina

  • Monday, December 7th 2015 - 08:44 UTC

    Argentina talks to US Treasury Secretary; lifting dollar clamp depends on level of reserves

    Prat-Gay, one of the members of the six-man strong economic cabinet that Macri has established, spoke with Jack Lew by phone

    Argentina's incoming Finance minister Alfonso Prat-Gay spoke with the United States Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to discuss economic plans to achieve sustained economic growth. The minister also announced in a long interview with Buenos Aires main dailies that lifting the dollar 'clamp' as promised by president-elect Mauricio Macri, will much depend on the level of international reserves Argentina can count with.

  • Monday, December 7th 2015 - 07:03 UTC

    'A great number of US corporations will be reinvesting in Argentina', forecasts ambassador Mamet

    “We’re pleased with the talents brought together for his Cabinet and visible in the rest of his advisers,” the US ambassador to Buenos Aires said.

    United States ambassador to Argentina, Noah Mamet, in a lengthy interview with the La Nacion daily, praised the election of Mauricio Macri and figures of his cabinet and stressed that the US government was anxious to begin working together.

  • Monday, December 7th 2015 - 06:45 UTC

    Russian sloops with Falklands/Malvinas names incorporated to Argentine Navy

    “Some time has gone by since the Navy last incorporated new units. This is significant for what it means to the Navy's spirit”, said minister Agustín Rossi. during the ceremony

    Four Russian built sloops with polar capacity were delivered in Buenos Aires this weekend and incorporated to the Argentine Navy, all of them with names related to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. The vessels were formally received during a ceremony headed by Defense minister Agustín Rossi and the navy chief Admiral Gastón Fernando Erice.

  • Saturday, December 5th 2015 - 07:58 UTC

    Argentina's presidential baton, sash, Zamba and a last minute protocol soap opera

    Mauricio Macri wants to receive the presidential baton and sash from outgoing President Cristina Fernandez in government house, Casa Rosada

    A growing spat between Argentina's outgoing president and president elect over inauguration day logistics took a strange turn Friday, with the silversmith responsible for crafting a ceremonial baton saying an assistant was threatened by possible police action, and fears the whole transfer ceremony could turn into a shouting contest between supporters from the two groupings.

  • Friday, December 4th 2015 - 05:07 UTC

    Agriculture can boost production by 40%/50% with measures announced by Macri's team

    Once measures are implemented Argentina's grains and oilseed crop can “increase by 40% to 50%”, said Argentina's King-soy

    Gustavo Grobocopatel, head of the agro-business Grobo group anticipated that with the measures announced by the team of president elect Mauricio Macri and to be implemented from next 10 December, Argentina's grains and oilseed crop “it going to increase by 40% to 50%”, meaning dollars for industry, jobs and services.

  • Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 08:29 UTC

    Cordoba: land free of Kirchnerites or the province that despises the rest of Argentina

    “Don't travel to Cordoba because they despise the rest of Argentina” read the Kirchnerite supporters' internet campaign ”Don't travel to Cordoba.

    “Don't vacation in Cordoba because that province despises the rest of Argentina” reads a slogan massively launched by Kirchner followers in retaliation for the overwhelming support of that province to president-elect Mauricio Macri, 71% to 28% for Daniel Scioli, Cristina Fernandez handpicked presidential candidate.

  • Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 08:11 UTC

    Macri names ambassadors to Washington and Montevideo

    The appointment was decided after a meeting Lousteau held with the new cabinet chief Marcos Peña and future Foreign Affairs Minister Susana Malcorra

    President-elect Mauricio Macri named ambassador to Washington and Montevideo. Lawmaker Martín Lousteau will be Argentina's next ambassador in the US. He will replace Cecilia Nahón, who submitted her resignation on Monday. The appointment was decided after a meeting Lousteau held with the new cabinet chief Marcos Peña and the future Foreign Affairs Minister Susana Malcorra, a Let’s Change statement affirmed.

  • Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 07:48 UTC

    Argentina will have a state of the art fisheries research vessel in 2017

    Dr. Wöhler underlined that the sound proof issue was repeatedly discussed and the main reason for having the vessel built in Spain and not in Argentina

    Argentina's Fisheries Research and Development Institute, INIDEP, has signed the contract for the construction of a new fisheries and oceanographic research vessel to be built at the Armon shipyard in Vigo, Spain. The financing for the vessel and refurbishing of INIDEP's offices and labs comes from the Inter-American Development bank with a 30m dollars loan.

  • Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 07:24 UTC

    Francis non papal message to Macri: 'a simple matter of protocol'

    There is no tradition of best wishes to the newly elected heads of state, and in fact no Argentine president elect has ever received a 'papal phone call'.

    How come the Argentine born pope Francis did not send a congratulation telegram, or formal message to president elect Mauricio Macri on his victory, has been an ongoing question. But Vatican sources pointed out there was no special reason for that attitude, but merely “a simple matter of protocol”.

  • Thursday, December 3rd 2015 - 07:10 UTC

    Ambassador Castro thanks all those British who support the Malvinas Question

    The Argentine ambassador Alicia Castro responds from the podium to the applause received after her speech

    Argentine ambassador in London, Alicia Castro was a guest speaker at the Latin America conference held at the TUC headquarters, alongside other well known political and trade union figures.Her speech was met with a standing ovation from an audience of over 500 British attendants, whom she thanked for supporting Argentina on the Malvinas Question and in the litigation with the speculative or 'vulture' funds.