Tag: Argentina

Tuesday, March 24th 2015 - 04:36 UTC
Argentines fly the flag in South Georgia, 33 years ago

Ushuaia daily Diario Fin del Mundo recalls that 33 years ago on 19 March 1982, the Argentine navy transport vessel ARA Bahía Buen Suceso landed in South Georgia a party of workers on contract to dismantle remains of the whaling station, and on arriving raised the Argentine flag. An incident which was to lead to the full-fledged conflict the following month.
Monday, March 23rd 2015 - 17:24 UTC
Release in twitter of Nisman's dead body photo further complicates the case

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernández said on Sunday that he has filed an official complaint against attorney Adrian Bastianes, who posted on Twitter a photo of the dead body of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, to the Federal Police.
Monday, March 23rd 2015 - 17:20 UTC
Griesa yields: allows Citibank to process interest payments of Argentine law bonds

United States Judge Thomas Griesa finally authorized Citibank Argentina to process interest payments of bonds issued under Argentine law, with a payment deadline on March 31 and on June 30, and to exit its custody business in Argentina.
Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 06:56 UTC
Argentina's current account deficit widened to 5.07bn in 2014

Argentina’s current account deficit widened 7.9% to 5.07 billion dollars in 2014 as Latin America’s third-biggest economy eked out meager 0.5% growth, official data showed. Exports fell 11.9% from 2013 to 71.94bn, hurt by low international prices for Argentine soy, wheat and corn as well as weakened demand in key trading partner Brazil, where economic growth is also stagnant.
Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 06:20 UTC
Argentine police discover 15 kilos of pure cocaine in the 'Splendour of the Seas'

Argentine customs officials seized cocaine worth more than one million dollars million from two crew members on a luxury cruise ship docked in Buenos Aires, authorities said. The suspects, both men, were identified only as a Croatian national and a Chilean traveling on an Australian passport.
Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 05:55 UTC
Cristina Fernandez warns Citibank must comply with Argentine law

President Cristina Fernandez warned on Friday that banks operating in Argentina must obey its laws, amid a row over Citibank's refusal to defy a US court order blocking Buenos Aires from repaying its restructured debt. At the end of the month, 31 March, Citibank as custodial has to pay Argentine restructured bonds.
Friday, March 20th 2015 - 08:18 UTC
Israel honors Nisman on bombing anniversary; crowd calls Argentine officials 'scoundrels'

Israel honored the figure of Argentine former special prosecutor Alberto Nisman during the Thursday ceremony in Buenos Aires to mark the 23rd anniversary of the 1992 attack on the Israel Embassy that claimed the life of 22 people and injured dozens.
Friday, March 20th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
US website to honor Nisman has among its sponsors the head of a hedge fund in litigation with Argentina

A Washington-based think-tank launched a website and award to honor the memory of late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman yet its founders raised a few eyebrows as they include someone who has an ongoing court case and regularly spoken ill of Argentina.
Friday, March 20th 2015 - 07:57 UTC
Argentine government claims Nisman could have committed “embezzlement and bribery” crimes

The Argentine government leading spokesperson launched another furious (smear) attack on the late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, alleging he committed federal crimes if he spent government funds in prostitutes and champagne, and kept part of the salaries of his staff.
Friday, March 20th 2015 - 07:12 UTC
Names of Argentines with HSBC offshore accounts in Switzerland to be made public

Argentina will move forward with its investigation of the HSBC offshore accounts in Switzerland, and will make public the names of those Argentine citizens and organizations that held money overseas in the financial entity, allegedly with the purpose of eluding local taxes.