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Montevideo, November 6th 2025 - 16:06 UTC

Tag: Argentina

  • Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:20 UTC

    The 'indigence' basic food basket in Argentina climbed 40% in 12 months

    To keep out of poverty an average Argentine family needs approx 600 dollars per month, according to FIEL

    An average Argentine family during the month of April needed 4.779 Pesos (approx. 600 dollars) not to be included in the poverty category, which represents an increase of 1.6% over March, of 20% in the first four months of the year and 40.5% in the last twelve months, according to the latest report from the Latin American Economic Research Foundation, FIEL.

  • Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:11 UTC

    Holdout bondholders tell US Supreme Court Argentina's case is “undeserving of review”

    “Argentina has put itself in the position of a fugitive from justice” said former US federal judges in support of holdouts

    Holders of Argentine sovereign debt this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear that country's appeal of lower court decisions ordering it to pay them 1.33 billion dollars in a case Argentine officials warn could force it to default on its sovereign debt.

  • Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:01 UTC

    Repsol/YPF 'marriage' definitively over; Spanish company ends 15-year presence in Argentina

    Minister Kicillof (L) signed the deal with representatives from Repsol

    Spanish oil major Repsol signed a definitive settlement agreement Thursday with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's administration, which transferred more than 5 billion dollars in bonds as compensation for the 2012 seizure of Repsol's controlling stake in energy firm YPF.

  • Friday, May 9th 2014 - 02:29 UTC

    UK disappointed with Uruguay's identification of Falklands as 'a latent threat'

    Ambassador Lyster-Binns “The UK is, and has always been, a good friend of Uruguay. We have strong and warm relations in different areas”

    The United Kingdom is disappointed with Uruguay's stance which identifies the Falklands/Malvinas Islands as 'a latent threat' and an element that negatively affects the South Atlantic as “as zone of peace and cooperation”. Ambassador Ben Lyster-Binns said he does not share the statement that the British Overseas Territory of the Falklands are a 'destabilizing element for the region'.

  • Friday, May 9th 2014 - 02:18 UTC

    Falklands' governor interview triggers immediate reaction from Argentina

    Timerman said he agreed with only one paragraph of the whole interview

    Falklands Island's' newly inaugurated governor Colin Roberts phone interview with a Buenos Aires media website released this week has had a great impact in Argentina and as it could be expected received an immediate reply from Hector Timerman's Foreign Affairs ministry, which undoubtedly read every line and every word of the transcript.

  • Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:30 UTC

    Argentine manufacturers send a strong disappointment message to government

    Companies expect the Argentine economy to expand anywhere between 0 and 0.5%

    The Argentine Industrial Union, UIA, the country's manufacturers strongest lobby released the results of a poll on Wednesday warning about the lower level of economic activity expected this year. The poll covered 300 corporations belonging to the organization and forecasts no jobs creation and abundant layoffs.

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2014 - 23:26 UTC

    UK MPs hosted at the Argentine embassy in London with a typical barbecue

    Ambassador Castro with the MPs delegation that last year visited Argentina

    The Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Alicia Castro, underlined “the importance of dialogue and the historical and cultural ties that link Argentina with Wales” when she hosted this week a traditional Argentine barbecue at the Ambassador´s residence in London for a delegation of British parliamentarians who visited Argentina in March.

  • Wednesday, May 7th 2014 - 23:07 UTC

    Falkland Islands and Crimea the new cold war

    Dr. Ivanov says Cristina has chosen to acclaim President Putin’s action in Crimea, hoping in return support the Argentine Falklands' claim.

    In an article for Penguin News, distinguished political and scientific Bulgarian author Dr Lyubomir Ivanov (*) discusses the Crimean conflict and its parallel with the Falklands.The Argentine President Cristina Kirchner praised the recent Crimean status referendum as, “one of the famous referendums of self-determination.”

  • Tuesday, May 6th 2014 - 07:49 UTC

    Argentines pessimistic about jobs, household income and mid-term prospects

    An overwhelming majority of interviews, 75%, expect their personal income situation to be worse or at the most the same

    A pessimistic mood has taken over in Argentina, according to a recent public opinion poll and report on jobs, household income, and mid-term prospects, according to the latest economic expectations index, IGEE from the Catholic University supported by pollster TNS-Gallup.

  • Tuesday, May 6th 2014 - 06:32 UTC

    India, Brazil and South Africa want Argentina to join the BRICS club

    Ambassador Khatua believes both countries have a tremendous potential in relations to develop

    India, Brazil and South Africa are interested in having Argentina join the BRICS group of emerging economies which also includes Russia and China, according to Indian ambassador in Buenos Aires Amarenda Khatua in an interview with Clarin.