Tag: Argentina

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 07:44 UTC

  Brazil endorses Maduro and pledged support to develop agriculture and infrastructure

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro got strong backing from regional heavyweight Brazil on a tour of Mercosur allies to cement his legitimacy as political heir to the late Hugo Chavez.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 07:23 UTC

  Falklands’ denies political impact of Argentine South Georgia scientific cruise

  

  News this week that Argentina had decided to undertake fisheries research in the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is not connected in any way to the Falklands, Acting Governor Sandra Tyler-Haywood has assured.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 06:37 UTC

  Isle of Man and Argentina conclude tax information exchange agreement

  

  The Isle of Man concluded a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Argentina on 14 December 2012 and on January this year the Embassy in London confirmed that Argentina had completed its ratification procedures in relation to the agreement.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 06:26 UTC

  Chinese Vice-president in Argentina to strengthen long-term strategic partnership

  

  China is determined to advance in mutually beneficial cooperation with Argentina visiting Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao said on his arrival on Thursday to Buenos Aires. He underlined that the new Chinese leadership will continue to perceive and develop bilateral relations from a long-term strategic perspective.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 06:17 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina agree to jointly build two nuclear research reactors

  

  Atomic power agencies from Brazil and Argentina signed an agreement to build two nuclear reactors for research and production of radioisotopes, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT).

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 06:10 UTC

  Repsol first quarter profits jumped 38% on the year mainly on higher production

  

  Spains’s Repsol SA said on Thursday its first-quarter profit jumped 38% on the year, mainly due to higher production and refining margins.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 05:51 UTC

  Argentine fruit and vegetable exports beginning to rebound; Q1 sales reach 477m dollars

  

  The production and sale of Argentine fruits and vegetables is beginning to rebound after a year in which the sector's problems continued to deepen; loss of competitiveness due to rising costs and lower demand, especially overseas because of the global economic crisis.

• Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 22:52 UTC

  Argentina formalized next October mid-term elections; voting age down to 16 for the first time

  

  Argentina formalized on Thursday the call for this year's primary and legislative elections which will be held on 11 August and 27 October respectively and will see Argentines aged 16 vote for the first time.

• Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 05:25 UTC

  Maduro says he is a ‘Kirchnerite president’ and Venezuela’s ‘second Peronist president’

  

  President Nicolas Maduro said he was a ‘Kirchnerite president’ and the ‘second Peronist president’ of Venezuela during a political rally with Argentine trade unions and militant groups in a packed Buenos Aires stadium to recall the figures of the deceased Hugo Chavez and Nestor Kirchner.

• Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 05:19 UTC

  Timerman corrects Astori: relations with Uruguay are going through ‘a good moment’

  

  Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman said that relations with Uruguay are going through “a good moment”, contrary to recent statements from Uruguayan Vice-president Danilo Astori, and described as ‘false’ the information that two Falklands’ flagged fishing vessels had called into Uruguayan ports.