Tag: Argentina

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 15:39 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Reflections on April 2

  

  By John Fowler - Maybe because the days in the Falklands get noticeably shorter from now on and the onset of winter inevitable, April is nobody's favourite month here. To add to the gathering gloom at this time, hardly a year goes by without some journalist – usually Argentinean – ringing the office to ask how we are 'celebrating' the second of April, which marks the anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982.

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentina claims US and EU have the most questioned trade policies at WTO level

  

  Argentina highlighted that the administrations of Néstor Kirchner (2003/2007) and Cristina Fernández (2007/2011) were the less reported before the World Trade Organization and warned that that the US and EU are the most questioned members of the WTO regarding their trade policies.

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentina must act seriously and stop childish attitudes, says top industry leader

  

  Argentina’s notorious Interior Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno has triggered another controversy, this time among board members from Industries Union of Argentina, UIA, involving one of its vice-presidents and the CEO of Fiat.

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 03:37 UTC

  The Voice of the Falklands recalls the Argentine invasion

  

  Sky News Michelle Clifford interviewed Patrick Watts, who recalls the night of the invasion 30 years ago and how he kept running the only radio station in the Falklands during the 74 days of Argentine occupation.

• Monday, April 2nd 2012 - 01:49 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez leads main Malvinas war commemoration in Ushuaia

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will lead on Monday the main ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Malvinas war or South Atlantic conflict, when Argentine troops invaded the Falklands and held them for 74 days until ousted by a British Task Force.

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:58 UTC

  Thirty years after the Falklands short, victorious war

  

  The Economist latest edition includes a piece on April 2nd 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. The ensuing war Britain fought to recover them still colors UK and Argentine domestic politics

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:49 UTC

  Argentina has decided to take control of YPF, says pro-government newspaper

  

  The Argentine government has made the decision to take control of leading energy company YPF and is discussing whether to renationalize it or intervene in its administration, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentine government lavishly spending on self-promotion, says TI chapter

  

  The Argentine government spent 1.225 billion Pesos (307.8 million dollars) in 2010 on public advertising campaigns, noting an increase of 25 times since 2003, according to a recent study (*) released by Poder Ciudadano, the Argentine national chapter of Transparency International.

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:28 UTC

  Rootyling for cash, the central bank has become Argentina’s Piggy bank

  

  The Economist argues that with the latest legislation, the Argentine central bank has lost its legal independence and become the piggy bank of President Cristina Fernandez government.

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentina targets Mexican car imports and considers revoking trade agreement

  

  Argentina is considering applying measures to restrict the import of Mexican cars, which could include unilaterally denouncing the Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE) 55, which regulates bilateral trade, Argentine government sources told local media, ámbito.com.