Tag: Argentina

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:38 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego governor re-elected in run-off; solid support for Cristina Fernandez

  

  Tierra del Fuego incumbent governor Fabiana Rios was re-elected on Sunday’s run-off with 50.2% of the vote beating Rosana Bertone who obtained 48.9%, according to the latest official results.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2011 - 06:06 UTC

  ”You can vote for Cristina with your pocket, heart or mind” says Boudou

  

  “You can vote for Cristina (Kirchner) with your pocket, your heart or with your mind” because the Argentine economy has advanced in all fields, said the country’s Economy minister and vice President candidate for next October election, Amado Boudou.

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 13:04 UTC

  Renault plans to increase car production in Argentina by 60%

  

  French auto maker Renault has plans to invest 400 million Pesos (100 million US dollars) to produce a new model geared towards the Mercosur market, Argentina's industry minister Debora Giorgi announced this week.

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 12:51 UTC

  Argentina is promoting the idea of an OPEC-like for lithium

  

  Argentina is promoting the idea of an OPEC-like cartel for itself, Bolivia and Chile, which together control 85% of the world's reserves of lithium, a key component in electric car batteries.

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 07:04 UTC

  Setback for Argentina in New York court defaulted sovereign bonds case

  

  Argentina suffered a setback over its US$100 billion debt default in 2002 when New York's highest court said the country should keep paying interest on some bonds even after they mature or investors demand their principal back early.

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 06:59 UTC

  Qatargas will provide Argentina with LNG on a 20 year supply agreement

  

  Qatar’s leading corporation Qatargas has signed an agreement with Argentina’s government owned oil and gas company, ENARSA for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 01:45 UTC

  Argentina votes compensation for victims of attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires

  

  Relatives of victims of the 1992 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires will receive compensation from Argentina.

• Thursday, June 30th 2011 - 06:53 UTC

  Trade problems between Brazil and Argentina ‘persist’, but can be managed

  

  Trade problems between Mercosur two main partners ‘subsist’, but both sides are optimistic that they can be solved. The revelation in the framework of the Mercosur summit follows weeks of discussions and paralyzing trade, sometimes for weeks at the borders.

• Thursday, June 30th 2011 - 06:50 UTC

  Alleged hackers’ attack cancels Argentine senate debate on digital duties

  

  The Argentine Senate had to cancel a debate scheduled for Wednesday to discuss digital duties following an alleged hackers attack. The bill looks to apply a new tax to the manufacturing of digital media players, whose earnings would go to writers and music composers.

• Wednesday, June 29th 2011 - 06:13 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court rules in favour of pension benefits for same-sex couples

  

  The Argentine Supreme Court ruled in favour of same-sex partners seeking pension benefits. The ruling came after the highest court reversed a previous ruling neglecting a man of any pension benefits after the demise of his partner, whom he had shared his life with for over 40 years.
  Judges said that “the current pensions’ law cannot ignore situations like these.”