Tag: Argentina

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 04:34 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner Promises to Refinance Provincial Government Debts

  

  The Argentine government said it will refinance 89% of the debt that most of the country’s provinces hold with the federal government, announced President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Economy Minister Amado Boudou.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 04:20 UTC

  Italian Defaulted Bond Holders Seem Prepared to Accept Argentine Debt-Swap Plan

  

  In an extensive report, the Task Force Argentina (TFA)—which represents Italians holding some 4.5 billion US dollars in defaulted Argentine sovereign bonds—gave an ambiguous declaration over Argentina's debt-swap plan.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 03:17 UTC

  EU Ambassadors Take Trade Restrictions Protest to Argentine Congress

  

  While the Argentine government remained silent, European Union country ambassadors showed up at the Argentine Congress Thursday in order to protest against food import restrictions. The ambassadors, however, saved their criticisms and instead spoke in a conciliatory tone before the Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee, although they did not hide their “growing worry.”

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 10:27 UTC

  EU Calls on Argentina Not to Restrict Food Imports

  

  The European Union asked Argentina not to restrict food imports, which was reported by manufacturers and producers. Manufacturing sources said that restrictions began being applied in the last few days on products that are also elaborated locally, in a non-written measure that primarily affects the EU and Brazil.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 19:43 UTC

  Mexicans and Argentines Among the Happiest People, said Index

  

  Mexicans and Argentines are among the happiest people, according to a Happiness Barometer Index tested in 16 countries which also confirmed that face-to-face time spent with friends and family makes people happier than socializing online.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 07:01 UTC

  Argentina Confident Bondholders Will Join Debt-Swap: Wednesday D Day

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Amado Boudou held a meeting Tuesday with 40 international investors at the New York Palace Hotel, within the framework of his United States road show to encourage bondholders to join the Government's debt-swap.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 00:03 UTC

  Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay Angry with Oscar-Winning Director Bigelow Film Project

  

  Argentine Secretary of Tourism said Enrique Meyer said that Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay are angry with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow's latest project, a film focusing on a border region, shared by the three countries and thought to be a centre for smuggling and terror financing.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 20:38 UTC

  Falklands Government to Take Stronger Stance at UN Meeting in June

  

  The Falkland Islands Government intend to take a, “stronger and more productive stance” at next month’s UN meeting in New York of the United Nations ‘Special Committee of 24’ on decolonisation.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:26 UTC

  Viral Equine Arteritis Outbreak in the Province of Buenos Aires

  

  SENASA, Argentina’s National Food Safety and Quality Service, issued a statement suspending all transportation of horses in the Buenos Aires province for two weeks due to an outbreak of Viral Equine Arteritis.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 01:23 UTC

  Falklands’ Rockhopper “High Quality Reservoir” Oil Find Boosts Shares

  

  Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) oil discovery in the Falklands Islands is of “good” quality said on Friday a release from the company. The announcement had a positive impact on shares of all Falklands’ oil explorers.