Tag: Argentina

Monday, February 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Conflict leads nowhere, “we must look at real challenges: protecting fisheries in the South Atlantic”

In a long interview published this weekend in Clarin, UK ambassador Mark Kent emphasized on the coincidences of UK and Argentina, admitted his appeal in Twitter, a form of soft power, which has made him one of the most popular foreign diplomats in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, February 9th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
Argentine Coast Guard seize South Korean trawler allegedly operating in the EEZ

A South Korean flagged trawler allegedly operating in Argentine waters was caught on Thursday red-handed with its nets in the sea and is being escorted to Comodoro Rivadavia.
Friday, February 8th 2019 - 10:13 UTC
Vaca Muerta shale oil production soared 52% and gas 193%, during 2018

Vaca Muerta, the biggest shale play in Argentina, led a year-on-year increase in oil and natural gas production in 2018 in Neuquen, as more companies bet on the resources for growth in the southwestern province.
Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 10:05 UTC
Manufacturing in Argentina was 5% down during 2018

Manufacturing performance in Argentina during 2018 was one of the worst since the 2001/02 collapse and melting of the country's economy according to the latest release from the stats office, Indec. Manufacturing dropped 14.7% in December compared to the same month in 2017, ending 2018 with an overall decrease of 5%.
Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina's auto production down 32.2% in January compared to a year ago

Auto production in Argentina continued to fall at the beginning of the year, having dropped 32.2% compared to twelve months before. This means total January auto production was 14.803 units, which is 7.055 less than in January 2018, 21.858. The figures were made public by Argentina's Automobile Manufacturers Association, Adefa.
Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Argentine construction industry activity in the doldrums

The construction industry in Argentina ended 2018 with a paltry 0.8% growth, and although taking off at the beginning of last year with a vigorous impulse but beginning May, when the financial situation forced the Peso to lose half of its purchasing power, activity started to freeze ending December with a 20.5% collapse.
Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Cristina Fernandez back in court for questioning at the end of February

Argentine ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has – for the third time – been called for questioning under the framework of so-called “notebooks” graft case. Key business leaders and ex-public officials were also summoned, with prosecutors and judges probing alleged corruption and bribery centred on the ex-head of state's government.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Falklands approves funding for a new aircraft to meet local demand

The Falkland Islands Government Air Service has received funding approval from the Executive Council and the Standing Finance Committee for a new aircraft to replace Islander VP-FBM which incurred substantial structural damage while landing at Beaver Island in June.
Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
LGBT tourism in friendly Argentina on the rise and down in Brazil

Argentina and Brazil had always been competing. This is not only true for soccer, but also for tourism. Anti-LGBT policies in the making in Brazil may contribute to an even bigger growth for tourism from this sector for Argentina.
Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Falklands Sao Paulo air link to become operational next October to coincide with tourist season

Argentina and the UK have agreed that the second commercial air link between the Falkland Islands and South America, with a stopover at Cordoba, Argentina, will begin operational next October in coincidence with the South Atlantic summer tourist season, according to Martin Dinatale, an Argentine journalist who specializes in diplomatic affairs.