Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2011 - 06:45 UTC

  Fourth quarter unemployment in Argentina down to 7.3%, says Indec

  

  Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Tuesday release from the country’s national statistics institute, Indec. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had announced the number informally in a speech last week.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2011 - 04:18 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina working on ‘fast track’ to address trade differences

  

  Uruguay and Argentina are discussing a ‘fast track’ mechanism that will allow Uruguayan exports to have quick access to the neighbour’s market thus avoiding the controversial trade restrictions recently announced by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and which have surprised Mercosur partners.

• Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 05:21 UTC

  Who do you believe? CFK’s January 0.7% inflation or private consultants 2%

  

  Argentina’s official and controversial consumer price index in January increased 0.7%, a number disputed by private institutions that argue inflation in the first month of 2011 reached a floor of 2%.

• Friday, November 5th 2010 - 22:38 UTC

  Argentina unemployment drops to 7.6% in third quarter from 9.1% a year ago

  

  Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 7.6% in the third quarter of this year from 9.1% percent in the same period of 2009 as the economy rebounded, President Cristina Fernandez said on Friday.

• Sunday, October 31st 2010 - 15:46 UTC

  Argentine president retakes activities Monday and Tuesday will attend rally

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will resume her presidential activities on Monday and will travel to Córdoba province to head a rally on Tuesday. Córdoba Governor Juan Schiaretti confirmed the presence of the Head of State at the Renault local plant for the presentation of a new car.

• Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 06:55 UTC

  Mujica and Cristina meet next June 2nd; Uruguay to complain trade restrictions

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica will meet with Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner next June 2nd at the Uruguayan presidential farm in Anchorena, a 15 minutes helicopter ride from Buenos Aires, announced Wednesday Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro.