Tag: Débora Giorgi

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 07:13 UTC

  Brazil’s top industry organization head calls Argentine minister “cry-baby”

  

  While Argentine and Brazilian officials are involved in a ‘constructive dialogue’ to overcome trade disputes the head of the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries, FIESP, Paulo Skaf said that Argentine Industry minister Debora Giorgi tends to “over-cry” the restrictions imposed on car imports to Brazil.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 23:12 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil meet next week to address trade differences

  

  Argentina and Brazil agreed Tuesday to resume ‘constructive’ trade negotiations to overcome the current bilateral dispute which surfaced following the latest protectionist measures that threaten exports from the two main Mercosur partners.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 05:58 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil agree to attempt dialogue to overcome latest trade dispute

  

  Argentine Minister for Industry, Debora Giorgi will meet in coming hours with Brazilian Ambassador, Enio Cordeiro, to schedule a series of meetings to address trade disputes between the two neighbouring countries and main Mercosur associates.

• Saturday, May 14th 2011 - 04:50 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil agree on a ‘constructive dialogue’ to overcome trade disputes

  

  Following a long day of open letters and press exchanges Argentina and Brazil finally agreed on the ground rules for the initiation of a ‘constructive dialogue’ to soften the trade dispute which erupted when Brazil imposed non automatic licences on imported cars, including from Mercosur’ main partner Argentina.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 14:03 UTC

  Brazil tightens requirements for car imports: Argentina and Asia targeted

  

  Brazil is tightening requirements for imports of cars in a move that sparked complaints from Argentina, its biggest supplier of the product. Imports to Brazil will need a special license that can take as long as 60 days to be approved, the Trade Ministry said in an e-mailed statement.

• Friday, May 13th 2011 - 04:49 UTC

  Brazil warns Argentina about restrictions to bilateral trade

  

  Brazil’s Commerce and Industry minister Fernando Pimentel called on the Argentine government to de-activate restrictions on Brazilian exports and revealed he had addressed a letter to his Argentine peer Debora Giorgi exposing restrictions on bilateral trade and demanding a reply this coming week end.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 18:38 UTC

  Mercosur main partners heading for a record year in bilateral trade

  

  Trade among the two leading Mercosur partners reached 11.7 billion US dollars during the first four months of the year with Argentine exports to Brazil reaching a record 5.2 billion USD. This is 29% higher than in 2010 and 23% above the 2008 record year.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 15:51 UTC

  Argentina promises to review ban on Indian imported pharmaceutical products

  

  Argentina has assured India of reviewing a ban on imported pharmaceutical products and announced the purchase of drugs worth 150-200 million US dollars from Indian firms, a statement said Wednesday.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2011 - 15:27 UTC

  Helped by import restrictions, Argentina’s March trade surplus soars 141%

  

  Argentina's March trade surplus more than doubled (up 141%) from the same month last year to 667 million US dollars according to official data, helped by the government’s import curbs and stronger grains exports. Trade surplus in March 2010 was 276 million USD.

• Friday, April 22nd 2011 - 04:48 UTC

  Car companies comply with Argentina’s import/export balance policy

  

  Argentina reached an agreement with the French conglomerate Peugeot-Citroen and the importers of Italy’s Alfa Romeo, to balance imports-exports value, following on Argentina’s latest regulations for the country’s auto industry.