Tag: José Ignacio de Mendiguren

• Tuesday, September 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Argentina's economic activity grows 5.6% YoY in July

  

  Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) Monday released a report according to which the country's economic activity grew 5.6% interannually in July.

• Sunday, December 21st 2014 - 23:44 UTC

  'Inflation above 30%', says De Mendiguren

  

  Lawmaker and member of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) José Ignacio de Mendiguren said that inflation is not 40% as some private indexes say, but he pointed out that it is not around 24% as the government says either. “I think it is over 30%,” he said.

• Saturday, August 11th 2012 - 11:03 UTC

  China only interested in commodities, not in products that reach supermarkets

  

  Trade with China for Argentina has great opportunities but also great threats because the Asian giant is only interested in produce with no added value, warned the head of Argentina’s Industrial Union, Ignacio De Mendiguren.

• Monday, August 6th 2012 - 07:47 UTC

  Argentine industry lobby blast devaluation but demand more competitiveness

  

  Argentine Industrial Union head José Ignacio de Mendiguren says he wholeheartedly agrees with President Cristina Fernández criticism to those who back a devaluation of the Peso, in an interview with Ambito.com.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2012 - 05:19 UTC

  “Activity level has dropped” says Argentine industrial union chief

  

  The head of the Argentine Industrial Union, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, admitted that “it's clear that the activity level has dropped,” and warned that “the construction-related sectors delay the new projects.”

• Saturday, January 21st 2012 - 05:38 UTC

  Argentine industry requests postponement of the new imports scheme

  

  Argentine manufacturers have requested the administration of President Cristina Fernandez to delay the implementation of the new imports scheme which is scheduled to begin next February first fearing it could cause delays in the supply of non local inputs.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 07:19 UTC

  Argentine industry supports subsidy-elimination policy, but calls for gradualism

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez received strong support from the industrial sector for her latest policy of eliminating subsidies which are widely extended in the economy, but manufacturers also called for prudence and gradualism.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 02:32 UTC

  Argentine industry ratifies support for CFK policies, but demands more competitiveness

  

  Over 80% of the Argentine electorate ratified on Sunday the current economic course, ‘which we must all support’ said the president of the powerful Argentine Industrial Union, Jose Ignacio de Mendiguren, who nevertheless called for a greater effort in “systemic competitiveness”.

• Wednesday, October 5th 2011 - 21:44 UTC

  Global financial crisis “starting to affect” Argentina says manufacturers union

  

  The head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José Ignacio de Mendiguren, warned on Wednesday that Argentina “is starting to be affected” by the global financial crisis, furthering that the country “is not protected” against the situation.

• Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 22:26 UTC

  Argentina’s industry praises CFK calls for ‘national unity’ to achieve development

  

  Argentina’s powerful industries union, UIA, called on Friday for dialogue and ‘national unit’ in order ‘to bring together a project of development’, and forecasted that if this is achieved the country could triple its GDP in the next twelve years.