Tag: Julio de Vido

• Friday, February 24th 2012 - 00:34 UTC

  Argentine government will act as main plaintiff in train crash investigation

  

  The Argentine government announced Thursday it would act a plaintiff, in defence of the public interest, in the investigation of the Wednesday train crash that killed 50 people and left over 700 injured.

• Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 07:19 UTC

  Mining projects debate heats up in Argentina as provinces unite to defend industry

  

  The Argentine government faced with growing resistance to mining projects without the proper environment and resources assurances, which has led to demonstrations and sometimes violent clashes with police, has sponsored the creation of the Federal Mining Organization which brings together all those provinces with mining interests.

• Monday, February 6th 2012 - 21:59 UTC

  Argentina puts pressure on YPF: wants oil companies with long term investments

  

  Vice President Amado Boudou brushed aside ‘Repsol-YPF nationalization rumours’ and said Argentina is interested in oil companies that make long term investments and don’t fall prey of short term financial profits.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2011 - 08:53 UTC

  Argentine government announces end of most subsidies for Buenos Aires City

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Amado Boudou and Planning Minister Julio De Vido announced on Friday further subsidy eliminations for utility services particularly in the City of Buenos Aires, which follows on previous subsidy cuts to several sectors implemented last month by the government of Cristina Fernandez.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 02:56 UTC

  Argentine government promises even closer industry-State articulation

  

  Planning Minister, Julio De Vido said that “Argentina is again aiming at the long term and this is only possible due to the numerous productive projects” in the country and the close articulation between the State and industry.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 01:32 UTC

  Argentina cuts utilities subsidies to large companies and high-income households

  

  Argentina announced Wednesday a further adjustment to its extended public utilities (electricity, water and gas) subsidies policy and this time the cuts will apply to large companies and high income households.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 20:26 UTC

  “End of subsidies with no utility rates modifications” announces Argentina

  

  Economy Minister Amado Boudou and Planning Minister Julio de Vido announced Wednesday in a press briefing, a full lift on subsidies; a decision which will reach various public sectors, including electricity gas and water companies. The changes imply annual fiscal savings of 600 million pesos (140 million dollars).

• Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:08 UTC

  Canada to overhaul and expand Argentine nuclear power plant

  

  Argentina signed contracts worth 444 million dollars on Wednesday with a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group, Canada's top engineering firm, to extend the shelf-life of its Embalse nuclear plant.

• Monday, August 15th 2011 - 22:32 UTC

  Chilean family group interested in taking over Shell assets in Argentina

  

  Chile's Luksic family group plans to buy Royal Dutch Shell Plc's assets in Argentina, which include service stations and the country's second-biggest oil refinery, financial daily Ambito Financiero reported on Monday.

• Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 00:20 UTC

  Paraguay and Uruguay claim Argentina is obstructing regional power agreement

  

  Argentina is delaying the sale of Paraguayan power to the Uruguayan market (which must cross Argentine territory) for reasons ‘as least publicly’ unknown for both sides interested in the deal, according to the Uruguayan and Paraguayan press.