Argentina passes pension takeover

Private pensions are no more in Argentina. The Senate approved the nationalisation of 10 bank-owned pension funds. This is political move which was heavily criticised by the opposition to no...

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez visits Algeria

The President of Argentina, Crisitina Fernandez arrived in Algeria to boost economic and commercial cooperation with Algeria. Fernandez arrived after confronting serious corruption allegation against her husband...

Argentina: a closer step towards nationalising private funds

As the Falkland/Malvinas got a new British Constitution to allow its self government, the Argentinean Parliament debated for 14 hours the nationalisation of private pension funds. With a victory of 160 votes over 75, the Cristina Fernandez´s government secured the bill at...

Argentina: President Christina Fernandez drops grain tax hike

In reaction to yesterday´s decision by Argentinean Congress to reject a bill on grain tax hike, President Christina Fernandez de Kichner decided to drop such proposal.  This decision is a double defeat for the current government. On one hand, it represents a forced bow...

Argentinean Senate defeats presidential grain-export tax package

It has been a treacherous morning after the Argentinean Vice President Julio Cobos voted at Congress against the proposal of President Christina Fernandez for a grain export tax. By casting a single decisive vote,...

Argentinean President Cristina Kirchner visits Venezuela (updated II)

Caracas, Venezuela, 6 March, 2008. President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, arrived in Caracas last night.  Her visit to Venezuela was planned a fornight ago but coincided with the...

4 Chavez Spies Charged in Miami/ Chavez Bought Argentina Elections

How much money did Chavez illegally funnel into Argentina before he got caught? And how unimportant is this to the leftist media? No major news network has picked up this story. So Chavez meddled and may...

Chavez, colleagues, to launch rival bank to IMF, World Bank

"Host President Nestor Kirchner is to be joined by President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, a major actor in forming the bank, and presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil; Tabare Vazquez of Uruguay; Rafael Correa of Ecuador; Nicanor Duarte Frutos of Paraguay; and Evo...

Argentina's first lady - Shades of Hillary

"Argentina's first lady Sep 27th 2007 From the Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire Cristina Fernández de Kirchner aims for the presidency Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s first lady, a popular...

Argentina Scandal : $800,000 Chavez Bribe Confiscated?

Well it looks like bribery follows Chavez petrodollar tour."A scandal over a businessman carrying a suitcase of cash on a government-hired jet has put President Nestor Kirchner on the defensive as he tries to help...

Chavez : petrodollar Tour

Hugo Chavez is busy buying support in Latin America. How much influence  will his petro revenue secure? Apparently lots."BUENOS AIRES -- Associated Press Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to expand his...

Venezuela's Chavez lobbies South America

"Chavez met with Argentine President Nestor Kirchner after signaling Venezuela plans to acquire up to $1 billion in Argentine bonds in installments - the latest in a series of deals cementing ties between the allies. "This is an important deal, highly important for our...

"Sin una oposición organizada, la democracia argentina se deteriora"

O plano está realmente dando certo!Democracia Argentina também aderna... Mas são apenas "fatos isolados", claro.Eu e a minha mania de unir os pontos.""Sin una oposición organizada, la democracia argentina se deteriora" El ensayista francés analizó la actualidad del...

Argentine "Ministry of Plenty" report

"The problem with a planned economy is that you can't keep holding all the threads in your hand. Some you will forget, some will tangle, some will stretch and stretch and finally snap and lash against you. As inflation started creeping into public opinion as a growing...

Argentina's power-hungry provincial governors

"Re-election out of fashion Less than four months after Misiones Governor Carlos Rovira’s dreams of indefinite re-election were crushed in constituent assembly elections, La Rioja’s provincial legislature has defied national government pressures and a mob invasion to...

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