16/05/2012 | Argentina

Senate accepts to debate Reposo's appointment as Prosecutor-General

The Senate accepted the document recommending Daniel Reposo to replace Esteban Righi as Prosecutor-General sent by the National Government and readies to begin discussing its approval on June 5.

16/05/2012 | Argentina

Upper House passes electoral code reform

The Upper House passed a law which modifies the Electoral Code, which will make the DNI identity card a sole ID and will eliminate the old booklet, will no longer be used for voting.

16/05/2012 | Argentina

Wiretapping: Oyarbide sends Macri to trial

Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide decided to send all of the defendants involved in the illegal wiretapping case to trial, including Buenos Aires City Mayor, Mauricio Macri and former city police chief, Jorge Palacios.

16/05/2012 | Argentina

YPF admits NYSE shares could be delisted

State-controlled Argentine energy company YPF said it risks having its American Depositary Shares (ADS) delisted by the New York Stock Exchange since it is not complying with all regulatory requirements.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

19-year-old accused of burning her boyfriend to death, arrested

A 19-year-old woman accused of scalding and burning her boyfriend to death with boiling water, was arrested by police this morning in the Buenos Aires Province area of Pilar.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

AFIP tightens controls on dollar exchange

The AFIP tax collection agency announced that it would tighten controls on the dollar exchange black market after alleged “inconsistencies” detected in more than 12,000 sworn statements provided by citizens who reported purchasing dollars for lower amounts than they really did throughout 2011.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires stocks move down

Buenos Aires stocks dropped, with the Merval benchmark stock index moving down by 0.9 percent to 2,214.05 points. It has fallen by a total of 2.5 percent this month.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

Cerati reaches 2 year mark in a coma

15/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK calls for incentives to consumption and investment

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured that “keeping up investments will be as important as keeping up the agreggate demand,” as she headed a ceremony in a Greater Buenos Aires area alongside Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli following his announcement that he has presidential hopes for 2015.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK says 'there will be no concerns, no shock on dollar exchange'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner referred to the hike of the dollar rate in the black market, mentioned “rumours circulating in emails” and assured that “there will be no concerns, no shock,” after the dollar reached $5.60 pesos in the black market.