28/12/2012 | Argentina

Construction drops 5.2% in October

Construction dropped 5.3 percent in November against the volume registered during the same month in 2011, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

14/12/2012 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.9% in November

The inflation has hit 0.9 percent in November against the previous month, and accumulated a 9.7 percent increase in 2012 so far, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

15/12/2012 | Argentina

UN court orders Libertad frigate release, to arrive in Argentina on Jan 9

UN’s International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered the release of the Libertad naval training ship which was detained in Ghana at the request of holders of defaulted Argentine state bonds. Later, Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli stated that the frigate will arrive in Argentina on January 9.

28/12/2012 | Argentina

Economy grows 3% in October, Indec

The economy increased 3 percent in October against the volume registered during the same month last year, the Government reported today.

23/11/2012 | Argentina

Supermarket sales soar 15.5% in October

Supermarket sales climbed 15.5 percent in October compared with the volume registered during the same month last year, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

30/11/2012 | Argentina

Construction remains stagnant in October

Construction fell 5.2 percent in October year-on-year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau. It has dropped in the last seven consecutive months.

04/12/2012 | Argentina

Primary surplus reaches $660.4 M in October

The primary surplus has reached $660.4 million pesos in October, 48 percent higher than the volume registered during the same month in 2011, Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino reported.

01/11/2012 | Argentina

Tax revenue climbs 26.4% in October

The tax revenue has climbed 26.4 percent in October against the same month in 2011, and totalled 60.130 billion pesos, AFIP revenue office reported.

13/11/2012 | Argentina

Congress Index: Inflation hits 1.8% in October

Opposition lawmakers presented October’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 1.8 percent increase against the previous month.

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Inflation increases 0.8% in October, Indec

Inflation increased 0.8 percent in October against September and increased 8.7 percent year-on-year, according to Indec national statistics bureau.

20/01/2012 | Argentina

Economy grows 7.6% in November

The monthly economic activity index (EMAE) grew 7.6 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

29/08/2012 | Argentina

CTA contests minimum wage, threatens strike

The leader of one of the Central Argentine Workers Union (CTA) factions, Pablo Micheli assured today that the labour union would call a “national strike” for the first fortnight of October, in protest against the “shameful” new minimum wage rate.

01/10/2012 | Argentina

Voting Day at US Embassy on October 4

A Voting-Day “special event” will be held at the US Embassy on Thursday, October 4. All registered US voters in Argentina are invited to cast their votes from 9am to noon.

15/12/2011 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 4.4% in October

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during October dropped 4.4 percent compared to the same month in 2010 and totalled 216,055 people, according to a government report.

22/12/2011 | Argentina

Economy grows 8.1% in October

The monthly economic activity index registered an 8.1 percent increase in October compared to the volume reported during same month last year.

29/12/2011 | Argentina

Construction grows 2.8% in November

The construction activity climbed 2.8 percent in November compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

Construction grows 6.6% in October

The construction activity grew 6.6 percent in October compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

Use of public services gains 10.4% in October

The use of public services registered a 10.4 percent increase in October year-on-year, the Indec national statistics bureau reported. It has gained 2.1 percent compared to the previous month.

01/12/2011 | Argentina

Salaries increase 1.21% in October, Indec

Salaries increased 1.21percent in October in comparison to the volume registered in the previous month, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

25/11/2011 | Argentina

Supermarket sales increase 17.1%

Supermarket sales climbed 17.1 percent in October year-on-year, the Indec national statistics bureau reported. Compared to the previous month, the sales registered a 0.1 percent decrease.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

Rojkés de Alperovich promises 'loyalty' to President CFK

The Peronist senator for Tucumán, Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich spoke today after it was confirmed that she will be sworn in as the provisional president of the Senate and promised full “loyalty” to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.  The Senate will this morning swear in a third of its members, who were elected in the October 23 elections.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

Senate hosts swearing in ceremony for new members

The parliamentary ceremony was taking place this morning, where 24 senators elected in Buenos Aires, La Rioja, Misiones, Formosa, San Juan, San Luis, Jujuy and Santa Cruz were being sworn in by the Senate president, Julio Cobos.

22/11/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus gains 30.4% in October

The trade surplus rose 30.4 percent in October year-on-year and reached 1.222 billion dollars, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

24/11/2011 | Argentina

Shopping mall sales climb 20.4% in October

Shopping mal sales climbed 20.4 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

25/11/2011 | Argentina

Industrial output soars 4.4% in October

The Industrial output climbed 4.4 percent in October compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

07/11/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus in October reaches $1.27 billion dollars, CFK announces

Argentina’s trade surplus reached 1.27 billion dollars in October, a 30 percent increase when compared to October of 2010, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced.

11/11/2011 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.6% in October, Indec

Inflation reached 0.6 percent in October, according to the Indec national statistics bureau. The Consumer Prices Index (IPC) accumulated a 8 percent increase during the first ten months of the year.

21/11/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus plunges 85% in October

The fiscal surplus plunged 85 percent in October to 446 million pesos compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the government.

18/08/2011 | Argentina

Sanz: 'if primaries' trend is confirmed, we'll face a severe institutional problem'

The leaders of the Radical Party (UCR) Ernesto Sanz, Gerardo Morales and Ricardo Gil Lavedra ratified that the party will run for October’s election and assured that if the trend shown in the primaries continues, “then we will be facing a severe lack of balance between the branches.”

01/11/2011 | Argentina

Tax revenue increases 31.8% in October

The tax revenue climbed 31.8 percent and totaled 47.555 billion pesos in October compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, according to the AFIP revenue office.

03/11/2011 | Argentina

Car output soars 11.2% in October, ADEFA

Car output soared 11.2 percent and reached to 73,237 units in October compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, although it dropped 8.4 percent against September 2011, according to the Association of Automotive Factories (ADEFA).

15/08/2011 | Argentina

As elections close, four provinces define their governor

Only four provinces have elected their candidates for Governor in the first primary election of the country. The kirchnerite party appeared to be the winner in Buenos Aires, San Juan and Entre Ríos, while in San Luis, the current provincial Cabinet Chief, Justicialist Claudio Poggi, took the lead.

15/08/2011 | Argentina

'After 18 years, I no longer have power,' Carrió says

The Civic Coalition’s presidential candidate, Elisa Carrió, broke the silence she had maintained after the primary election results and offered a press conference in which she assured that “after 18 years, she no longer has power.”

16/08/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde confirms he will be running for president in October

In a brief press conference, Unión Popular presidential candidate Eduardo Duhalde confirmed that he would run for president in the coming October presidential elections. “I will be running on behalf of that half of the Argentine population that disagrees with the Government,” he said.

14/08/2011 | Argentina

Primary elections: The day in pictures

14/08/2011 | Argentina

'We need to come together, to create a united society' CFK

Those were the words of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in her first speech after discovering that she was the most-voted candidate in the primaries. She acknowledged the candidates from across the whole country and said, “Don't expect me to blast anyone tonight, that's not what I'm here for.”

15/08/2011 | Argentina

Altamira: 'We've reached our aim, dedicates it to Mariano Ferreyra'

Presidential pre-candidate for the Leftist Front party (FIT) Jorge Altamira affirmed that his bloc has exceeded the minimum vote requirement of 1.5 percent that allows him to participate in October’s election, and dedicated it to the “memory of Mariano Ferreyra, who was the one who boosted this result.”

03/06/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde confirms Das Neves as his running mate

Former caretaker president and presidential candidate for the Popular Union (UP), Eduardo Duhalde, confirmed this morning that Chubut Governor Mario Das Neves is to be his running mate in the upcoming October elections.

06/07/2011 | Argentina

‘Skipping August primaries means you won’t be allowed to vote in October,’ judge warns

Federal Judge María Servini de Cubría warned that those citizens who skip casting their ballot in the August 14th primaries will not be allowed to vote in the October presidential election unless their absence was justified.

11/08/2011 | Argentina

'The election will prove our real capability,' Argumedo says

Proyecto Sur’s presidential candidate Alcira Argumedo closed her electoral campaign along with the leader of the bloc, Fernando “Pino” Solanas, and affirmed that on Sunday they will prove the “real capacity” of the party that is willing to achieve the minimum of votes required to get to the October election.

20/04/2011 | Argentina

'We've no doubt, CFK will be our candidate,' Senator Pampuro says

Senator José Pampuro declared his support for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, mentioning that he had “no doubt” that she will be the Peronist Party’s presidential candidate for the October elections.

28/04/2011 | Argentina

Sanz withdraws from presidential race

Radical Party’s Senator, Ernesto Sanz, announced he withdraws from the presidential race and stated in a communiqué that he will support Ricardo Alfonsín’s candidacy because he is “the party’s representative who has more possibilities to win.”

21/05/2011 | Argentina

'I don't see CFK as a candidate,' Carrió says

Civic Coalition leader and presidential candidate Elisa Carrió insisted with her views regarding President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s political future and assured that the Head of State won’t seek reelection in October.

22/12/2010 | Argentina

Economy grows 7.2% in October

The monthly economic activity index (EMAE) increased 7.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

CFK urges younger generations to help her, says 'she can't make it on her own'

With the elections in Catamarca less than three weeks away, President Cristina Kirchner gave a speech in which suggested her desire to be reelected in October. She exhorted Argentines 'help and support me, I can’t do this on my own.'

15/04/2011 | Argentina

Gov’t officializes use of combined-list ballots for October elections

The Government issued today three decrees which complete the regulation of the 2009 political reform law, reinstating the open and simultaneous primaries for all political parties. Among the decrees, number 443/2011 authorized the use of controversial combined-list ballots in the upcoming general elections of October.

15/12/2010 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.7% in November

Inflation reached 0.7 percent in November compared to the volume registered in October and 11% year-on-year, according to Indec national statistics bureau report. During the first eleven months of the year, it accumulates a 10 percent increase.

15/12/2010 | Argentina

Foreign tourism climbs 24.8% in October

The number of tourists that arrived in Argentina during October gained 24.8 percent compared to the same month last year, according to a report of the Indec national statistics bureau.

17/12/2010 | Argentina

Industrial output reaches 12.5% in November

Industrial output increased 12.5 percent in November compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

21/10/2011 | World

NATO plans to end Libya mission at end of October

NATO plans to end its seven-month air and sea campaign in Libya at the end of October, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, the day after the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

30/06/2012 | World

Georgian president names new PM as elections loom

Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili named his close ally, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili, as the new prime minister today ahead of parliamentary elections due in October.

04/09/2012 | Latin America

Colombian peace talks to begin in October in Norway

Colombia's peace talks with leftist FARC guerrillas to try and end Latin America's longest-running insurgency will begin next month in Norway before moving to Cuba, President Juan Manuel Santos said.

29/11/2012 | Sports

Serena Williams named WTA Player of the Year

American Serena Williams has been named WTA Player of the Year after one of the most successful seasons in her career.

11/11/2011 | Entertainment

Mercedes Sosa wins posthumous Latin Grammy

The well-remembered Argentine folklore singer, Mercedes Sosa won the Latin Grammy award for “Best Folk Music Album” for, “Deja la vida volar - En gira,” her posthumous album edited last year, on the first anniversary of her death.

13/09/2012 | Entertainment

Led Zeppelin to release reunion gig film

British rockers Led Zeppelin are set to release a concert film based on their 2007 charity performance in London that hits cinemas on October 17, according to the Cineworld cinema complex chain.