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February 9, 2013
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  • 30/11/2012 | Argentina

    'The CNV has a key role in capital market regulation'

    Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino today referred to the capital market reform law approved in the Congress which grants the National Securities Commission (CNV) extra faculties.

  • 26/08/2012 | Argentina

    Lorenzetti stands by Civil Code reform

    Supreme Court head Ricardo Lorenzetti assured that “the Law has to be inclusive and comprehend everyone,” once again defended the Government’s bill looking to amend and unify the Civil and Commercial Code, and played down its recent criticism coming from the Catholic Church.

  • 02/10/2012 | Argentina

    Senate preliminary approves ART bill reform

    The Upper House of Congress preliminary approved the reform of the ART risk insurance law, with 41 votes in favour and 19 against. Meanwhile, the "femicide" sentences bill was unanimously approved, passed back to the Lower House.

  • 24/10/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House approves ART law reform

    The Lower House of Congress approved the reform of the ART risk insurance law with 139 votes in favour and 82 against. The bill had been preliminary approved by the Senate on October 3.

  • 14/08/2012 | Argentina

    Civil code reform 'does not ban contracts in dollars,' Lorenzetti

    The bicammeral committe for the reform and unification of the Civil code headed a meeting to debate the Government-sponsored bill which was attended by Supreme Court president Ricardo Lorenzetti and justice Elena Highton de Nolasco.

  • 21/08/2012 | Argentina

    Civil Code reform hearings begin

    The Civil Code reform project triggered by the national government began today with a series of public hearings at the Congress’ Bicameral committee, and the presence of Justice Minister Julio Alak, who also gave an opening speech.

  • 23/08/2012 | Argentina

    Catholic Church ratifies 'concern' over Civil Code reform at Congress

    Monsignor José María Arancedo, chairman of the national Episcopate. qualified the rent of womb as "an insult to women's dignity," during the public hearing led by the bicammeral committee for the reform of the Civil and Penal Codes held at Congress.

  • 13/05/2012 | Argentina

    BA province farming producers call on new strike against tax reform

    The Buenos Aires and La Pampa Rural Associations Confederation (CARBAP) and the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) called for a new halt in grain and cattle trading from Wednesday to Sunday in Buenos Aires province in protest of the provincial tax reform.

  • 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.

  • 17/05/2012 | Argentina

    Debate over BA province tax reform fails to reach agreement

    The session that intended to debate the Buenos Aires province tax reform once again failed to gather to begin the discussion in the provincial Lower House after the ruling party failed to come to an agreement with the opposition.

  • 25/04/2012 | Argentina

    Chief Justice sees 'no need for constitutional reform'

    Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti stated that “a Constitution reform is not necessary” and he explained that “the rights section, which is what interests people, is fully recognized in the Law,” in the 16th Latin American Judicial Summit that took place at Palacio Errázuriz.

  • 29/04/2012 | Argentina

    Constitutional reform possibility garners support among Kirchnerite officials

    Ultra-Kirchnerite lawmaker Diana Conti, who back in 2010 shortly advocated in favour of perpetuating President Fernández de Kirchner in power, once again reiterated her support for a constitutional reform, assuring that she wishes the Head of State decided to “remain at the helm” of the country.

  • 30/04/2012 | Argentina

    'I'd be glad to see CFK go for another term,' Lawmaker Rossi

    Following the statements of ruling party’s Lawmaker Diana Conti, the head of the Victory Front’s bloc in the Lower House Agustín Rossi came on stage and left more doubts around a government’s possible change looking for a constitutional reform in order to grant President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner a third consecutive term in power.

  • 08/04/2012 | Argentina

    Catholic Church blasts Gov't over Civil Code reform

    Santa Fe archbishop José María Arancedo once again questioned the Government’s proposal to amend the Civil Code and warned about the “trivialization of the family" and “finding a fast way out of everything.”

  • 15/04/2012 | Argentina

    Zaffaroni says current Penal Code 'incoherent,' calls for reform

    The head of the Argentine Supreme Court, Justice Eugenio Zaffaroni, suggested that there’s a need to reform the Penal Code, since due to the several amendments applied to it in the last few decades, “it has been rendered into a completely incoherent text.”

  • 23/04/2012 | Argentina

    Catholic bishops begin debate over Civil Code reform

    The Catholic Church opened the year's first Plenary meeting in Pilar, where the country's bishops began the debate over the Government-sponsored Civil Code reform.

  • 21/03/2012 | Argentina

    Upper House passes CB Charter reform

    After a long debate that ended at press time last night, the Upper House passed the reform of the Central Bank’s Charter, which would authorize the organization to transfer money to the Treasury and expand its regulatory power in both financial and exchange activities.

  • 22/03/2012 | Argentina

    Senate passes Central Bank reform

    After a long debate that ended at press time last night, the Upper House passed the reform of the Central Bank’s Charter, which would authorize the organization to transfer money to the Treasury and expand its regulatory power in both financial and exchange activities.

  • 28/03/2012 | Argentina

    Gov’t enacts Central Bank’s charter reform

    The government has enacted the Central Bank‘s charter reform as it was published today at the Official Gazette as decree 462/2012 and six days after being passed by the Senate.

  • 18/03/2012 | Argentina

    'It’s unfair to accuse the gov’t of squandering CB reserves,' Deputy Heller

    National Deputy and government’s ally, Carlos Heller, said that it is unfair to accuse the the administration of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of squandering Central Bank reserves given the exponential reserves increase witnessed in recent years.

  • 20/03/2012 | Argentina

    Central Bank's charter reform bill to be debated

    Expected to go faster than light, and with the stellar presence of Central Bank’s Governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont, the Budget and Finance, and National Economy and Investment committees approved the Central Bank’s charter reform draft bill and it will be debated on Wednesday at the Upper House floor.

  • 21/03/2012 | Argentina

    Senate preliminary approves subway service transfer bill

    The Upper House preliminary approved the bill that seeks to transfer the subway service administration to the City. The Senators were debating each article and some of the senators who voted in favour of the motion would express certain concerns. The session will later debate the bill that seeks to reform the Central Bank’s charter

  • 05/03/2011 | Argentina

    'Those seeking a constitutional reform are tattletales,' Duhalde

    Federal Peronism presidential pre-candidate Eduardo Duhalde said those seeking a constitutional reform in order to reelect President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner indefinitely are “tattletales,” and asked Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo to be “respectful” of political parties.

  • 23/10/2011 | Argentina

    Voting extended in Mendoza

    The election in Mendoza province was officially closed at 6pm, but many schools remained open due to the number of people who remained inside the buildings waiting to cast their votes.

  • 06/03/2012 | Argentina

    CFK supports Central Bank's charter reform bill

    President Cristina Fernámdez de Kirchner today defended the draft bill which would implement amendments to the Central Bank’s charter.

  • 24/12/2012 | World

    Monti posts reform agenda online, urges debate on Italy

    Outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti posted his reform agenda online today, urging Italians to join a debate on their country's future as potentially bitter election campaign gets underway two months before Italy goes to polls.

  • 25/07/2012 | World

    Italian parties clash over electoral reform plans

    Italy's major political parties clashed over plans to change much-criticised electoral laws as manoeuvering intensified ahead of a vote due to take place next May at the latest.

  • 27/10/2012 | World

    Greece to vote on labour reform despite coalition split

    Greece's government plans to put labour reforms demanded by foreign lenders to a parliamentary vote despite a junior coalition partner's refusal to back them, the finance minister said on Saturday.

  • 27/11/2012 | World

    Mexico's Peña Nieto backs Obama immigration reform push

    Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto backed President Barack Obama's planned push for US immigration reform, pledged cooperation on border security and promised efforts to reduce violence in his own country.

  • 24/01/2012 | World

    Obama urges taxing rich, aiding housing in State of the Union

    US President Barack Obama called for higher taxes on the rich and new remedies for the US mortgage crisis in a starkly populist State of the Union address aimed at convincing voters to give him a second term.

  • 09/05/2012 | World

    UK's Queen unveils plans to reform Upper House

    A bill to reform United Kingdom's House of Lords has been included in the Queen's speech as one of three constitutional bills, but severe doubts remain that the reforms will reach the statute book as David Cameron's aides continue to play it down.

  • 05/07/2012 | World

    UK Army to axe 20,000 posts under budget cuts

    UK’s Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced that 17 units are to be axed from the British army as part of sweeping reforms that will reduce its overall strength by 20,000 posts.

  • 06/05/2011 | World

    Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition role

    British voters punished the Liberal Democrats for their role in a deficit-cutting government, rejecting the party's efforts to reform the electoral system and deserting it in local elections.

  • 22/05/2011 | World

    Indian government fights to regain momentum with land reform

    India's Congress party-led coalition promised to push a key land reform bill in the July session of parliament, trying to regain the initiative after months of corruption scandals and protests over prices.

  • 11/06/2011 | World

    Thousands rally for reform in Bahrain

    Thousands of Bahrainis shouting "we are victorious" gathered for a rally for political reform, in the first large demonstration since the Gulf Arab state crushed a democracy protest movement in March.

  • 30/10/2012 | Latin America

    Mexico's Peña Nieto will back tax reform in first year

    Mexico's president-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, will present a tax reform bill during his first year in office, his top aide said on Tuesday, without providing any details on the plan

  • 16/08/2012 | Latin America

    Chilean police arrest 139 students amid school protests

    Chilean police stormed today three schools in the centre of Santiago, overtaken by students for the past week, and arrested 139 young people who were involved in the protests demanding education reform.

  • 17/08/2012 | Latin America

    Students occupy University of Chile's central building

    Following over a hundred arrests made yesterday and clashes with police, students in Santiago on Friday occupied the central building of the University of Chile, the country’s most important higher education facility, as the demands to the government over education reform continued.

  • 04/09/2012 | Latin America

    Chile's Congress approves tax reform to overhaul schools

    Chile's Congress approved major changes in tax laws aimed to provide funds for an overhaul of the nation's protest-hit schools, handing unpopular President Sebastian Piñera a welcome victory a month from municipal elections.

  • 26/04/2012 | Latin America

    Chile proposes tax reform to fund education overhaul

    Chile's government proposed a sweeping tax reform that raises levies on companies to help fund an education overhaul, as it seeks to quell social protests ahead of local elections seen as a litmus test for the 2013 presidential race.

  • 26/07/2012 | Latin America

    Cuba broadens economic reforms, plans new measures

    Cuba adopted a new tax code this week and said it would loosen regulations on some state companies while turning others into cooperatives, as one of the world's last Soviet-style economies moves in a more market-friendly direction.

  • 02/08/2012 | Latin America

    Chile rejigs criticized tax reform bill in Congress push

    Chile's government rejigged a sweeping tax reform bill aimed at helping fund an education overhaul, removing criticized benefits for higher earners as it seeks to help its passage through Congress ahead of key local elections.

  • 18/04/2011 | Latin America

    Cuban communists approve landmark reforms

    Cuba's Communist Party approved landmark economic reforms and voted for new leaders in a key party congress to chart Cuba's future, state-run media reported

  • 30/05/2011 | Latin America

    Lagarde pledges IMF reform in bid to woo Brazil

    French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde pledged to push reforms to give Brazil and other emerging economies more influence at the International Monetary Fund as she kicked off a worldwide tour to win support for her candidacy to lead the global lender.

  • 03/11/2011 | Latin America

    Cuba set to allow buying, selling of homes

    Cubans will be able to buy and sell houses for the first time in more than five decades in a long-awaited reform that legalizes what many have done for years but also restricts how much property they can own, state-run press said.

  • 26/10/2012 | Sports

    Italian football needs drastic reform says Juventus chief

    Juventus president Andrea Agnelli demanded drastic reform to Italian football on Friday, likening the soccer authorities to a local sports club.


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