16/01/2013 | Argentina

De Vido lands in Venezuela to sign trade agreements

Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido arrived in Caracas, Venezuela, to meet with Vice-President Nicolás Maduro “as directed” by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

23/01/2013 | Argentina

Trade surplus increases 27% in 2012

Trade surplus increased by 27 percent in 2012 compared to the volume registered in 2011 and reached US$12.6 billion, according to  the Indec national statistics bureau.

14/12/2012 | Argentina

BA stocks up 3.3%

21/12/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus climbs 74.2% in November, Indec reports

Trade surplus increased by 74,2 percent in November and reached 634 million dollars, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

10/01/2013 | Argentina

Trade surplus reaches $12.6 B dollars in 2012

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced during a televised speech that the country's trade surplus has reached 12.6 billion dollars in 2012, which means it has climbed 26.4 percent year-on-year.

11/10/2012 | Argentina

Buenos Aires stocks move up

Buenos Aires stocks were higher today, with the Merval benchmark stock index moving up by 1.2 percent to 2,417.62 points.

23/10/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus climbs 1.3% in September, Indec

Trade surplus increased 1.3 percent in September and reached 931 million dollars, Indec national statistics bureau reported.

13/12/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'Argentina close to reaching automobile trade agreement with Mexico'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the Government is in the process of reaching an automobile trade agreement with Mexico.

25/09/2012 | Argentina

'Argentina-US relations best in 200 years,' Argüello

Argentine ambassador in the United States Jorge Argüello assured that Argentina and the US “are having the best trade relationship in almost 200 years of bilateral relations” and said that “they’ve never had a trade volume similar to the one reached this year, which left a 13 billion dollar surplus.”

25/09/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus doubles in August after import controls

Trade surplus doubled in August and reached $1.628 billion dollars, after the seventh consecutive month of import controls, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

03/10/2012 | Argentina

Dollar steady at AR$4.72; 'blue' trades at AR$6.25

The US dollar traded at AR4.68/AR$4.72 today, remaining unchanged compared with the previous closing price.

23/07/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus drops 1.4% in June

The trade surplus dropped 1.4 percent and totalled 1.024 billion dollars in June compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

26/07/2012 | Argentina

US gov't asks Argentina to improve investment opportunities

By Pablo Jiménez - As some dark rain-laden clouds have risen on top of the Argentine-US diplomatic relationship within the past months, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs of the US Department of State Mike Hammer, came on stage during a video-conference in Washington DC to urge the Argentine Government to normalize its relations with the international financial community, among other requisitions.

22/08/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus soars 54% in July, Indec

The trade surplus has increased 54 percent in July and reached $1.01 billion dollars, in comparison to the volume registered in the same month of 2011, the Indec national statistics bureau reported.

24/05/2012 | Argentina

Gov't requests WTO take down 'excessive' barriers on international trade

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman requested that the World Trade Organization (WTO) “take down the new barriers on international trade” he considered to be “driven excessively by developed countries.” Timerman is currently in Paris and today met with WTO director Pascal Lamy.

30/05/2012 | Argentina

Gov't hopes for 'a more balanced trade' with US

Argentine ambassador to the US Jorge Argüello stated that "the best way to reach a more balanced trade with the United States would be by increasing Argentine exports to that country" and clarified that the Government has no intentions of buying less but selling more goods.

10/07/2012 | Argentina

Argentina reports US, Japan over 'trade barriers'

Through a statement released by the Foreign Ministry, Argentina has formally reported the United States and Japan before the World Trade Organization for the constant barriers set to Argentina's meat and lemon exports to the afore mentioned markets.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Brazilian businessmen urge Argentina to eliminate trade barriers

In a moment in which bilateral trade is hurting, Brazilian businessmen met in Sao Paulo with a delegation of hundreds of Argentine industrialists and once again urged for the elimination of Argentine trade barriers

10/05/2012 | Argentina

Argentina doesn’t want to start a trade war

By Jorge Argüello.- What defines a protectionist country nowadays? Is it when a developing country takes precautions against a flood of products with plummeting prices due to an international crisis? Or, is it when an export powerhouse delivers large subsidies exclusively for domestic production?

14/05/2012 | Argentina

EU to lodge suit against Argentina with WTO, reports say

The European Union has agreed to file a trade suit with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over Argentina's import restrictions, a senior Spanish government source said today.

19/04/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.42

The US dollar traded at AR$4.38/AR$4.42, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

23/04/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus doubles in March after import controls

The trade surplus doubled in March compared to the same month last year, boosted by the imports control to protect the local industry, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Boudou assures Argentina is open to trade; backs YPF expropriation

Vice-President Amado Boudou stressed today Argentina’s openness to international trade and defended the government’s decision to partially expropriate shares from oil company YPF during a speech at the Council of the Americas held at the US State Department, in Washington DC.

31/03/2012 | Argentina

Gov't considering restricting Mexican car imports

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration is considering applying measures to restrict the import of Mexican cars, which could include unilaterally denouncing Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE) 55, which regulates bilateral trade, official sources told ámbito.com.

16/04/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.41

The US dollar stood at AR$4.37/AR$4.41 today, thus remaining unchanged in comparison to the previous price at the close business last Friday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

18/04/2012 | Argentina

Dollar gains one cent, trades at AR$4.42

The US dollar trades at AR$4.38/AR$4.42, gaining one cent from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

26/03/2012 | Argentina

'We can't even manage to send a lemon to the US,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner questioned US president Barack Obama’s recent decision to suspend trade benefits for Argentina, while complaining that “we can’t even manage to get one of our lemons to enter the US market.”

30/03/2012 | Argentina

'Argentina will continue to decide on its own trade policies'

The Government ratified its trade policies before the World Trade Organization, and fired back to the US and EU criticisms of Argentine trade restrictions and assured "it will continue to decide on its trade policies in a sovereign manner."

31/03/2012 | Argentina

'US, EU are most accused members of WTO,' Gov't

The National Government highlighted on Saturday that the administrations of Néstor and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were the less reported before the World Trade Organization and warned that that the US and EU are the most questioned members of the WTO regarding their trade policies.

12/03/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.36

The US dollar stood at AR$4.325/AR$4.36 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

19/03/2012 | Argentina

Dollar gains half cent: AR$4.375

The US dollar gained half cent and traded at AR$4.335/AR$4.375 today at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

21/03/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus doubles in February boosted by import controls

The trade surplus has climbed 120.6 percent and totalled 1.341 billion dollars in February year-on-year, boosted by the trade controls and leading to the first imports’ drop in the last two years, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

22/02/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.37

The US dollar stood at AR$4.31/AR$4.37, thus remaining the same from previous price at the close business at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus increases 7.2% in January

The trade surplus rose 7.2 percent and reached $550 million dollars in January compared to the volume registered the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

05/03/2012 | Argentina

US trade official: Argentina closer to losing trade benefits

The United States could soon suspend trade benefits for Argentina. The United States accuses Argentina of not paying awards in two long-running investment disputes with US companies, a US trade official said on Monday.

07/02/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.355

The US dollar stood at AR$4.31/AR$4.355 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

13/02/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades at AR$4.36

The US dollar stood at AR$4.32/AR$4.365 today, thus gaining half cent from the previous price at the close business at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

16/02/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.365

The US dollar stood at AR$4.32/AR$4.365 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

01/02/2012 | Argentina

Import restrictions come into effect as of today

As of today the government’s new import restrictions will come into effect as part of the new legislation on the trading sector that witnesses the constant increasing power of Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno, who according to government officials could also be granted with powers to manage all exports as well.

03/02/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.335

The US dollar stood at AR$4.31/AR$4.355 today, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

06/02/2012 | Argentina

Brazil, Argentina end meeting over trade legislation 'in good understanding'

The meeting between Argentine and Brazilian officials over the administration’s new local trade legislation ended in a “good understanding” between both parts, official sources assured.

23/01/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.34

The US dollar stood at AR$4.30/AR$4.34, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close business yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

23/01/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus drops 11% in 2011

The trade surplus in 2011 gained 10.347 billion dollars, and showed a 11 percent decrease compared to the volume registered in the same period last year, the Indec national statistics bureau.

23/01/2012 | Argentina

Upset over new trade regulations is 'understandable,' Boudou

After ratifying that the Government would not postpone the new legislation on imports as local business leaders had requested, Vice-President Amado Boudou minimized the current conflict with Brazilian industrialists, who also complain about the new restrictions.

16/01/2012 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.335

The US dollar stood at AR$4.30/AR$4.335, remaining unchanged from the previous price at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

19/01/2012 | Argentina

De Mendiguren blasts Brazil's concerns over import restrictions

The head of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José Ignacio de Mendiguren, assured today that the complaints made by Brazil over the Argentine import restrictions are “unjustified.”

19/01/2012 | Argentina

'Reality of bilateral trade doesn't warrant Brazil's complaints,' Giorgi

Industry Minister Débora Giorgi spoke about the balance of trade and assured that “the trade reality between Argentina and Brazil does warrant Pimentel's complaints,” and thusly rejected her Brazilian counterpart's comments, in which he referred to Argentina as "a frequent problem."

12/12/2011 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.305

The US dollar traded at AR$4.265/AR$4.305, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close of trading at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

15/12/2011 | Argentina

US dollar steady at AR$4.305

The US dollar traded at AR$4.265/AR$4.305, remaining unchanged from the previous price at the close of trading at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

09/01/2012 | Argentina

Dollar gains half cent, trades at AR$4.335

The US dollar traded at AR$4.295/AR$4.335, gaining half cent from the previous price at Buenos Aires exchange houses. Meanwhile, the Euro traded at AR$5.40/AR$5.53 at City exchange trade agencies.

14/11/2011 | Argentina

Dollar moves up, trades at AR$4.29

The US dollar traded at AR$4.25/AR$4.29, gaining half cent from the previous price at the close of trading at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

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.

05/12/2011 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.305

The US dollar traded at AR$4.265/AR$4.305 remaining at same price as last week at Buenos Aires exchange houses. Meanwhile, the Euro also remains unchanged, trading at AR$5.65/AR$5.78 at City exchange trade agencies.

17/10/2011 | Argentina

Dollar trades at AR$4.25

The US dollar traded for AR$4.205/AR$4.25, increased 0.1 percent compared to last Friday's closing exchange rate. Meanwhile, the Euro dropped one cent and stood at AR$5.78/AR$5.90, at City exchange trade agencies.

19/10/2011 | Argentina

Argentina and BRICs main trade culprits, warns EU report

Major trading nations led by Argentina, Brazil and Russia are raising barriers to international and threatening the global economic recovery, the European Union's executive arm said today.

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.

06/09/2011 | Argentina

'If its for Argentina's sake, we'll keep being tough,' CFK on non-automatic licenses

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner warned that her administration will “keep on being tough if it is for Argentina’sake” regarding the implementation of non-automatic trade licenses to protect the local industry, while heading the 60th anniversary celebration of Mercedez-Benz in Argentina.

26/09/2011 | Argentina

Dollar gains half a cent, traded for AR$4.235

The US dollar traded for AR$4.19/AR$4.235, it increased half a cent compared to last Friday's exchange rate.

27/09/2011 | Argentina

Dollar trades steady at AR$4.235

The US dollar traded for AR$4.19/AR$4.235, and remained at the same price compared to yesterday's exchange rate.

22/06/2011 | Argentina

Trade employee union reaches 30% wages increase

The Trade Employees Union (SEC) reached a deal with local corporations in order to grant employees with a 30 percent increase in salaries this year, ambito.com reported. The hike is expected to affect more than a million workers and will be paid in three separate installments, beginning with

05/08/2011 | Argentina

'Argentina stands firm as the world falls,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner affirmed that Argentina was “back on its feet, with a record production rate and the best minimum wage rate throughout Latin America.” The head of State arrived to Chacabuco to celebrate the 146th anniversary of the founding of the city, and the 38th anniversary of the 'National Celebration of Corn' production.

23/08/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus drops 22% in July

Trade surplus dropped 22 percent in July, to a total amount of 672 million dollars, in comparison to the volume registered in the same month of 2010.

01/06/2011 | Argentina

Trade Employee Union, corporations agree on 30% wages increase

The Trade Employees Union (SEC) reached a deal with local corporations in order to grant employees with a 30 percent increase in salaries this year. The hike is expected to affect more than a million workers and will be paid in three separate installments, beginning with a 15 percent rise in May, an 8 percent rise in August and a 7 percent rise in December.

02/06/2011 | Argentina

Argentina, Brazil agree to accelerate bilateral trade

Argentina and Brazil agreed to abide by the 60-day retention period applied to those products affected by non-tariff trade barriers, and accelerate trade in the agricultural sector, as a way of overcoming the barriers that both countries had imposed on each other and that had threatened a trade relationship that left a US$33 billion revenue per year.

03/06/2011 | Argentina

Brazil allows 11,700 Argentine cars imported in the country

One day after the meeting between Industry Minister Débora Giorgia and her Brazilian counterpart, Fernando Pimentel, Brazil allowed 11,700 Argentine- made cars into the country that had been held at the border during the bilateral trade conflict between both nations. The cars are worth US$200 million.

12/05/2011 | Argentina

Gov't believes Brazil's move 'affects over 50% of automotive bilateral trade'

Industry Minister Débora Giorgi said that by applying non-automatic licenses to the automotive and autoparts sector, the Brazilian Industry and Development Ministry is acting “in an inconvenient way and without notice, affecting over 50 percent of bilateral trade.”

17/05/2011 | Argentina

Trade talks to continue with Argentina, Brazil Industry secretaries

Industry Minister Débora Giorgi announced that next week, industry secretary Eduardo Bianchi, alongside his Brazilian pair, Alessandro Texeira, would meet again with the intention of resolving the bilateral conflicts over trade between the two countries.  

23/05/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus shrinks 38.2% in April

Trade surplus fell to US$1.3 billion last April, representing a 38.2 percent decrease when compared to the same month last year, where it reached US$2.1 billion.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus plunges 57.8%, Indec

The trade surplus dropped 57.8 percent during January and reached 513 million dollars, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

23/03/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus increases 0.7%, Indec reports

The trade surplus increased 0.7 percent in February to a total amount of US$608 million, the INDEC National Statistic Bureau reported.

25/04/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus increases 141% in March, Indec reports

The Trade surplus hiked a 141 percent to US$677 million in March, the Indec National Statistic Bureau reported, with exports and imports reaching US$ 6305 million and US$5638 million respectively.

22/12/2010 | Argentina

Trade surplus drops 67.9% in November

The trade surplus dropped 67.9 percent to 390 million dollars in November compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the government.

04/01/2011 | Argentina

Argentina, Brazil 'working to overcome trade imbalance,' Timerman

Foreign minister Héctor Timerman declared that Argentina and Brazil are "working to overcome the trade imbalance", then confirmed that the newly appointed president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, will visit Argentina when she finishes her tour of the Persian Gulf countries.

01/02/2011 | Argentina

Timerman considers trade deficit with Brazil is ‘concerning’

Foreign minister Héctor Timerman revealed today that the trade deficit Argentina has with Brazil is “concerning”, and indicated that both nations are working “to reduce it.”

28/01/2013 | World

WTO creates resolution panels to address Argentina's trade claims

The World Trade Organization decided to implement two dispute resolution panels, one to probe accusations of unfair trade practices against Argentina by the US, the EU and Japan and another regarding Argentina’s claim that US-sanctioned measures affect their meat exports.

24/04/2012 | World

EU preparing WTO trade suit against Argentina, source assures

The European Union is planning to lodge a complaint at the World Trade Organization over Argentina's import restrictions and is seeking other trading partners to back its suit, a source familiar with the situation said today, according to a news agency.

10/07/2012 | World

China trade surplus jumps as import growth falters

"Exports are better than expected, but I don't this means that we shouldn't be concerned about exports," Sun Junwei, Beijing-based China economist with HSBC, said.

22/08/2012 | World

US defends restrictions on Argentine lemons, beef

The United States today defended its restrictions on imports of beef and lemons from Argentina after the South American country said it planned to challenge the measures at the World Trade Organization.

28/11/2011 | World

US, EU agree to develop joint plan to foster growth

The United States and European Union agreed to develop a plan to capitalize on already strong economic ties to create more jobs and fuel economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.

14/12/2011 | World

China says will hit US auto imports with duties

China will impose punitive duties of up to 22 percent on large cars and SUVs exported from the United States, China's Commerce Ministry said, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two largest economies.

28/03/2012 | World

'We won't back any economic blockade to Malvinas,' Uruguay's Almagro

Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Luis Almagro denied the existance of a group of Uruguayan businessmen travelling to Malvinas Islands within the next weeks in order to extend commercial links as the Vice President of the British Chambers of Commerce in Uruguay confirmed to the BuenosAiresHerald.com yesterday, but confirmed the arrival of a Uruguayan air-freight on April 13.

12/07/2011 | World

US trade deficit surges to $50.2 BL in May

The US trade gap widened much more than expected in May as a jump in oil prices helped push imports to the second highest level on record and exports fell slightly from April's record high, a US government report showed.

18/07/2011 | World

World Bank's Zoellick urges US drive for Doha deal

US leadership could be the vital spark needed to revive moribund world trade talks, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said, decrying as defeatist the mindset of those prepared to see the deal fail.

13/10/2011 | World

US August trade gap narrows slightly

The US trade deficit narrowed marginally in August, but the trade gap with China widened to a record high, the Commerce Department said.

11/02/2011 | World

US trade gap widens in December, swells 33% in 2010

The US trade deficit widened in December to its highest level in four months, the US government said in a report that also showed the annual trade gap expanded nearly 33 percent in 2010 as imports from China hit record levels.

12/04/2011 | World

US trade gap falls in February as trade contracts

The US trade deficit shrank in February as imports fell more than exports, according to a government report that suggested a slowdown in global demand. The monthly trade gap totaled $45.8 billion, down from an upwardly revised estimate of $47.0 billion in January.

10/06/2011 | World

WTO warns of rising global protectionism

The world's trading nations are succumbing to protectionism in the wake of the global financial crisis, limiting exports of food and raw materials and installing new import barriers, the WTO warned.

15/09/2012 | Latin America

Venezuela blasts US criticism over drugs

Venezuela today rejected as unsubstantiated a new US report that accused President Hugo Chavez's government of failing to fight the drugs trade.

10/05/2012 | Latin America

Despite trade barriers, Brazil praises moment of 'great political convergence' with Argentina

Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota praised the “great political convergence” between Argentina and his country and assured that any existing problems related to the bilateral trade “do not tarnish their strong reality.”

15/05/2012 | Latin America

Brazil, Argentina agree to solve trade differences

The Brazilian government agreed to solve the trade barriers currently banning Argentine medication, shrimp, citrus and grape products from entering their country in less than a 120 days.

30/06/2012 | Latin America

'Argentina implemented measures that killed Mercosur'

Brazilian businessman Rubens Barbosa, head of the foreign trade council of the Sao Paolo Federation of businessmen said today that in the last six months, the Argentine presidency of the bloc implemented measures that practically killed the Mercosur.

13/02/2012 | Latin America

Brazil's industry leaders admit need to 'restore balance of trade' with Argentina

Sao Paulo’s Industries Federation (Fiesp) assured that it would grant Argentina with a “confidence vote” and would wait until the end of February in order to evaluate the consequences of the new import barriers applied by the local Government.

15/03/2012 | Latin America

Uruguay to help industries affected by Argentina's trade barriers

The Uruguayan government announced on Thursday that it would bring forward subsidies to help the country’s industries being affected by the Argentine trade barriers.

15/04/2012 | Latin America

US says Colombia trade deal kicks off in May

The US-Colombia free trade agreement will enter into force next month, far earlier than expected, as a result of what the Obama administration called "historic" progress for Colombian worker protections and human rights.

01/02/2012 | Latin America

Brazil to 'evaluate legality' of new local trade barriers

The Brazilian government expressed concerns over the new Argentine trade barriers going in effect on Wednesday and informed that it would “evaluate its impact and legality” before making any decisions, Foreign Trade secretary Tatiana Prazeres said. 

05/02/2012 | Latin America

Mujica plays down concerns over new trade barriers

The new trade barriers enforced by the local Government are “insignificant, nothing to worry about,” Uruguayan president José Mujíca said to a Montevideo newspaper. 

08/02/2012 | Latin America

Chile to complain to Argentina over new trade barriers

The Chilean media has begun echoing their government’s current uneasiness about the new local trade barriers that became effective last February 1st, which increase the complexity of importing goods into the country.

14/07/2011 | Latin America

Gov't rules out restrictions in trade with Brazil

The trade relation Argentina has with Brazil does not have restrictions and “it’s common that some differences appear” when it counts with a bilateral trade that will reach the 40 billion dollars this year, sources from the Industry Minsitry affirmed.

18/01/2012 | Latin America

Uruguay gov't says trade balance with Argentina 'definitely positive'

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro assured that the trade balance between his country and Argentina is “definitely positive,” although he admitted that some of the country’s industrial leaders “have been affected” by the current obstructions to products imported from the neighbouring country.

30/01/2012 | Latin America

Uruguay's industry sector upset over new local trade regulations

The Uruguayan industrial sector warned that certain members of the Mercosur “are failing to fulfill their obligations” and targeted Argentina directly by pointing out that the new trade regulations set by the local Government “are hurting production" in the neighbouring country.

26/05/2011 | Latin America

Brazil admits trade negotiation process wih Argentina 'will be slow'

Official Brazilian sources assured that “the road back to a normalization of bilateral trade will be slow and hinges on the future meetings between both countries, since they were not able to solve their differences this week.”

28/05/2011 | Latin America

Former Brazilian Minister stands by Argentina in bilateral trade conflict

Former Brazilian Industry and Foreign Trade Minister Miguel Jorge decided to weight in on the bilateral trade conflict currently affecting Brazil and Argentina, and surprisingly came out in defence of the Fernández de Kirchner administration, comparing President Rousseff’s move to impose non-automatic licenses on import vehicles to “firing a cannon ball.”

29/06/2011 | Latin America

'Trade flow problems between Argentina, Brazil continue to exist,' Brazilian Minister

"Trade flow problems between Argentina and Brazil continue to exist," Industry Ministry Executive Secretary Alessandro Teixera said, regarding the non automatic trade licenses conflict that flared between both countries a few months ago

21/05/2011 | Latin America

Brazil lowers the tone of trade conflict with Argentina

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's international advisor Marco Aurélio García lowered the tone of the trade conflict that began in Argentina and said that the relationship between both countries "is fine" despite the trade barriers that Brazil imposed on the import of Argentine cars.

23/05/2011 | Latin America

Argentina, Brazil start new approach, hope to solve bilateral trade differences

Industry Secretary Eduardo Bianchi and his Brazilian counterpart Alessandro Teixeira began a bilateral approach in order to solve the trade conflict that sparked between the two Mercosur countries. They are scheduled to meet this Tuesday at 9 am. 

24/05/2011 | Latin America

Argentina, Brazil agree to monthly trade meetings

Brazil and Argentina agreed to monthly meetings on commerce, Argentina said, as the neighboring countries try to soothe tensions that flared earlier this month over car imports.

26/02/2011 | Latin America

Mujica says mixed committee will analyze bilateral trade with Argentina

Uruguayan President José Mujica assured that internacional commerce “is a war” and added that the bilateral commerce problems his country has with Argentina are not going to be severe, after meeting his Argentina counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Friday.

08/03/2011 | Latin America

European Parliament passes 'highly critical' report on EU - Mercosur trade agreement

The European Parliament passed a highly critical report on trade negotiations between the EU and the Mercosur bloc for considering that they may imply “farming concessions damaging to European producers.”

16/03/2011 | Latin America

Argentina, Uruguay sign treaties, aim to improve bilateral trade

Argentina and Uruguay signed several treaties with the aim of improving bilateral trade, limiting rivers navigation and other issues, within the Second Binational Meeting of Ministers.

16/12/2010 | Latin America

Mercosur agrees plan for investment, trade growth

South American trade bloc Mercosur launched a plan to adopt common trade, investment and immigration policies to help underpin unprecedented economic growth in the region.

11/02/2011 | Latin America

Merval edges up

The panel of leading stocks index edged up 1.3 percent to 3,460.04 points. Argentina's country-risk meanwhile dropped 1.13 percent to 524 basis points in the JP Morgan EMBI index.

21/02/2011 | Latin America

Uruguay complains about trade barriers

Uruguayan lawmaker Álvaro Delgado, who heads the Industry, Energy and Mining Committee in the Lower House of Congress, warned that Argentina’s decision to extend special import licenses to a wider range of goods “goes against Mercosur’s spirit and the frank trade bond both countries share.”