Thursday
September 25, 2014
Industry Minister Débora Giorgi has assured the Pro.Cre.Auto
program was a “success” and announced the launch of the second stage of
the plan, which aims to “re-vitalize demand and reduce sector layoffs
and suspensions.”
A group of neighbours have attacked a police station in Rafael
Castillo, La Matanza, after a 13 year-old boy was killed by a shot in
the head by four criminals.
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner landed minutes after
10 am in Buenos Aires City Aeroparque airport back from New York, where
she addressed the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and Security
Council yesterday.
Following a new record high of the so called “blue” dollar
-that closed at 15.95 pesos yesterday-, cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich
dismissed rumours that the government is encouraging importers to buy
foreign currency in the parallel market. "It is a lie, a baseless
rumour," he said.
Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich rejected claims of currency
restrictions in import/export operations and accused “some businessmen
and bankers” of "seeking to evade the government’s control and
supervision, jeopardizing the quality of life of the Argentine people.”
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner used today's UN General
Assembly to once more demand efforts from the United Kingdom to sit down
and negotiate for the disputed Malvinas Islands, while criticising the
system of the Security Council dominated by five permanent members.
The National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC) has asserted
that the Argentine economy grew 0.9 percent in the second quarter of
2014 compared to the previous three month period, overturning a trend
of two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
Vicepresident Amado Boudou has filed an appeal against his
indictment for the purchase of an Honda vehicle in the 90s with fake
documents. He reiterated his claim that the crime was commited by the
agents in charge of the car’s ownership transfer.
Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels have released
copies of previously unpublished agreements reached at peace talks to
end five decades of war, providing a glimpse of accords that could make
up a final deal.
Following the opening remarks by UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon, Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff was the first head of state
to address the General Assembly today. She called for a “relaunching of
global economy” and a “true reform” of the UN Security Council.
By Stan Lehman
Life may still be tough for millions of poor Brazilians — but it’s
also never been better. And that’s the key for President Dilma
Rousseff’s re-election bid.
Angela Markel’s administration attempted to lower tensions with the
Argentine government today, after controversial statements made by
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble regarding the so called
vulture funds conflict.
• Gov't fires back at ATFA and German official
The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia of
attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas
as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic.
Eric Holder is stepping down but has agreed to stay on until a successor is named and confirmed.
The Avellaneda side beat Boca 2-1 in a match for the seventh
round of the Transition tournament played at La Bombonera. Meanwhile,
River achieved a 1-1 tie against Arsenal.
AFIP national tax bureau has received from France a list of 3.900
Argentine nationals or residents with accounts in HSBC Bank in
Switzerland and now seeks to demand payment for undeclared money.
US stocks ended with sharp losses today, with the S&P 500
suffering its biggest one-day decline since July, as Apple tumbled and
the dollar rose to a four-year high.
In tune with president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's
criticism about the US-led “war on terrorism” at the UN yesterday,
Foreign Ministry Héctor Timerman said that “democracy is not imposed by
bombing countries” and pointed out that the UN has “not authorized any
military operation” against the Islamic State.
The government announced that airlines for both commercial and
non commercial flights will be required to deliver further information
of its passengers to the National Migrations Office, the AFIP tax
bureau, Airport Police and Civil Aviation National Administration.
New York district judge Thomas Griesa has asked Argentina to
show cause and explain why the country should not be declared in
contempt, following its decision not to pay holdout investors full
amount for their defaulted bonds as the judge’s ruling ordered on
August 8.
Pope Francis has dismissed a conservative Paraguayan bishop
who was accused of protecting a priest suspected of sexually abusing
young people in the United States, the Vatican said today.
Anahí Berneri’s movie Aire libre, the searing portrait of an
unsolvable marital crisis, yesterday entered the official competition
of the 62nd edition of the San Sebastián Film Festival. Starring
Celeste Cid and Leonardo Sbaraglia as the young couple going through
the process of conjugal dissolution, Aire libre drew a mixed response
from festival audiences and critics.
MARKETS ONLINE
CurrenciesBUYSELL
DOLLAR (Official price)
$ 8,390
$ 8,440
DOLLAR ("Blue" price)
$ 15,65
$ 15,75
EURO
$ 10,900
$ 11,350
POUND
$ 13,692
$ 13,774
Indices
MERVAL
$ 12.155,210
$ -0,83
DOW JONES
$ 16.945,800
$ -1,54
BOVESPA
$ 55.962,080
$ -1,52
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Michael Soltys / Senior Editor / Economic Outlook
A Colombian legal tribunal has ordered 11 companies to halt
gold-mining operations in a 50,000-hectare (124,000-acre) reserve in the
northwest of the country and return the land to the native tribe that
previously lived there.
The ceremony was held at the ambassador’s residence, it is part of 100th year anniversary celebrations
The British-Argentine Chamber of Commerce awarded the CCAB
sustainable leadership awards to mark its 100th anniversary in a
reception held at the British ambassador’s residence Monday night.
A Syrian woman with a hidden camera filmed life in the city of Raqqa under the control of the Islamic State (IS).
By Kat Waldman
I would like to dedicate this article about narcissism to a very
special person: me. Dedicating a story about narcissism to yourself is a
pretty clever idea. I didn’t think of it. Jeffrey Kluger did, in his
new book The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your
Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed — in Your World.
‘Argentina’s legal framework must adapt to include the logistics concept’
Secessionist fever
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