Argentina

UPDATE 1-Argentina April industrial output up 1.7 pct over year-ago

BUENOS AIRES, May 24 - Argentina's April industrial production rose 1.7 percent from a year earlier , buoyed by a big jump in automobile output and more modest gains in the production of building materials, government data showed on Friday.

Rating agencies alert to Argentina debt ruling, souring economy

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's dismal credit ratings might get a boost if U.S. courts rule in the country's favor in a long-running dispute with creditors over a 2002 default, but rating agency analysts say weak economic conditions could hinder any positive outcome.

24 May 2013

RPT-REUTERS SUMMIT-Rating agencies alert to Argentina debt ruling, souring economy

BUENOS AIRES, May 24 - Argentina's dismal credit ratings might get a boost if U.S. courts rule in the country's favor in a long-running dispute with creditors over a 2002 default, but souring economic conditions could hold the ratings back, credit analysts said.

24 May 2013

Lamela earns Argentina call-up as Messi understudy

BUENOS AIRES - AS Roma midfielder Erik Lamela has earned a first call-up to Argentina's World Cup qualifying squad with Lionel Messi also picked but in doubt with a hamstring problem.

24 May 2013

Soccer-Lamela earns Argentina call-up as Messi understudy

BUENOS AIRES, May 23 - AS Roma midfielder Erik Lamela has earned a first call-up to Argentina's World Cup qualifying squad with Lionel Messi also picked but in doubt with a hamstring problem.

24 May 2013

Argentina's Corporacion America seeks Brazil airport deals

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Corporacion America plans to participate in bidding on international airport concessions in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte in September, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.

23 May 2013

Argentina, Repsol struggle to bridge gap over YPF compensation

MADRID/BUENOS AIRES - A year after Argentina seized the local business of Spanish oil firm Repsol , there seems little prospect of a quick deal on compensation despite signs that both sides would rather avoid a costly, drawn-out legal battle.

23 May 2013

Argentina, Repsol struggle to bridge gap over YPF compensation

MADRID/BUENOS AIRES - A year after Argentina seized the local business of Spanish oil firm Repsol , there seems little prospect of a quick deal on compensation despite signs that both sides would rather avoid a costly, drawn-out legal battle.

Business, Spain 23 May 2013

UPDATE 1-Argentina April trade surplus shrinks 38 pct on year

BUENOS AIRES, May 22 - Argentina's trade surplus shrank 38 percent in April from a year earlier to $1.15 billion , the national statistics institute said on Wednesday, indicating the government significantly loosened restrictions on imports.

22 May 2013

REUTERS SUMMIT-Crisis-hit Argentine biodiesel sector eyes U.S. market

* Argentina angling to greatly expand access to U.S. market

20 May 2013
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Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital

KABUL - Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack involving the United Nations in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, sparking a five-hour battle with security forces. | Video

Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.