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Angry Lorenzino walks out of interview
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/129619/angry-lorenzino-walks-out-of-interview
Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino faced an awkward situation
during an interview he granted to a Greek television network. When asked about Argentina’s
inflation statistics, he requested to stop the recording and said he wanted to
leave the place.
In the first part of the interview, Lorenzino explained that
Argentina's
“inflation is registered month after month” by the INDEC statistics and census
bureau and that such “official statistics” are the “only possible” figures to
be considered.
“The only office with the capacity to measure any statistic
is the INDEC that comes under the Economy Ministry,” Lorenzino added.
When the journalist insisted on the inflation query, the
Minister excused himself and told his press adviser he wanted to leave the
place where the interview was being conducted. He said that the inflation is a
“very complex” issue and that he'd rather stopped the interview.
"I want to get out of here," he told an assistant
off-camera.
Although Lorenzino was not seen on camera any more, his microphone
continued recording his voice.
The interview is said to have been done in December 2012 but
the Skai TV Greek channel did not air it untill yesterday when it first came
public.
CFK says she won't push a constitutional reform
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/131049/cfk-says-she-wont-push-a-constitutional-reform
Mayor Macri reaffirms City's sovereignty over press freedom
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/131048/mayor-macri-reaffirms-citys-sovereignty-over-press-freedom
Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri unveiled a decree
which reaffirms the City's sovereignty over the protection of the freedom of
press and expression. During a press briefing, Macri also announced the
creation of a legal authority to discuss these issues.
Foreign investment grew 27% in Argentina
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/131046/foreign-investment-grew-27-in-argentina
Argentina received 27 percent more of the foreign direct
investment (FDI) last year than in 2011, according to a report released by the
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL
in Spanish). However, it represents only 2.3 percent of the GDP or USD 12.551
billion.
The region's FDI expanded 6.7 percent last year from 2011
levels to a record $173.361billion, said in the report. But global economic
uncertainty curtailing capital flows threatens to dampen investment in the
region this year.
CEPAL predicts that this year's FDI inflows to the region
will range between a fall of 3% and a rise of 7%.
According to the Executive Secretary of CEPAL, Alicia
Bárcena "The foreign direct investment results attest to the good current
performance of the Latin American economy. However, we see no clear signs of
FDI making a relevant contribution to generating new sectors or creating
activities with a high technology content - as changing the production
structure is one of the main challenges facing the region".
The report describes FDI as increasingly focused on the
exploitation of natural resources, particularly in South
America. Manufacturing represents a fairly low proportion of
inward FDI (except in Brazil
and Mexico).
In addition, the profits of transnational enterprises
operating in Latin America and the Caribbean
(also known as FID income) grew fivefold in nine years, rising from 20.425
billion dollars in 2002 to 113.067 billion dollars in 2011. On average,
transnational enterprises were repatriating a slightly higher proportion of
profits to their parent companies (55%) than they were investing in the
countries of the region where they were generated (45%).
Congress index inflation hits 1.52% in April
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/131044/congress-index-inflation-hits-152-in-april
The inflation in April was of 1.52 percent, according to the
so called Congress index which is calculated by private agencies.
According to the report, which was revealed today by Lower
House lawmakers, prices rose 23.64 percent in the last 12 months.
Buenos Aires Governor Scioli asks for life sentences
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/130967/buenos-aires-governor-scioli-asks-for-life-sentences