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1Q10 Argentina Mobile Operator Forecast, 2009 - 2014: Argentina will have 55.8 Million Mobile Subscribers in 2014 with Market Share of Movistar Declining to 28% Mobile Operator Forecast on Argentina provides over 50 operational and financial metrics for the Argentinean wireless market and is one of the best forecasts in the industry. We provide five-year forecasts at the operator level going out to 2014. We also [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:35:00 GMT]

AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First Missionary Congress in Moron: May 21-23, preparations underway Moron (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the Lenten journey, in preparation for the Diocesan Missionary Congress in Moron, Buenos Aires (COMIDI1) which will take place May 21 to 23 next year, the team responsible for organizing the Congress has asked [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:00 GMT]

Argentina blames Shell, Petrobras for fuel shortage Extract not available. [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:26:00 GMT]

Argentina May Limit Fuel Exports to Ensure Supply  () -- Argentina may limit fuel exports and force refineries to step up production to ensure domestic supplies after Petroleo Brasileiro SA and Royal Dutch Shell Plc cut output. Petrobras and Shell pared refinery output in Argentina to push up gasoline [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:41:00 GMT]

Argentina net profit up 46% to ARS 1.4 bln in 2009 Extract not available. [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:09:00 GMT]

Argentina threatens oil refiners over gasoline shortages (Argus) The Argentinian government is increasing the pressure on the country's oil refiners as drivers queue up for scarce gasoline at service stations. 'Shell and Petrobras limit oil refining to undersupply the market and oblige YPF to raise its [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:52:00 GMT]

Argentina's football fans 'plan to fight English supporters' at World Cup Argentine hooligans may target English football fans at the World Cup as tension mounts over the Falkland Islands, police fear. Gangs of thugs plan to travel from Argentina to the tournament in South Africa this summer to fight with rival groups of [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:40:00 GMT]

Argentina's Kirchner: 'We've Decided To Govern Until 2020' DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner returned to campaign mode at a rally Wednesday, saying he and his wife, President Cristina Fernandez, want to remain in power for another decade, while formally taking control of the Peronist [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:34:00 GMT]

Argentine central banker fights for job in reserves row * Central banker risks losing job over foreign reserves row * Would be second cenbank chief ousted in past 2 months * Senators to vote on central banker's fate on Thursday (Adds comments from former President Nestor Kirchner) BUENOS AIRES, March 10 [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:38:00 GMT]

Argentine delivery intercepted Immigration bill Opposition leader condemns new law as ‘dangerous’ The leader of the opposition conservative New Democracy party, Antonis Samaras, yesterday condemned a law granting second-generation immigrants the right to obtain Greek citizenship [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:00 GMT]

Argentine opposition fails to oust cenbank chief * Senate lacks votes to reject Fernandez appointee * Gov't defends using foreign reserves to pay creditors BUENOS AIRES, March 11 (Reuters) - Opposition senators failed on Thursday to muster the votes to throw out the head of Argentina's central bank, [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:00 GMT]

Argentine soccer star joins team of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today unveiled Argentine soccer genius Lionel Messi as its newest Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Barcelona, where he plays club football. The FC Barçelona forward and current FIFA World Player of [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:00 GMT]

Don't Cry For Me Argentina Often hailed as the (Paris of South America), Buenos Aires is becoming a new expat favorite thanks to the low-cost peso. You might remember Argentina as that country with the famous blonde, actress-turned- politician-turned-saint, or as the country with [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:25:00 GMT]

Inside Redrado’s battle for Argentina’s central bank Extract not available. [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:00 GMT]

Mar 10, 2010 Cruise West to Offer Cruise-Tours to Patagonia in 2011 Cruise Westwill offer cruise-tours to Patagonia in 2011, with four departures. The new eight- or 10- night itinerary features hotspots in Chile by land, as well as five nights of cruising through channels, bays and fjords from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:09:00 GMT]

Now for the bad news ... from Argentina Last week, I wrote about a wave of good news for political and market stability in several Latin American countries. Then there's Argentina. Faced with an increasingly uphill struggle in financing a highly expansionary fiscal policy and with no [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:38:00 GMT]

Potential for controlling codling moth Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Argentina using the sterile insect technique and egg parasitoids (p 251-260) Extract not available. [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:56:00 GMT]

QA to launch flights to Brazil, Argentina BERLIN Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced plans to fly to Brazil and Argentina, spreading its award-winning service to the South American continent for the first time. South America’s two largest cities – Sao Paulo in Brazil and the Argentinian [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:32:00 GMT]

Qatar Airways to fly to Brazil and Argentina DOHA: Qatar Airways will soon fly to Brazil and Argentina, spreading its award-winning service to the South American continent for the first time. South America's two largest cities - Sao Paulo in Brazil and the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires - will [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT]

Qatar Airways to fly to Brazil and Argentina MENAFN - The Peninsula - 11/03/2010 (MENAFN - The Peninsula) Qatar Airways will soon fly to Brazil and Argentina, spreading its award-winning service to the South American continent for the first time. South America's two largest cities - Sao Paulo in [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:42:00 GMT]

Qatar Airways to fly to Brazil and Argentina Qatar Airways will soon fly to Brazil and Argentina, spreading its award-winning service to the South American continent for the first time. [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:00 GMT]

S&P cuts Argentine Metrogas credit rating to CC - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has downgraded its credit rating on Argentine natural gas distributor Metrogas (BUE:METR) to CC from CCC-, with a 'negative' outlook. Metrogas' financial risk profile has been deteriorating, especially in the last three years, [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:00 GMT]

SWC Calls on Argentine Prosecutor to Subpoena Testimony from Radical Activists Who Met with AMIA Bombing Fugitive Wiesenthal Center Calls on Argentine Prosecutor to Subpoena Testimony from Radical Activists Who Met with AMIA Bombing Fugitive The Simon Wiesenthal Center urged Argentine Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman –charged with the investigation of the AMIA [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:05:00 GMT]

Telecom Argentina net profit soars despite antitrust investigation Fixed line incumbent telco Telecom Argentina has reported that its net profit for the quarter ended 31 December 2009 more than tripled compared to the same period a year earlier to ARS399 million (USD103 million), on the back of increased revenue from [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:16:00 GMT]

Telecom Argentina net profit up 46% to ARS 1.4 bln in 2009 Telecom Argentina reported revenues of ARS 12.26 billion in 2009, up 15 percent year-on-year. Net income for the period reached ARS 1.4 billion, up by 46 percent versus 2008. Mobile revenues rose 16 percent to ARS 8.06 billion, while fixed-line revenues [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:00 GMT]

Telecom Argentina net profit up 46% to ARS 1.4 bln in 2009 Extract not available. [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:17:00 GMT]

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Ternium Siderar still waiting to restart San Nicolas blast furnace Extract not available. [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:54:00 GMT]

Too early for Argentine corn farmers to celebrate The crop appears on course for a record yield of 8.40 tonnes per hectare, equivalent to 133.8 bushels per acre, the US Department of Agriculture said, in comments explaining its decision on Wednesday to lift its estimate for Argentine corn production [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:57:00 GMT]

UPDATE 1-Argentine central banker fights for job in reserves row * Central banker risks losing job over foreign reserves row * Would be second cenbank chief ousted in past 2 months * Senators to vote on central banker's fate on Thursday (Adds comments from former President Nestor Kirchner) BUENOS AIRES, March 10 [Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:56:00 GMT]