Argentine political scientist and writer Carlos Escudé says Argentina may not exist in 100 yrs
“Falklands/Malvinas current policy is a losing option and leads nowhere” Argentina’s current policy on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty is a losing option because it is a ‘maximalist’ attitude with the purpose of ‘full recovery’ of the disputed islands, said Argentine political scientist and writer Carlos Escudé. PrintShare “It’s not leading anywhere, it’s pure rhetoric. It’s useful to attract votes of those less educated and that’s all” insisted…
Personality requirements for a Residential Real Estate Salesperson
You may not think that your personality has much to do with putting together tremendous residential real estate deals, but it does. Real estate is really an industry where your personal charm and wit count. The good news is that you can be flat broke, unattractive and not very well educated and still make a mint in real estate. However what you can’t scrimp on are these personality traits: 1) Passion. Real estate is not a passive sort of career – especially at first. You don’t just sit around pushing…
The difference between different political systems around the world
THE STORY OF TWO COWS SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk PERONISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you BUREAUCRATISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your…
Argentina’s richest 15 families worth is over 27 Billion US dollars
Argentina’s richest 15 families worth is over 27 Billion US dollars ( 2014 ) The total fortune of the 15 wealthiest Argentines has been estimated at 26.85 billion dollars, falling just shy of the 27.679 billion dollars currently in the Central Bank’s foreign reserve account, according to a list of the country’s richest people published recently by the local edition of Forbes magazine. The difference being this money is real whereas no one believes the Argentine Central Bank actually has 27 Billion…
Lip Service: Greeting and Farewell Kissing Etiquette in Argentina
The Argentine Farewell Kissing hello is an etiquette minefield for many a foreign visitor; an explosive expanse of dry lips and hairy cheeks, a bomb-strewn war zone of saliva and bad breath, a nuclear holocaust of social awkwardness and previously repressed homoeroticism. But not anymore. Intrepid reporter Daniel Tunnard spent ten minutes at his desk compiling lazy stereotypes into an unimaginative list many months infiltrating that most mysterious of beasts, the modern Argentine, to bring you this definitive…
These upcoming Foreign Investments in Argentina have been confirmed by foreign investors
Argentina will receive an injection of Foreign Investments in the coming months, both European companies such as automotive Volvo to Latin American as the Brazilian cement company Camargo Correa, the local Foreign Ministry reported. Several international companies announced investments last week, being the most prominent are those from the automotive sector, said a statement today by ministerial media. Volvo confirmed that it will invest 15 million dollars to renovate and expand its dealerships in Argentina,…
In South America the two competing trade alliances are the Pacific Alliance and the UNASUR. What are the differences ?
The Pacific Alliance Two projects of regional association are facing off in South America: the Pacific Alliance and UNASUR. Both are incompatible, based on opposed geopolitical interests that present each of the countries of the region with a dilemma. There is no longer room for ingenuity or distractions. There exists a certain tendency among our integrationist perspectives to inject considerable ideology into the discourse on the different sub-regional projects”, wrote Carlos Chacho Alvarez, general secretary…
Argentina looks to renovate the Railroads to Prolong Soybean Boom
Argentina’s nationalization of two railroads in the past month paves the way for the renovation of a network from the foothills of the Andes to the coast, cutting transport costs in the world’s third-largest soybean producer. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s administration on May 22 took over the Belgrano Cargas railroad, which connects the northern provinces to Parana River grain loaders operated by Cargill Inc. and Bunge Ltd. (BG), among others. Two weeks later, she expropriated Brazil’s…
The Changing face of Immigrants to Argentina in recent years
Welcome, Bolivians. For Argentines is nothing new arrival of foreign immigrants to our country. For something said Octavio Paz: “Mexicans descended from the Aztecs, Peruvians from the Incas, and the Argentines from boats”. He was right, since from 1870 to the beginning of the First World War the country received a huge influx of immigrants. Immigration to the United States in those years was larger, but in proportion to the native population was more important the contribution of immigration in…
South America improves its record of human development with some surprising results
South America improves its record of human development with some surprising results IF YOU look at countries’ social and economic progress since 1990, you will find that, in most cases, it is in line with their historic performance—with some important exceptions. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), over 40 countries have done much better than their recent history alone would have suggested. This large group, says the UNDP, really represents “the rise of the South”, not the…
Latin America’s infrastructure grows fast
Latin America’s has long been considered a laggard in terms of global infrastructure development, but that perception should be changing. Countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Puerto Rico have all begun major long-term infrastructure projects ranging from roads to dams to telecommunications towers to airports. Infrastructure development in the areas of energy, transportation and telecommunications have seen the greatest recent growth, with estimates ranging as high as $450 billion, to be spent…
Europe’s largest bank profits boosted by its operations in Latin America
Spain’s Banco Santander said that 2011 net profits reveal the growing importance of its Latin America operations which contributed with 51% of the bulk. Last year net profits totalled 5.4 billion Euros, down from 8.2 billion Euros in 2010. The growing importance of Latin America was evident in the bank’s loan book during for 2011. Total loans during the year were up 4% as Banco Santander SA boosted business in Latin America that helped buffer decreasing European operations. Europe’s largest bank by…
HSBC has released a report predicting the rise and fall of the world’s economies in the next 40 years.
The global research department of HSBC has released a report predicting the rise and fall of the world’s economies in the next 40 years. The world’s top economy in 2050 will be China, followed by the United States. No surprises there – since China’s reforms in the 1980s, economists have said it’s not a question of if, but when, China’s collective economic might will top the U.S. #adp02 But among the smaller, developing nations, there are several surprises by HSBC prognosticators:But among the smaller,…
The untold story of the Malvinas ( aka Falklands ) war in 1987
Malvinas War – The Untold Story (1987) Five years after the war in the Malvinas between Britain and Argentina, many facts were still wrapped in red tape. Many of the key figures had remained silent. No-one had been to Argentina to tell the other side of the story. For the majority of the British people, the war was another glorious chapter in their history. With flags waving and bands playing, British troops had sailed away to repel the invaders. Patriotic emotions were stirred as they returned victorious.…
Argentina expands railroad network as economy grows
Argentina is expanding its railroad network to cope with increasing demands for its growing export sector plus expectations of a boost in transit trade from landlocked Paraguay and regional commerce. Swedish contractor Skanska is the latest international player in the expansion plans. Skanska said it will build a railway extension from the province of Neuquen to the Port of Bahia Blanca near Buenos Aires in a deal estimated at $134 million. Neuquen city is an important agricultural center irrigated by the Limay…
