Brave New World Etc.(formerly Midtown Blogger): Buenos Aires Herald

Tuesday
December 2, 2014

US Senate to approve Mamet as new Argentina ambassador

The United States Congress is set to confirm Noah Mamet as the nation's new ambassador to Argentina, filling the post that has been empty for over a year since Vilma Martínez vacated the job on July 4 2013.

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CFK gives first interview in over a year

After more than a year without granting personal interviews, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accepted a face-to-face grilling with the press during the Argentine Construction Chamber's annual conference.

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Moyano ups the ante on income tax dispute, vows protest actions

Anti-government CGT splinter leader Hugo Moyano slammed the goverment for refusing to change the income tax and warned about new protests that will be determined on Wednesday. “Prudence has its limits,” he said.

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BA Security Minister: ‘To those planning to make mischief: think again’

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Gov’t says income tax is ‘philosophically, ideologically necessary’

• 'Income tax is a solidarity contribution from workers who earn most'

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Brazil's Rousseff taps business leader for trade post

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Hong Kong warns demonstrators of 'resolute action' against protests

• Protesters clash with police

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Ambassador Castro renews Malvinas sovereignty claims

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Capitanich denounces “mafia-like business practices” that cause inflation

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Wall Street falls on weak global data; Apple stumbles

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Hong Kong protesters clash with police

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Support grows for HSBC inquiry

AFIP head Ricardo Echegaray speaks at a press conference yesterday.

AFIP tax bureau chief Ricardo Echegaray used his monthly news conference to announce fiscal revenue to point the finger at the judiciary for slowing down the investigation into the evasion that is estimated could have cost state coffers as much as 60bn pesos.
• Tax revenue up 38.4% in November • Arbizu points finger at banks

Keeping oil plunge away

The governors of oil-producing provinces meet with President Cristina Fernández earlier this year.

Oil producing provinces have long complained that these tight price controls led to a decrease in investment and cost their provincial coffers dearly, considering they could have been receiving a levy on higher prices.

‘Slavery’ behind Qatar’s W. Cup building boom

A banner promoting the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar hangs on a building in Doha.

Despite global pressure on Qatar to address reports of exploitative working conditions, 29,400 people, or 1.4 percent of Qatar’s population, are estimated to be working as slaves, in forced labour or domestic servitude, a report from an NGO estimates.