Eduardo Eurnekian

Yesterday, the Credit Suisse - the Bank selected by the Italians to settle the private tender- defined the short list of the names still in the run as potential buyers of Telecom Italy’s stake in Telecom Argentina.

The selected three ones were a consortium formed by Eduardo Eurnekian and Ernesto Gutiérrez Conte, from Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 and Matías Garfunkel Madanes joined them,  then IRSA owned by Eduardo Elsztain and the ex-logistics businessman Alfredo Román. In the three cases, the tender is for a 50 % of Sofora, Telecom Argentina Parenting Company through Nortel, which the Italians have the Werthein group as a partner in.

The Credit Suisse Bank verified that bidders met the requirements of having the money bid set aside and readily available. Some market sources have guaranteed that from now on a further different analysis will be considered to define the successful buyer.

Following the latest unnamed sources, Eurnekian, Gutiérrez Conte and Garfunkel would offer around 580 million dollars and would have Werthein’s endorsement. On their part, Elsztain’s offer would amount to 630 million dollars whilst Roman group would be in the middle of them both. READ MORE

The Federal Planning Gov. Minister, Julio De Vido, announced the effectiveness of a mandatory gasoil blend with a 5% biodiesel. According to De Vido, this percentage will continue increasing year after year until reaching a 20% of the blend in the next four years.
 
As stated by De Vido, the biodiesel incorporation will strengthen five thousand job positions and the country’s energy reserves will increase by 2%. Besides, the Minister explained that this blend will have a neutral effect on the gasoil price.

“For us this is good news. It is a very good thing for biofuel companies to have a foot in the domestic market”, Fernando Peláez, President of the Biofuels Argentine Chamber (“Carbio”), said. READ MORE

In its January issue the prestigious Travel & Leisure magazine published an article called “The Most Beautiful Airports in the World” and the new Carrasco Airport Terminal (operated by Eduardo Eurnekian’s Corporacion America) is highlighted as one of the best airports.

This selection of airports was made by a renowned architecture Critic, Karrie Jacobs, who writes on travels, architectural design, visual language and architecture- applied- technology in various publications, such as the New York Times, ID & Fortune. She’s also an editor of the most prestigious devoted magazines of architecture, landscaping and urban design. She’s currently a professor at the New York School of Visual Arts. READ MORE

The corridor is taking form. The Consortium to put in place phase two is being created: the group would include: Mitsubishi, Queiroz Galvao, San José and Contrera Hnos.; Corporación América will be the operator.

At the 22nd Plenary Meeting of the Argentine Japanese Business Committee- held in Tokyo this month, the Central Bi-Oceanic Corridor Project became relevant again through Eduardo Eurnekian’s words, at one of the main speeches of the event, and this called the attention of the Japanese market.
Through statements made on “Comex” Supplement of Buenos Aires Economico (BAE) newspaper, Corporacion America’s engineering manager of the project, Hugo Eurnekian, said that negotiations on new potential Partners for the Bi-Oceanic Corridor have progressed in such considerable way throughout the Japan-Argentina business committee’s meeting, that one of the Partners-to-be could be Mitsubishi from Japan. READ MORE

Bodega Del Fin del Mundo has been highlighted by the New York Times as one of the “top” 31 touristic places recommended to visit in 2010. 
 
This morning paper highlighted both that Bodega Del Fin del Mundo Winery is one of the pioneer wine growing area in San Patricio del Chañar region, Province of Neuquén, and also the work done with the influential wine consultant Michel Rolland.

As part of the suggestion to visit the place, the NY Times stressed the number of International prizes won by the Winery owned by the Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekián, for its complex merlot, cabernet sauvignon and malbec blends. READ MORE

The Delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Argentine Republic, Jorge Taiana, arrived to Japan with two accurate targets. On the one hand, to increase exports for a food import market and on the other hand to attract high tech companies into our country.
 
The Argentine Chancellor also came with the Argentine Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Eduardo Eurnekian, UIA (Argentine Industry Union) President, Héctor Méndez, the Secretary of Trade and International Economic Relations, Alfredo Chiradia, the Head at the National Agency for Investment Development, Beatriz Nofal and a further 30 national entrepreneurs.

Today, Taiana, will meet with Japanese Chancellor and will co-chair the Fourth FEALAC Session on Saturday and Sunday. FEALAC is the forum made up of 33 countries of East Asia and Latin America. READ MORE