Bill Clinton, arrived in Argentina, where he expounded upon Global Crisis and both countries –US and Argentina- challenges. Among the attendants, there were businessmen, Supreme Court members, politicians, diplomats, academicians, and high-level government employees. But right before the conference, Clinton –who governed US between 1993 and 2001-, had lunch with a selected group of 20 businessmen with a strong presence from Argentina and Latin America. He shared table with Julio, Gerardo and Adrian Werthein (event organizers and owners of the insurance company La Caja), Eduardo Eurnekian (Corporación América Director), Ernesto Gutierrez Conte (Corporacion America and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 CEO), Enrique Eskenazi (Petersen Group President), and many more. During lunch, Clinton showed his interest in the Argentinean legislative elections, although the global crisis was the topic that captured the conversation. After lunch Enrique Ezkenazi told, that former president Clinton “showed optimism about the future in relation with the economic crisis. Former President Clinton said that US and Europe are taking precautions to improve the situation”. After Lunch, he spread the Clinton Global Initiative’s work, which is a project of the Clinton Foundation that brings together a community of global leaders, university students, and private citizens to identify and implement innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges, including poverty alleviation, climate change, global health, and education. During the conference, in front of almost 1,000 people, former President said “the worst crisis seems to be over”. He also reminded the origins and the different stages that the crisis went trough, and he recognized that “We should have prevented the repossession hearings, but we didn’t”.
Businessman Eduardo Eurnekian is diversifying his business, and this time he gets into winery commerce in Argentinean Patagonia. The total investment is earmarked to increase the winery potential, develop more premium lines, bring the winery’s products to new international markets, such as Italy and USA and consolidate the internal market as well . On the other hand, a touristic project is going to be developed with a winery new façade, new offices, bigger tasting rooms, a hotel and a restaurant. Fin del Mundo Winery was born when the Viola family planted the first vineyards in a deserted and wind swept portion of land. Ten years have passed since then, and today there are seven wineries in San Patricio del Chañar, a region located only 50 Km. to the north of Neuquén City. Fin del Mundo succeeded to insert the brand into the Argentinean market since the first production of the winery, in 2003. One year later it started to export to several countries, USA and Canada being the most important buyers. Today, Fin del Mundo exports its production to 30 countries. The winery will continue to seek advice from Michel Rolland, the legendary expert in wines who is, since 2004, Fin del Mundo’s consultant.
During the 123rd Meeting of The Rural Society, Eduardo Eurnekian, chairman of Corporación America, had lunch with famous personalities at Don Pano's Restaurant. This is the third straight year that "Cabaña Don Panos" has its own Restaurant in this Important meeting in the Argentinian Rural Society, where the fine and exquisit premium meat produced by Don Panos and ARG Natural Beef can be tasted. At Cabaña Don Panos, during the celebration, Eduardo Eurnekian organized lunches where he gathered important businessman, outstanding journalists, and personalities from the rural and politic field. On a warm atmosphere, social and politic issues were approached. Don Panos is developing a project of avant-garde genetic creation and production of high quality meat to be exported to the north-east of Argentina. It's based on the observation of the productive level and reproductive capacities of animals for a high-standard choice. Besides, the best bulls are used, so the genetic perfection of the animals can be achieved without any risks. Also semen, embryos and know-how is commercialized. With the valuable knowledge of famous specialists on animal genetics, Cabaña Don Panos has already achieved important awards all over the country.
This Video shows the insights of the Ecological Airport of Galapagos, the first green airport, by Eduardo Eurnekian. Click the picture to view the video.
Eduardo Eurnekian has investedU$ 40 millionin the 273 Km. of canals that are going to be constructed. As wellas being used for irrigation, the aqueduct will bring water to several villagesin the region. So, as soon as the aqueduct begins to operate, the villages ofLaguna Limpia, Ciervo Petizo, Presidencia Roca, Capitán Solari and LasGarcitas, will have a supply of drinking water coming from the Bermejo River.
Chaco Province Governor, Jorge Capitanich, visited theaqueduct with a group of Moroccan businessmen and government employees. The Governorsaid to the press that this aqueduct “will boost agricultural business andimprove human lives by bringing drinking water to many people”.
Unitec Agro achieved a vertiginous development thanksto the vision of its leaders, who have focused on investigation, expansion,international presence and diversification activities, all of which, added tothe spirit of its employees -a group of interdisciplinary professionals- turneda simple agro industrial project into an enterprising group.
Following its international expansion policies, UnitecAgro has recently opened a new Company in Morocco, “Lands of Morocco”, thatwill basically exploit Moroccan farmlands.Unitec Agro’s main objective is to set up in the Maghreb (The NorthAfrican Common Market) to develop different business lines.
America Corporation is also looking for excellence inthe biological fuel field. For this reason, a brand new plant for bio-dieselprocessing was designed and built in Santa Fé, Argentina.
We Are talking about Unitec Bio, a bio-diesel megaplant that was built just a few yards away from Parana river, right in PuertoGeneral San Martín, that will produce 220.000 annual tons of bio-fuel.
In the middle of an energetic crisis, lots of carsoccupies blocks and blocks looking for fuel became a painful reality inArgentina. That's why Eurnekian's group invested almost 60 million dollars forthe realisation of Unitec Bio, a true and hoping alternative facing the currentproblems in this field. As Eduardo Eurnekian said, "we are linked withBunge And Born, who are appointed to provide soy oil, that is later processedby us to create the bio-fuel".
But this is not the only item on Unitec Bio's agenda.The company is already investing on investigation and development for enteringin the second generation of bio-fuel, a project that will improve therelationship between consumed energy and carbon trapped in the atmosphere. Thisidea puts the company among the leaders on a fast-growing market.
Eurnekian indicates that the next movement for thecompany will be bio-ethanol "that is the next step, the idea is to build aplant just like this one. The process, though, is different, and the rawmaterial is sugar cane. We are on the research and analysis stage"
To invest on bio-fuel not only talks about the idea ofan evolution on the fuel field, but also about caring about the environment.
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 has embarked on a processto modernize, convert, and expand the existing airport infrastructure, with theultimate goal of connecting the largest number of cities possible through anefficient airport network. This is the reason for the $5.3 million investment earmarkedfor construction of a new meteorological station and a new beacon system andfor remodeling the electrical substations at the International Airport ofCórdoba Ambrosio Taravella. This is one of the brand new Eduardo Eurnekian's projects.
This new meteorological station will replace theexisting one, where hangars will be built in the near future.
The remodeling process will last seven months, duringwhich time the airport will be open and working normally.
This new stage in the remodeling process is part ofthe Master Plan that Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 designed for Córdoba’sAirport.Last year, the Companyearmarked $15 million to rebuild 6,700-sqaure meters of tarmac.
Cordoba’s Airport was reopened in May 2006 after aremodeling plan that required an investment of $50 million. Due to those works,the airport’s annual traffic grew from 1.1 million to 2.4 million people. Theairport occupies 19,000-square meters and utilizes state-of-the-art technology insecurity and services.
He is an Argentine-Armenian businessman who has built an almost $1billion media empire in the 1990s and who is now the main owner of a consortiumoperating 76 airports worldwide, mostly across Argentina and elsewhere in SouthAmerica as well as in Armenia. He also owns 200,000 hectares of land and foodprocessing factories in northern Argentina.
His family established a textile manufacturer whichprospered with the Argentine economy and became an important supplier tointernational sporting apparel firm Puma; but which, like many Argentinetectile makers, nearly collapsed after Economy Minister José Alfredo Martínezde Hoz's round of free trade and deregulatory policies led to a severe crisis,in 1981.
Eurnekian also held controlling interest in"América TV", four radio stations and a Buenos Aires financial daily,El Cronista. "Aeropuertos Argentina 2000," a consortium led byEurnekian won a 30-year concession in 1998 to run 33 of the Argentina's mainairports. He also bought the Howard Johnson's master franchise in Argentinafrom Cendant, and invested in a regional airline company, LAPA.
He has been awarded as the "Business Man of theyear" in 1995. In 1999 he received in Italy the "Leonardo Award",given to the foreign businessman of the year. He also received the highestawards in Armenia for his activities.
