Federal troops and Buenos Aires City Police clashed Monday with leftwing organizations seeking to block access to the country's capital through the Saavedra (north) and Pueyrredón (south) bridges to protest against President Javier Milei's policies.
1 commentDespite the apparent success of Argentine President Javier administration's policies to curb inflation, various reports last week showed plummetting figures regarding economic activity and welfare. To fight growing retail prices, the Libertarian Government authorized imports of yerba mate, dairy products, meat, rice, and even sugar.
Add your comment!Argentine President Javier Milei will travel to Miami during the second week of April to receive the Ambassadors of Light distinction from the local Jewish community, it was announced during the weekend. TTraveling with the head of state will be his sister and Presidential Secretary Karina Milei.
Add your comment!Argentina's small- and medium-sized manufacturing industry fell 9.9% last month compared to February last year at constant prices, the Argentine Confederation of Medium-sized Companies (CAME) said in a report released over the weekend. It was the third straight month downwards despite a slowdown from December's 27% and January's 30%, the survey also showed.
Add your comment!Aerolíneas Argentinas' pilots have announced a 48-hour strike for Easter Week to demand a salary adjustment. The Airline Pilot Association (APLA) labor union claims that their wages are over 83% behind inflation.
Add your comment!Argentine President Javier Milei said Friday that Thursday's Senate setback casted doubts on the signing of the so-called May Pact he launched during his State of the Nation speech on March 1. The Upper House voted by 42 to 25 and 4 abstentions against Milei's most-encompassing emergency Decree (DNU) 70/23 which will nonetheless remain in force pending the Lower House's decision.
2 commentsArgentine Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship minister, Diana Mondino said that three are the main foreign policy objectives of the government of president Javier Milei, international trade and treaties, regional integration and improving logistic costs and returning Argentina to a position of international relevance and prestige, a reliable country with a respected loud voice worldwide, in a context of clear and fair rules of the game so promote corporations from the private sector.
Add your comment!Argentina's Senate Thursday voted by 42 to 25 and 4 abstentions against President Javier Milei's most-encompassing emergency Decree (DNU) 70/23 which will nonetheless remain in force pending next week's outcome at the Lower House. A positive result would keep the measure alive barring any declaration of unconstitutionality by the courts.
1 commentThe governments of Brazil and Argentina agreed this week to a reciprocal open skies policy, Itamaraty Palace sources in Brasilia confirmed. Under the new legal frame, there will be no restrictions to carriers -both passenger and cargo- to open as many routes as they wish.
Add your comment!Despite Argentine President Javier Milei's stringent measures to curb inflation, his country took another slump Wednesday after the international credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) declared it in Selective Default following a domestic debt swap worth some U$S 55.3 billion in pesos with local creditors.
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