Argentina

• Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 19:47 UTC

  Falklands chooses Latam as preferred operator for a second flight

  

  The Chilean/Brazilian Latam airline has been chosen by the Falkland Islands Government as the preferred operator to provide a second commercial flight between the Falkland Islands and South America. The official announcement was made on Thursday, 26 July.

• Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 15:18 UTC

  Argentine exports prime cuts of beef to Japan

  

  Argentina has shipped its first ever beef exports to Japan. Exporter Fridevi (Frigorífico de Viedma) shipped two hundred kilos of beef prime cuts on Monday, with another 10 tons scheduled for export in the coming days.

• Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  Macri joins the BRICS summit in South Africa

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri leaves for South Africa this Thursday to participate in the annual BRICS summit, where Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa come together to discuss common issues.

• Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 06:54 UTC

  Dissatisfaction with Argentine government reaches 76%; Macri's support down to 31%

  

  An overwhelming majority of Argentines, 76%, are concerned with the financial turbulence and deeply dissatisfied with the poor performance of the economy according to a monthly survey from the University of San Andrés, its lowest point since the peak reached in October 2017 following the victory of president Mauricio Macri's coalition in the midterm elections.

• Thursday, July 26th 2018 - 06:16 UTC

  Argentina defense minister insists that Armed forces will not intervene in social conflicts

  

  Defense Minister Oscar Aguad has rejected the idea that modifications to the Defense Bill will give Argentina's Armed Forces the power to intervene in social conflicts. He also underlined the military will not replace the Gendarmerie along the borders. The comments follow demands from the opposition to have Congress address the issue.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2018 - 05:36 UTC

  Argentina's stats office data reveals recession is round the corner

  

  Argentina's economy shrank 5.8% in May versus the same month last year, government statistics agency Indec said on Tuesday, the second straight month of declines in a sign of looming recession and a possible GDP contraction in 2018.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 07:00 UTC

  EU waters down Mercosur expectations of a trade agreement next September

  

  Despite EU and Mercosur countries remaining committed to reaching a trade agreement, the European Commission did not endorse the South American bloc’s target to reach an agreement by September, as substantial gaps remain between the two sides.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 06:10 UTC

  Argentine natural gas for Chile beginning next October

  

  Argentina will begin exporting natural gas to Chile from October, the Argentine Energy Ministry said on Friday, following a meeting between the governments of both countries.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 05:30 UTC

  IMF's Lagarde forced to return to Buenos Aires

  

  An American Airlines flight carrying International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde made an emergency landing in Argentina shortly after taking off from Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza airport on Sunday, several local media outlets reported.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2018 - 05:23 UTC

  Argentine military will be involved in domestic security issues, announces Macri

  

  In a radical reform of Argentina's defense doctrine, President Mauricio Macri said on Monday he is removing a ban on military involvement in fighting crime, terrorist threats and other internal security issues. Macri said he will modify a 2006 decree that limited the armed forces to defense against attacks by another country.