Stories for 2018

Friday, March 16th 2018 - 10:18 UTC
Macri announces debt relief for farmers struggling with drought

Argentine President Mauricio Macri said the government would provide some debt relief to farmers struggling through what he described as the country’s worst drought in 40 years, which has resulted in dramatic cuts to soybean and corn crop outlooks.
Friday, March 16th 2018 - 10:14 UTC
Dry summer cuts Argentina's soy crop to 40m tons; US$ 4.6bn negative impact on the economy

Argentina's Rosario Grains Exchange slashed 14% off its forecast for the country's soy crop on Thursday, saying a drought now in its fourth month would limit the harvest to 40 million tons versus its previous estimate of 46.5 million. Argentina has been suffering dry weather since last November.
Friday, March 16th 2018 - 10:06 UTC
Hammond and Johnson will be visiting Argentina

British Chancellor Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson are scheduled to visit Argentina as part of the G20 ministerial round of meetings in coming weeks, announced UK ambassador Mark Kent following talks on Thursday with foreign minister Jorge Faurie.
Friday, March 16th 2018 - 09:41 UTC
Argentina preparing its first offshore licensing round in the South Atlantic

Argentina plans to launch its first offshore licensing round in almost three decades this year, as it seeks to widen exploration for longer-term production growth, Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren said on Thursday.Round One will be launched in June or July for 240,000 sq km in three zones of the continental shelf, Aranguren said on the sidelines of The Economist's Argentina Summit in Buenos Aires.
Friday, March 16th 2018 - 09:36 UTC
Rio's military intervention questioned following the killing of a popular councilor and activist

Crying, chanting and screaming in anger, thousands gathered in front of the Rio de Janeiro state legislature on Thursday to say goodbye to a black city councilwoman shot in the head four times, a brazen murder that shocked Brazil and raised questions about the effectiveness of a military intervention in the country's second biggest city.
Friday, March 16th 2018 - 03:11 UTC
Falklands plans fishing talks with Argentina after more than a decade

Exchanges of information between the Falkland Islands and Argentina about fish and squid stocks could begin again before the middle of this year, if all parties are in agreement. Director of Natural Resources John Barton said: “Dialogue with Argentina on the conservation of shared marine resources has the potential to allow for better management of shared fish stocks and improve sustainability of such stocks.”
Thursday, March 15th 2018 - 09:29 UTC
Falkland Islands updating the Electoral Register

The Falkland Islands Registration Officer is carrying out a yearly canvass with the purpose of updating the Electoral Register. Accordingly this Thursday, 15 March, all households in the Islands should receive a form V “request for information from householders” in the post.
Thursday, March 15th 2018 - 09:25 UTC
Key aide of Temer indicted on corruption charges for illegal funding from Odebrecht

A key aide of Brazil’s President Michel Temer has been indicted on charges of corruption and money-laundering. Senator Romero Juca, one of the major architects of the Temer administration’s reform agenda and an advocate for central bank independence, is being charged with soliciting illegal campaign funding of construction company Odebrecht in return for political favors.
Thursday, March 15th 2018 - 09:20 UTC
Temer insists with a vote in Congress on pensions' reform next October

Brazilian President Michel Temer said that he could lift the federal military intervention in Rio de Janeiro state by October to allow for a pension reform vote in Congress.
Thursday, March 15th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Brazil Electoral Court confirms transparency in election opinion polls

The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) revoked changes introduced to a resolution on election polls. The changes had been criticized by research institutes and associations which believed they could be interpreted as restrictions to the press.