Stories for October 2021

Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Brazil's Guedes pushing for higher interest rates to contain inflation

Brazilian orthodox Economy minister Paulo Guedes has not resigned and has no intention of resigning despite the fact he will have to live with the exceptional expenditure of some 45bn Reais, as part of the Auxilio Brazil support program for vulnerable families and president Jair Bolsonaro's 2022 reelection plan.
Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:32 UTC
In Tierra del Fuego, 39% of the population are below the poverty line

Some 39% of the population from the province of Tierra del Fuego are below the poverty line according to the latest numbers from the first half of this year and released by the Argentine official stats office, Indec.
Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Falkland Islands trade with the European Union and Rules of Origin

The Falkland Islands government has released the following, ”Falkland Islands are not deemed part of the European Single Market. However, under the current OAD, the Islands have:
Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Argentina's national gov't sets guidelines for dealing with Mapuche conflict locally

Argentina's Security Minister Aníbal Fernández Friday said people who believed the Mapuche conflict was to be solved the way General Julio Roca did in the late 1800s were wrong.
Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Blinken says the US has plans to curb Amazon deforestation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday announced while on an official trip to Colombia that his country would launch a regional pact to reduce deforestation throughout the Amazon
Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Trump's Truth social media app project boosts partner's shares on Wall Street

Former US President Donald Trump, who had his own Twitter account suspended even while he was still in office for posting content the platform disapproved of, has successfully launched his networking brand, with shares rising over 200% on Wall Street.
Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Former Uruguayan torturer Gilberto Vázquez dies

Retired Uruguayan Colonel Gilberto Vázquez has died Friday while serving a prison sentence for his crimes against humanity during the military regime (1973-1985).
Saturday, October 23rd 2021 - 08:21 UTC
World Travel Awards highlight Bariloche and Cancún

The Argentine city of Bariloche has received a special mention at the World Travel Awards (WTA) while the entire country was chosen as a “South America's leading destination,” it was announced during a ceremony in Dubai.
Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 23:55 UTC
Unofficial exchange rate shows Argentina's de facto devaluation

The unofficial exchange rate (commonly referred to as “blue”) of the Argentine peso against the US dollar Friday hit an all-time high, reaching a US $ 1 = AR $ 195 parity thus matching an all-time-high of exactly one year ago (Oct.23, 2020), it was reported.
Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 22:48 UTC
Budget carrier Flybondi announces flights to Uruguay

Argentine budget carrier Flybondi will start serving Uruguay as of December, it was announced this week.“ It is a good offer for many tourists to come to our country from Buenos Aires and all of Argentina,” said the head of Tourism.