Stories for July 2022

Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
World Bank US$ 200 million loan to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in Argentina

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$200 million loan to promote sustainable growth in Argentina, driven by innovation and focused on the creation of technology-based companies, support for entrepreneurs, and access to private capital.
Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 08:05 UTC
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: “not a word of Russia's Putin can be trusted”

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the hit on the Black Sea port of Odessa was “completely unwarranted”, adding that “not a word” Russian President Vladimir Putin says can be trusted.
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:30 UTC
Uruguayan FM hopes other Mercosur countries will join Chinese FTA talks

After meeting Monday with members of a Chinese delegation who are in Montevideo since Saturday, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo said he hoped the other members of Mercosur would soon join the Free Trade Agreement negotiations because the Asian giant was “open to cooperation both with Mercosur and with the particular member country.”
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:24 UTC
US, UK repeal tariffs on Brazilian steel products

Brazil's Economy Ministry Monday confirmed that the United Kingdom had decided to no longer apply protective tax measures on the import of steel plates and cold-rolled steel products.
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:22 UTC
Argentine younger generations naturalizing emigration is almost inevitable

About 47% of Argentines believe that a family member or an acquaintance will leave the country shortly, according to a report by Córdoba's daily La Voz del Interior published Sunday.
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:20 UTC
EU okays monkeypox vaccine already in use in the US

The Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic Monday received the green light from the European Commission to use the Imvanex vaccine against monkeypox in the European Union, as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Kirchnerite Senator wants more repression on parallel dollar traders

Hardline Kirchnerite Senator Juliana Di Tullio has demanded Argentine police play a deeper role in chasing currency exchange parlors where US dollars are traded at the unofficial “blue” rate of around AR$ 337.
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Downspout threatens Paraguay's foreign trade yet again

Paraguayan exporters have decried over this weekend their latent concern about the Paraguay and Parana rivers' low levels which might affect the grain season in January and February if no improvement is recorded, it was reported in Asunción.
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
ELN interested in peace deal with future Colombian gov't

Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) leader Eliécer Erlinto Chamorro, alias Antonio García, has said on his Twitter account that the guerrilla militias under his command were interested in reaching peace deal with future President Gustavo Petro after he takes office on August 7.
Monday, July 25th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Chile's largest copper producer will construct a one billion dollars desalinization plant

Codelco, the world's largest copper producer announced that it will begin construction on a long-delayed US$1 billion desalination plant this year to supply its largest operations in northern Chile.