Argentina

Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Dollar strapped Argentina does not discard further financial support from IMF

The Argentine representative before the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Sergio Chodos, admitted that it could be necessary for further financing from the IMF, with which Argentina is in the process of renegotiating conditions for the return of the US$ 44 billion loaned to the previous government of ex-president Mauricio Macri.
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Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Argentina pro-life lobbies ready for a major battle when the promised abortion bill is sent to Congress

The Catholic Church, some lawmakers, and the pro-life lobbies are ready for a major battle when the current Argentine government is expected to send a bill to legalize abortion. This follows statements from president Alberto Fernandez pledging to the green scarves movement, who strongly support the initiative that the long-delayed bill will be taken up for consideration soon.
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Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Argentina and Pakistan sign MoU to promote trade and technological cooperation

Pakistan and Argentina signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues, during a ceremony conducted in Buenos Aires with the purpose of promoting and sponsoring trade in animals, plants, and by-products, as well as technical cooperation.
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Tuesday, October 27th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Argentina calls for “solidarity multilateralism” at UN meeting

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Felipe Sola on Monday called on Latin American and Caribbean countries to embrace “solidarity multilateralism” to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tuesday, October 27th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
Falklands and privateer/pirate captain David Jewett 1820 adventure

In response to Argentina’s planned commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the visit to the Falklands by the privateer captain David Jewett in 1820 and his purported “taking of possession” of the Islands for Argentina, historian Graham Pascoe has released the paper ‘David Jewett’s visit to the Falklands, 1820-21: no valid “possession-taking.” Dr. Pascoe notes in his abstract that before David Jewett arrived he had captured a neutral Portuguese ship, and he captured another neutral US ship in the Islands.
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Monday, October 26th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Drought and wildfires devastating South America's wetlands and forests

Experts say the wildfires in a region that spans Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay – especially the region between the Paraguay, Parana, and Uruguay rivers – have become critical in 2020.
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Argentina resumes domestic flights with strict health protocols

Argentina resumed regular domestic flights this week after an interruption of seven months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, although within a format of restrictions and health protocols limiting operations.
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Sunday, October 25th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Evo Morales leave Argentina for Venezuela

Bolivia's former president Evo Morales has traveled to Venezuela from Argentina, where he was living in exile, according to media reports.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Argentina loves the dollar and has total aversion for its own currency

Argentina’s battle to control its currency is upending South America’s second-largest economy, wreaking havoc on everything from household finances to the production and sale of common goods.
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Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Argentine bondholders claim government economic policies undermine investor confidence

Argentine bondholder groups slammed the government over economic policies they said were undermining investor confidence in the country, which emerged from a sovereign default in September after a US$ 65 billion restructuring.
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