Argentina

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  With Argentine wheat crop failing, Brazil appeals to Russian grain, but it has its problems

  

  A severe drought, followed by several episodes of frost, is expected to reduce Argentine wheat harvest by 40% from initial estimates to around 11/12 million tons, which is expected to have an impact on the Mercosur partner Brazil.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  COVID-19 back on the rise in Argentina

  

  Six people were reported Sunday to have died of COVID-19 in Argentina as 2,206 new infections were detected last week nationwide, a 48% increase in just one week (1,486 by Nov. 13).

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2022 - 08:37 UTC

  Fourth Kirchner government climax, 12 month food inflation at 100%

  

  The basic food basket, CBA, in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province, Argentina soared 9,5% during October while the overall food basket, CBT, 9%, according to the latest figures from Indec, the country's stats office. This is 50% higher than the inflation rate for the month of October which stood at 6,3%.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Mothers of Plaza de Mayor Leader Hebe de Bonafibi dead at age 93

  

  Hebe Pastor de Bonafini, Argentina's iconic Mother of Plaza de Mayo, died Sunday. She was 93. She had been discharged on Oct. 13 from a La Plata hospital but was admitted again on Nov. 12 after her health deteriorated.

• Monday, November 21st 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Mar del Plata union requests lifting of measures banning offshore oil drilling

  

  The Mar del Plata branch of Argentina's General Labor Confederation Union sent a note to the Courts requesting all precautionary measures stopping offshore oil exploration be lifted so that the companies can start working in the North Argentina Basin.

• Saturday, November 19th 2022 - 13:51 UTC

  Argentine President to undergo surgical medical tests

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández is to undergo an endoscopy for the bout of erosive gastritis he suffered while at the G20 Summit in Indonesia, the Presidential Medical Unit (UMP) reported Friday.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 19:22 UTC

  CFK says she can get Argentina back up but does not announce her candidacy

  

  Despite not admitting explicitly whether she would run for president next year, Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner underlined Thursday in La Plata that the people of Argentina must choose “if they want to return to make that Argentina they once had”.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 18:53 UTC

  Argentine Air Force mission in Denmark considering purchase of F-16 warplanes

  

  A team from the Argentine Air Force is in Denmark reviewing the possibility of purchasing F-16 A/B MLU fighter-bomber jets from that country in the last assessment round before a decision on the matter is made no later than 2023.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentine SMEs told about advantages of Shanghai Hub

  

  Argentine small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Patagonian province of Chubut were briefed this week about the opportunities offered by the Chinese market, through a virtual chat that focused on the operation of the “Logistics Hub” the South American country has in Shanghai, Xinhua reported.

• Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

  Argentina granted US$ 125mn loan from IDB

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$ 125 million loan for Argentina to strengthen the country's agricultural health services and the sustainability of its marine resources, it was announced Thursday.