Argentina

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  New IA-63 Pampa takes to the skies for further testing

  

  Argentine-built jet training aircraft IA-63 Pampa III Block II AR-005 made its maiden flight last week at the Argentine Aircraft Factory (FAdeA) – First flight of the Pampa III AR-005, it was announced.

• Monday, February 14th 2022 - 21:11 UTC

  Argentine health authorities decide who should get 4th dose of vaccine

  

  When over 78% of Argentines have already taken at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 33% have even received a booster shot, health authorities nationwide are planning who will need yet another injection against the pandemic disease, it was reported Monday.

• Monday, February 14th 2022 - 08:47 UTC

  Argentina to send military team to China to discuss arms deal

  

  The Government of Argentina is planning to send a military team to China in March to broker the purchase of combat aircraft, for which over US $ 600 million have been allocated as per the 2022 Budget bill, it was reported.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 12:15 UTC

  Britain, China and the Falkland Islands: Why the US must weigh in

  

  By Dov S. Zakheim (*)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, on April 2, 1982.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Latin American and Caribbean parliament call for Falklands' sovereignty talks with UK

  

  The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, (Parlatino) met this week in Panama and called on the international community to support Argentina's request for a resumption of Falkland/Malvinas Islands sovereignty talks with the UK. The issue addressed was the “Malvinas Question, a Latin American cause”.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Fuel goes up in Paraguay, but tanking up in Argentina not an option

  

  The state-run oil company Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) has announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps effective Saturday, Feb. 12, despite previous announcements that there would be no changes until the end of the month.

• Friday, February 11th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Argentine opposition to support Congressional approval of IMF deal

  

  Argentina's main opposition political coalition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) Thursday announced it will support the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) so as to never “push Argentina to default.”

• Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 21:27 UTC

  St Valentine's Day rise in bread to hit beleaguered Argentine families

  

  The price of bread in Argentina is to rise between 20% and 25% as of next Monday, Feb. 14 in a very special St Valentine's Day gift both to consumers and to a Government that is struggling to curb inflation and keep the exchange rate of the local peso against the US dollar from skyrocketing.

• Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  China strongly lobbying to sell jet fighters to Argentina

  

  Next month an Argentine military delegation will be traveling to China as part of a bilateral defense cooperation understanding, which among other issues includes the potential purchase of twelve Chinese fighter aircraft for which the Argentine latest national budget has earmarked a 664 million dollars credit.

• Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Excellent prospects for Mercosur beef exports, except Argentina

  

  The Argentine beef industry is optimistic about world meat production and global demand this year, with China again playing a leading market role. A report issued by Argentina's Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR) and the Mercado Ganadero Department (Rosgan), world beef production will reach 58 million tons, representing a 1% increase over 2021.