Argentina

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández underscores differences between him and Macri ahead of primary elections

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took centre stage Thursday as the ruling Frente de Todos party rounded up its political campaign aimed at next Sunday's Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Argentina heads to the primary election with almost record country risk and the US dollar at 186 Pesos

  

  As a direct consequence of political uncertainty ahead of the primary elections to be held by the different Argentine political parties on Sunday, the US dollar in the black market climbed 5 Pesos during the first seven working days of September, reaching 187 Argentine Pesos.

• Friday, September 10th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Chile's President meets Argentina-born Pope; no comments about the latest territorial dispute

  

  Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Thursday met with Pope Francis at The Vatican during one of his stops on his current European tour.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 12:48 UTC

  Brazil imports record volumes of Argentine corn to feed poultry and pork

  

  While Brazil is complying with the last shipments of corn contracted earlier and at a lesser rhythm and volume than a year earlier, imports of the grain compared to 2020, have more than doubled this year, mainly from Argentina.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Brazil terminates bilateral shipping agreements with Argentina and Uruguay

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has decided to terminate both bilateral maritime transport agreements with Argentina and Uruguay, it was announced.

• Thursday, September 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Mapuche community to enclose ancestral lands and claim right to decide who goes through exclusive club in the area

  

  Members of a Mapuche community have announced Wednesday they would control who goes through a piece of land they claim to be their own.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  First batch of Pfizer vaccines reach Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities Tuesday announced the arrival into the country of around 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which will be used as the second shots of Sputnik V.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 04:20 UTC

  Farewell to 24 Argentine students with Chevening scholarships to complete studies in UK universities

  

  On Monday 6 September, Chargé d’Affaires, Elizabeth Green, bid farewell to the 24 Argentines who will leave for the UK to do their master’s studies for a year, wishing them a safe and successful trip.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina/Chile continental shelf dispute: “beware about arousing nationalism in electoral processes”

  

  The controversy between Chile and Argentina regarding continental shelf limits south of Tierra del Fuego has triggered a series of exchanges, some public, others more low-key, but there is a growing consensus that any solution must emerge from the bilateral dialogue.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Argentina sends Chile diplomatic note rejecting their “expansive vocation”

  

  Argentina has sent a diplomatic note to the Chilean Government of President Sebastián Piñera rejecting the latter's “expansive vocation” with regards to his most recent decree concerning the continental shelf.