Argentina

• Wednesday, November 11th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  Falklands on Saturday will celebrate the complete clearance of landmines planted by Argentine force in the 1982 conflict

  

  The Falkland Islands have been cleared of deadly landmines laid during the 1982 conflict and will be celebrating the occasion with two major events on Saturday, November 14. The legacy of the war with the occupying Argentine forces had meant that large areas of the Islands, for 38 years, were previously off-limits.

• Tuesday, November 10th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentina again appeals to the IMF; mission arrives for two weeks talks

  

  Argentina will seek an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to replace a failed US$ 57 billion facility, Economy Minister Guzman said on Monday, potentially buying the country more time to make repayments.

• Sunday, November 8th 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  Massive flags protest demonstration across Argentina programmed for Sunday

  

  A massive Argentine flags' protest is scheduled for this Sunday with the support of different sectors of urban communities and farmers throughout the country, similar to the several that have been successfully held so far this year in support of the defense of Liberty, the Republic and Justice. The last one was on 12 October.

• Sunday, November 8th 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Argentina will receive some 22 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

  

  Argentina has struck a deal with drug maker AstraZeneca Plc to receive around 22 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine being developed with the University of Oxford, with the aim to start deliveries in the first half of next year.

• Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 09:43 UTC

  Argentina wants EU to eliminate zero tariff access for Falklands' exports

  

  Argentina held a meeting with the European Union ambassador and 21 of 27 EU members' representatives in Buenos Aires and formally called for an end of the support for UK Falklands' sovereignty recognition in the ongoing Brexit negotiations between Brussels and London.

• Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Pfizer vaccines for Argentina should be arriving in December, president Fernandez

  

  Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday his country could receive 750,000 doses of an eventual coronavirus vaccine from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc in December, a glimmer of hope as cases in the South American nation show signs of receding following months of quarantine.

• Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 09:03 UTC

  Argentina trying to shore up investor confidence and lure capital back

  

  After failing to stem a run on its currency with heavy-handed restrictions, Argentina is shifting tack and has begun adopting more orthodox economic measures to try to shore up investor confidence and lure capital back into the country.

• Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 08:47 UTC

  Argentina expected to request fresh funds from IMF; mission arrives next week

  

  A mission from the International Monetary Fund will visit Argentina from Nov. 10 to begin formal negotiations for a new financing program, an IMF spokesman said on Friday.

• Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 08:33 UTC

  Walmart leaves Argentina, sells local assets to the Grupo de Narvaez

  

  Walmart will sell its business in Argentina as it continues to restructure its international division. Walmart will continue to support the business transition services and sourcing agreements under Grupo de Narvaez, the company that is acquiring it, but it will not retain an equity stake.

• Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Members of the Malvinas Council appointed on the flag anniversary

  

  The Argentine government announced on Thursday some of the names that will be sitting at the National Council on Issues Relative to the Malvinas, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, as passed unanimously by the Argentine congress last August.