Argentina

Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 20:48 UTC
Argentina's football star, Diego Maradona, has died at the age of 60

Diego Armando Maradona, an ex-football player and idol for many Argentines and fans around the world, has died on Wednesday at the age of 60 from a heart attack at his home in Tigre, Buenos Aires. His funeral will take place at the government house, Casa Rosada, and will begin tomorrow, Argentine media informed.
Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
China competes in the dredging of Paraguay/Parana Waterway which handles 90 million tons of grains

A Chinese company entered the competition to manage a section of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, joining four European companies seeking to win the concession to deepen the draft and provide maintenance on approximately 1,238 kilometers of the river course beginning in 2021.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:55 UTC
A new low for Argentine Falkland Islands' sovereignty claim propagandists

By John Fowler (*) – The selective amnesia of successive Argentine governments never ceases to amaze. Last week, during universal rejoicing in the Falklands that the eleven year-long demining campaign had finally come to a successful conclusion, the Argentine Government was complaining about it in Geneva.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:54 UTC
“Good progress” in Argentina/IMF negotiations for an Extended Fund Facility

”Good progress” has been made in parts of a new program between the International Monetary Fund and Argentina, IMF officials said in a statement on Friday. An IMF team visited Argentina to begin discussions on repackaging some US$ 45 billion the country owes the Fund.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 09:21 UTC
Argentina presents incentives to attract investors for its “Gas Plan”

Companies that participate in Argentina’s natural gas production plan will have free access to the official foreign exchange market, the central bank said this week, opening a loophole in tight capital controls that have been in place for more than a year.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 08:49 UTC
US soybeans futures hit a four year high on dry conditions in key South American crop areas

U.S. soybean futures rose for a sixth consecutive session on Friday and hit a four-year high on dry conditions in key South American crop areas and concerns about dwindling U.S. supplies. Corn also gained on strong exports and worries about South American dryness, while wheat ended mixed.
Saturday, November 21st 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Leading Argentine banker dies in a helicopter accident

Argentine businessman Jorge Horacio Brito, one of the richest people in the country, has died, according to a statement from Banco Macro, the bank he founded. Brito, 68, died Friday afternoon following a helicopter crash in the northern province of Salta, the newspapers Clarin and La Nacion reported earlier.
Friday, November 20th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine president visits his Uruguayan peer for barbecue and a “relaxed meeting”

The Argentine president Alberto Fernández made a surprise visit to Uruguay on Thursday to meet his peer Luis Lacalle Pou, with whom they shared a barbecue and according to both leaders addressed bilateral and regional affairs with special emphasis on trade prospects such as the Mercosur/EU trade agreement.
Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 09:36 UTC
Argentina objects the “unilateral” demining of the Falkland Islands

As anticipated, the Argentine government objected to the mines' clearance effort announced by the United Kingdom in Geneva for having been addressed “unilaterally in Argentine territory illegitimately occupied” and in violation of UN Resolution 3149 which calls on both sides to abstain from any unilateral action in the disputed territories.
Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
President Fernandez sends to Congress a bill legalizing abortion

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced on Tuesday he was sending a new bill on legalizing abortion to Congress, re-opening a debate that has bitterly divided the traditionally Catholic nation.