Argentina

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:33 UTC

  Vatican rejects nominee as Argentine ambassador; Fernandez meets the Pope at the end of the month

  

  The Argentine government has been forced to review the appointment of Luis Bellando as ambassador before the Vatican since his placet was not accepted by the Holy See. “The mechanics of the foreign ministry is to send first the names of diplomatic candidates since the host country must agree with the names proposed, so in this case, we will review the issue and reviews if a new consensus is needed to send another candidate as ambassador or representative to the Vatican”, cabinet chief Santiago Cafiero said.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Bolivia interim government asks Argentina to disavow comments from ex president Evo Morales

  

  Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry has asked Argentina’s government to disavow comments by Bolivian former President Evo Morales, currently living in exile in Buenos Aires that called for the organization of armed militias in his home country.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  HMS Scott honors HMS Antelope sunk in the Falklands' Sound

  

  On a grey midsummer day in the Southern Hemisphere, the crew of HMS Scott pause for reflection over one of the Navy’s most hallowed sites. Ten meters below this spot, sitting upright, almost snapped in two, is the shattered hull of frigate HMS Antelope, torn apart by a series of explosions after bomb disposal experts triggered an unexploded device, in turn detonating the ship’s magazine.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Argentine Inflation ended 2019 at 53.8%, the highest figure since 1991

  

  Inflation in Argentina ended 2019 at 53.8%, the highest figure since 1991 when the peso was pegged to the US dollar, data institute Indec said on Wednesday. Indec said the cost of living increased by 3.7% in December alone.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Ticket purchase in Argentina for flights to the Falklands will not be subject to the 30% tax

  

  The purchase of tickets in Argentina to the Falklands, South Georgia and South Sandwich islands will not the subject to the 30% tax recently approved by the Argentine Congress and extensive to all overseas travel. The decree with the details is expected to be published in the Official Gazette later this week, according to the Argentine federal tax revenue office, AFIP.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  US supports Brazil as first bid to join OECD, ahead of Argentina

  

  The United States' change of stance to support Brazil's bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ahead of Argentina was welcomed by the Brazilian government on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Buenos Aires province negotiating an extension on a US$ 250m bond payment on January 26

  

  Buenos Aires province bonds added to recent losses on Tuesday after the provincial government asked holders for an extension on a more than US$ 250 million payment due later this month, dragging Argentina’s debt lower as well.

• Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentine president said no plans to bail out Buenos Aires province, the richest of the country

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Monday night confirmed that the national government had no plan to bail out Buenos Aires province, which has a payment due later this month on hard-currency provincial debt.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:58 UTC

  Kirchnerite old hands back in the foreign ministry; Argüello ambassador in US and Bielsa in Chile

  

  Kirchnerite old hands are back at the Argentine ministry of foreign affairs and worship. The most outstanding is Jorge Argüello who was appointed ambassador in Washington but at the same time coordinator of other appointments in the different multilateral and regional organizations in the US capital, such as IMF, World Bank, Inter American Development Bank and the OAS.

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Argentina pledges to review the 30% “tourism tax” situation in 180 days

  

  Argentina’s Tourism Minister has committed to reviewing a 30% “tourism tax” applied when travelers from the country pay for goods and services abroad in U.S. dollars, Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez told local news portal Infobae.