Argentina

• Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:14 UTC

  Mothers of Mayo impede an official audit of their assets as part of a bankruptcy inquiry

  

  The group of mothers of people who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship sent a government official packing on Monday after he tried to conduct an audit of their assets as part of a bankruptcy investigation.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Declassified U.S. Documents Reveal Details About Argentina’s Dictatorship

  

  The assassination squad created by Argentina’s military dictatorship to target dissidents during the 1970s had, like other state programs, its own bureaucratic rules: Employees punched in at 9:30 a.m. and were entitled to a two-hour lunch. They received a US$ 1,000 clothing allowance during their first overseas mission. And they were required to submit expense reports.

• Sunday, April 14th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentina issues diplomatic credentials to Guaidó's representative and withdraws from Unasur

  

  Argentina reiterated its support for Venezuela’s opposition leader Friday by issuing diplomatic credentials to a new delegate and officially announcing its withdrawal from the regional UNASUR bloc, which has been criticized over its lack of action on Venezuela.

• Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 07:40 UTC

  US hands Argentina thousands of declassified documents from the military dictatorship

  

  The United States handed thousands of documents on Friday to Argentina on disappearances by the military dictatorship (1976/1983), completing Washington's biggest-ever transfer of documents to another government.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 21:17 UTC

  Tourists are cashing in on Argentina’s economic woes

  

  International travelers are flocking to Argentina, taking advantage of the poorly performing peso to boost the value of their holiday spending money, according to latest data.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  IMF: “foolish” for Argentine presidential candidates to abandon the program

  

  Argentina’s economic reform program is beginning to show results, so it would “foolish” for presidential candidates to abandon the program, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Falklands' court fines Argentine lawyer for attempting to export live round as “historic souvenir”

  

  Daniel Sebastian Ujhelly, an Argentine lawyer who had come to the Falkland Islands to take part in the Stanley Marathon was fined £650 in the Summary Court on Friday and ordered to pay £150 prosecution costs, after having pleaded guilty to an offence under the Fire Arms and Ammunition Ordinance 1987, reports this week's edition of the Penguin News.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 17:56 UTC

  Argentina chairs the World Wine Trade Group in London, amidst record numbers of observers

  

  Under the current Argentine Presidency, the meeting of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) is being hosted in London over the course of today and tomorrow.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  The Trouble with Argentina’s Economy

  

  With sustained economic growth, Argentina would be able to avoid another debt crisis. Although there are no silver bullets to put the economy on a more stable path, changing current macroeconomic policies would at least give the country a chance.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Bumper harvest of soybeans and corn expected in Argentina, says Rosario grains exchange

  

  Argentina's soy production will likely reach 56 million tons for the 2018/2019 season, two million tons more than previously estimated, the Rosario grains exchange said on Wednesday, a fillip for the sector that was battered by drought last year.