Argentina

• Monday, November 12th 2018 - 07:30 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez, Jose Mujica and Dilma Rousseff in a Critical Thinking forum

  

  Several Latin American presidents and political activists are scheduled to hold the First Forum of Critical Thinking next week in Buenos Aires, just a few days before the G20 summit which this year in being hosted by Argentina and will convene the world's leaders.

• Monday, November 12th 2018 - 01:48 UTC

  Axion cuts down fuel price in Argentina

  

  Fuel retailer Axion cut down its prices by 3.2% in Argentina, in line with declines of both the US dollar exchange rate and the international oil barrell, it was reported Saturday. Other companies are expected to follow suit shortly.

• Sunday, November 11th 2018 - 22:30 UTC

  Navy withheld British minisub offer to find ARA San Juan, Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad admits

  

  Argentina last year chose to turn down a British offer of a minisub to search submarine ARA San Juan, it was reported Sunday. The then Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Marcelo Srur failed to convey the British offer December 5 last to Defense Minister Oscar Aguad, who confirmed the reports, according to the Buenos Aires daily Clarin.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentina's central bank almost doubles currency swap with China

  

  Argentina’s central bank said it would nearly double its currency swap deal with China, bringing the total to 130 billion Yuan (US$ 18.7 billion), as Beijing looks to expand its influence in the recession-struck country. Central Bank President Guido Sandleris, who was in China finalizing the agreement, said that the deal for 70 billion Yuan would be expanded by 60 billion Yuan, according to a bank spokesman.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:17 UTC

  Argentina paralyzed by South America's equivalent of Europe's Champions' League

  

  Argentina's biggest clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate meet in the most highly anticipated Copa Libertadores showpiece in history this Saturday as the Buenos Aires rivals clash in the first leg of a final that has captivated soccer fans. Argentina has been totally captivated in the days leading to the event, as conversations and media coverage dominate national attention.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 09:58 UTC

  Argentina expects a record harvest of 140 million tons of grain and oilseeds

  

  Argentina is expected to harvest some 140 million tons of grain in the 2018/2019 season, the largest crop in the country's history, according to Argentina's Agriculture Secretariat.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 08:17 UTC

  Argentine bio-fuel industry hopeful 2017 US taxes will be reviewed

  

  The U.S. decision to review its tariffs on Argentine biodiesel could mean a reversal of fortune for exporters whose shipments from South America have been practically nil, the biodiesel chamber of Argentina said on Thursday.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 07:29 UTC

  Argentina launches off-shore bidding in the Austral and Malvinas regions

  

  Argentina has launched its first offshore bidding round in nearly three decades. The country's energy secretariat published details regarding bidding terms and conditions for public bidding for exploration licenses.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 01:09 UTC

  Flybondi to cross the border in December with Asunción, Punta del Este services

  

  Argentine budget airline Flybondi will go international starting December 17 with a flight between El Palomar in the Greater Buenos Aires area and the Paraguayan capital Asunción. Three days later it will commence serving Punta del Este from El Palomar and also from Córdoba.

• Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 09:06 UTC

  Roger Waters meets Malvinas mothers at concert; Buenos Aires City will declare him Guest of Honor

  

  Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters is currently on a tour of South America and this week was in Argentina for a first concert in La Plata, and on Thursday the City of Buenos Aires Legislative Council is scheduled to award him a Guest of Honor diploma.