Argentina

• Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 07:07 UTC

  Falklands second flight: Minister Faurie confirms the interest of seven airlines

  

  Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie this week revealed to the Senate foreign affairs committee that seven airlines have stated their interest in servicing a second commercial flight between the Falkland Islands and the continent: two from Uruguay, two from Chile and three from Brazil.

• Thursday, March 22nd 2018 - 22:04 UTC

  Falklands ready for the Argentine next of kin visit

  

  The Falkland Islands government has announced details of next Monday's visit of relatives of the Argentine fallen soldiers whose remains, at the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin, were recently identified by a special team led by the International Red Cross. The release states the following:

• Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 06:41 UTC

  Lagarde insists at financial G20: “we should fix the roof while the sun shines”

  

  IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Buenos Aires, reiterated praise for Argentina president Mauricio Macri gradual economic policies, and called on the need for reform in the more advanced economies to ensure sustained, solid growth.

• Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 06:09 UTC

  Foreign minister Faurie will outline Argentine policy towards Falklands in Congress

  

  Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie is expected this Wednesday in Congress to outline president Macri administration's current policy towards the Falkland Islands, mainly negotiations on air links and South Atlantic fisheries conservation.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2018 - 10:15 UTC

  Francis balancing act in a letter to Argentines on the fifth anniversary of his pontificate

  

  In a letter addressed to Argentine women and men who expressed their closeness on the fifth anniversary of his pontificate March 13, Pope Francis said his love for Argentina continues to be “great and intense,” and also apologized for gestures he’s made that might have caused offense.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2018 - 07:51 UTC

  Falklands: proposed second flight and stop in Argentina dominates public meeting debate

  

  A lively exchange took place during the Falkland Islands March 12 public meeting in which the proposed second commercial flight to a third country with a stop in Argentina was considered. The public was particularly interested in knowing if any “red lines” had been established and wanted confirmation that one of the stop options was not to be Buenos Aires.

• Monday, March 19th 2018 - 09:28 UTC

  Germany and Argentina champions of international free trade at G20 meeting

  

  Germany and Argentina want to uphold a pledge to keep international trade free at a summit of the world’s 20 largest economies in Buenos Aires this week, the countries’ finance ministers said on Sunday.

• Sunday, March 18th 2018 - 10:36 UTC

  Ushuaia at Seatrade in Miami praised for the port services improvements

  

  The port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego expects to end the current 2017/18 cruise season with over 339 calls, fifty more than in the previous season, revealed governor Rosana Bertone who attended the SeaTrade International Fair in Miami, the world's major event of the industry.

• Friday, March 16th 2018 - 10:24 UTC

  Argentina gradually organizing natural gas production and consumption priorities

  

  Argentina plans to increase natural gas exports to Chile, helping to encourage production growth in the giant Vaca Muerta shale play, while importing supplies from that country to meet peak demand, Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren said on Thursday.

• Friday, March 16th 2018 - 10:18 UTC

  Macri announces debt relief for farmers struggling with drought

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri said the government would provide some debt relief to farmers struggling through what he described as the country’s worst drought in 40 years, which has resulted in dramatic cuts to soybean and corn crop outlooks.