Argentina

• Friday, July 7th 2017 - 06:00 UTC

  UK will fund 21 projects from Argentine government agencies and civil society

  

  The British Embassy in Argentina has selected 21 project bids submitted by government agencies and civil society organizations which will award almost 10 million pesos worth of funding during the second half of 2017. The initiative follows on the spirit of the 2016 September Joint Statement.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 15:28 UTC

  Icebreaker Almirante Irizar expected in Puerto Belgrano for high seas trials

  

  The emblematic Argentine navy icebreaker Almirante Irizar, responsible for the country's Antarctic effort left Buenos Aires on Tuesday for high sea trials. The Atlantic incursion was its first in ten years, since in 2007 the icebreaker suffered a major fire that almost destroyed the vessel, originally built in Finland.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 08:11 UTC

  Argentine destroyer damaged as she leaves for international exercise

  

  Destroyer “La Argentina” was damaged when it rammed its bow against a jetty at the Punta Alta naval base while attempting to make it to the high seas. She is scheduled to join an international naval exercise in the Pacific and bring several helicopters on her return trip from Peru.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 07:43 UTC

  Macri expects to talk Falklands with PM May at the G20 summit in Hamburg

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri is scheduled to meet in Hamburg with British Prime Minister Theresa May to reinforce cooperation and joint efforts but with the “difference” resulting from the dispute over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands remaining on the table, according to government sources in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 03:14 UTC

  Aerolineas carries 30% more passengers in first semester compared to 2015

  

  Aerolineas Argentinas' CEO Mario Dell'Acqua Tuesday announced the national flag carrier had transported just over 6.2 million passengers, 30 percent more than the 4.5 million transported in the same period of 2015, the company's best year in that regard. In 2016 the figure was of around 5.5 million.

• Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 01:15 UTC

  Macri tries to calm down Argentines as US dollar goes up

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri Tuesday said Argentines should “not worry about the dollar,” as the US currency rose 13 cents, closing at AR$ 17.18. It will “benefit regional economies and job creation,” he added during a radio interview.

• Tuesday, July 4th 2017 - 02:57 UTC

  Announcement in Madrid: EU-Mercosur deal likely by end of year

  

  European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said Monday in Madrid that the EU bloc “hopes to announce a political agreement for this Christmas in Buenos Aires” with Mercosur “even though technical aspects remain to be discussed.”

• Tuesday, July 4th 2017 - 02:34 UTC

  Buenos Aires-Mar del Plata train runs again

  

  After two years out of service, Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata, which are 400 kilometres apart, are since Monday again linked by a train service that needs almost seven hours to reach its final destination. Buenos Aires provincial Governor María Eugenia Vidal said “It is no longer a promise - we have delivered.”

• Monday, July 3rd 2017 - 08:46 UTC

  ICRC work in the Falklands/Malvinas continues as planned

  

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) forensics team working to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery has reported good progress.

• Monday, July 3rd 2017 - 02:08 UTC

  Travel to Argentina up 10% says United Airlines country manager

  

  Interest in Argentina from the United States pushed for an “unusual growth” of 10% in corporate and leisure travel between the two countries, according to United Airlines' Christoff Poppe. It also means more jobs.