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Argentina

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:25 UTC

    Mexico looking at Argentina and Brazil as an alternative for US corn

    Agriculture Secretary Calzada will be travelling to Argentina and Brazil and said that the Mexican government could explore quotas and changing the tariff regime

    Mexican politicians are saber rattling against the US agriculture sector, and it looks like Argentina is ready to fill the gap. In effect Mexico's agriculture minister said on Thursday he will lead a business delegation to Argentina and Brazil to explore buying yellow corn, part of a drive to lessen Mexico's U.S. dependence given uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade policies.

  • Friday, February 17th 2017 - 09:48 UTC

    Malcorra meets Tillerson to discuss bilateral agenda; Boris Johnson on Friday

    The Argentine minister meets her US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Bonn (Pic EFE)

    Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met on Thursday in Bonn with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and one of the issues addressed was organizing the coming summit of presidents Mauricio Macri and Donald Trump, following the invitation extended to the Argentine leader by the US president on Wednesday's phone exchange.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 13:20 UTC

    Over 1000 fans celebrated the magic of Harry Potter in Argentina

    HMA Mark Kent poses for a picture with Albus Dumbledore and Canadian Ambassador, Robert Fry.

    More than 1000 people took part last week of the local edition of “Harry Potter Book Night” – a global initiative by Bloomsbury Publishing designed to celebrate the magical world created by British author J. K. Rowling and promote reading. The event was organized for the second year running in Buenos Aires by the British Embassy and FanCon.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 11:31 UTC

    Trump on the phone with Macri; invitation to the White House

    Macri speaking with Trump from his office at the Olivos presidential residence

    United States president Donald Trump was on the phone on Wednesday afternoon to speak with his Argentine peer Mauricio Macri. The five minute talk, according to Argentine sources, addressed the bilateral agenda, the Venezuela situation and an invitation for Macri to visit US sometime in April/June.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 10:13 UTC

    Red Cross completes Phase 1 of mission to identify Argentine soldiers in Darwin cemetery

    The purpose of Phase 1 was to make the administrative and logistical arrangements for Phases 2 and 3, later in the year, said ICRC representative Laurent Corbaz

    Laurent Corbaz of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said on leaving the Falklands that Phase 1 of the mission to identify Argentine soldiers buried at the Darwin Cemetery had taken place during the week spent in the Islands with his team mate Patrick Sherry.

  • Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 09:44 UTC

    Comodoro/Falklands air link awarded by Argentina to Neuquen airline

    American Jet operates from the Juan Domingo Peron airport of Neuquén City

    Argentina's Air Transport Advisory Agency has approved the flights' program of an airline from the Patagonia province of Neuquén which includes an air link between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, reports this week the local Neuquen media.

  • Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 09:24 UTC

    Argentina's ex intelligence chief indicted; prosecution requests his arrest

    Parrilli was a key figure under Cristina Fernandez, spearheading her program to overhaul the intelligence services amid accusations they were interfering in politics.

    Prosecutors have requested the arrest of Argentina's intelligence chief under former president Cristina Fernandez over murky accusations he shielded a fugitive drug trafficker from arrest. The request came a day after ex-spy chief Oscar Parrilli was indicted on charges of hiding information on the whereabouts of the man who was formerly Argentina's most-wanted fugitive.

  • Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 09:18 UTC

    Argentine prosecution accuses President Macri of conflicts of interest

    Prosecutors and Macri's opponents allege the president's family business benefited from the financial terms of the deal, which they say canceled part of the debt.

    An Argentine prosecutor on Tuesday demanded a judicial investigation into alleged financial conflicts of interest by the country's President Mauricio Macri and family. Macri is accused of a conflict of interest in overseeing a deal as president to settle debts incurred by the postal service in a period when it was controlled by his father's business. His government has denied any wrongdoing.

  • Tuesday, February 14th 2017 - 11:17 UTC

    Greater Buenos Aires January consumer prices rose 1.3% in January

    The central bank is targeting inflation between 12%/17% for 2017. It has kept interest rates steady for the past 10 weeks

    Consumer prices in greater Buenos Aires rose 1.3% in January over the previous month, Argentina's official Indec statistics agency announced, far below market expectations and in line with the central bank's annual target. January's reading was slightly above 1.2% inflation in December.

  • Monday, February 13th 2017 - 10:14 UTC

    Vice-president Pence: Trump looks forward to speaking with president Macri

    It was the first official contact between the Trump administration and the government of president Macri

    Argentine president Mauricio Macri and US vice-president Mike Pence spoke last Friday on the phone and agreed that the two countries need to redouble their efforts to enhance job creation and economic growth. The vice-president also noted that president Donald Trump looks forward to speaking with president Macri.