Argentina

• Tuesday, May 16th 2017 - 08:17 UTC

  Argentina to issue US$ 20bn in sovereign bonds as part of 2017 financial program

  

  Argentina has authorized the sale of US$20 billion in sovereign bonds to be issued under U.S. and British law, according to a decree published in the government gazette on Monday. The bond issuance, to take place under opportune market conditions, is part of the government's 2017 financial program.

• Monday, May 15th 2017 - 11:11 UTC

  Macri begins official visit to China and attends development forum with 27 world leaders

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri, First Lady Juliana Awada, and members of the official delegation were received on Sunday by Chinese president Xi Jinping and his wife at the Great Palace of the People, where they were hosted together with 27 world leaders in the framework of the One Belt, One Road, OBOR, Beijing's ambitious international cooperation forum.

• Sunday, May 14th 2017 - 09:27 UTC

  YPF crude and gas output expected to decline 3% in 2017, due to labor problems and bad weather

  

  Argentina's state-run oil firm YPF expects a 3% decline in crude and natural gas output this year due to labor problems and bad weather, Chief Financial Officer Daniel Gonzalez told investors during a conference call in Buenos Aires.

• Sunday, May 14th 2017 - 09:05 UTC

  Argentine officials confident economy exited recession and should grow 3% this year

  

  Argentine Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne said he was confident the economy would grow more than 3% this year, while another treasury official said the economy had rebounded in March after declining the prior two months.

• Thursday, May 11th 2017 - 23:28 UTC

  Wine tasting in London to promote the Top 100 Argentine Wines, as chosen by Tim Atkin

  

  “This is, probably, the largest tasting of Argentine wines to have ever been held in the United Kingdom”, read the introductory note from the renowned British wine expert and journalist Tim Atkin for the showcasing of the fifth edition of his annual report entitled “the top 100 Argentine wines” at the Ambassador’s Residence.

• Thursday, May 11th 2017 - 12:51 UTC

  Argentine president Macri off to China and Japan in search of investments

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri and a delegation of ministers and governors, are off for an Asian tour in search of investments that includes the Arab Emirates, China and Japan. The undertaking is looking for billions of dollars to help develop Argentina's infrastructure.

• Thursday, May 11th 2017 - 12:07 UTC

  Argentina's 12-month inflation through April was 27.5%

  

  Argentina's statistics agency Indec, said on Wednesday 12-month inflation through April was 27.5%, the first time it has published 12-month inflation since President Mauricio Macri took office in December 2015 and revamped data calculations. Indec said April inflation was 2.6%, above median analyst expectations for a consumer price increase of 2.1 percent.

• Wednesday, May 10th 2017 - 08:44 UTC

  Malvinas Families want Argentina to resume next of kin trips to Darwin cemetery

  

  The Malvinas Families Commission have requested foreign minister Susana Malcorra for the Argentine state to resume the organization and financing of trips of relatives to the Darwin cemetery where the Argentine soldiers fallen during the 1982 conflict are buried, reports Clarin.

• Wednesday, May 10th 2017 - 07:06 UTC

  “Malvinas Islands already have a flag”

  

  The initiative from an Argentine member of Congress to create a flag for the Malvinas Islands was rejected by Tierra del Fuego governor Rosana Bertone, who recalled that the Malvinas Islands are an integral part of the province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands.

• Wednesday, May 10th 2017 - 06:59 UTC

  “Chile effect” has Argentines flocking to Santiago to take advantage of lower prices

  

  This austral 2016/17 summer, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Chile, reported excellent tourist seasons, in some cases record, as tens of thousands of Argentines flocked to beaches distant from the stressful climate of the country now ruled by president Mauricio Macri. But it was not only relief and leisure that attracted so many Argentines.