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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 10:50 UTC

Argentina

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 11:56 UTC

    Argentina to no longer remain neutral, Milei tells UN

    The UN lost “credibility with the citizens of the free world,” Milei said in New York

    Argentine President Javier Milei Tuesday told the United Nations General Assembly in New York that his country would be dropping its traditional neutrality and taking sides in ongoing conflicts. He also said the global organization was seeking to “impose an ideological agenda” instead of “pursuing peace” in the world by allowing “bloody dictatorships” in.

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 11:24 UTC

    Foreign Office statement, UK/Argentina made progress on different South Atlantic issues regarding

    Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and Argentine FM Diana Mondino, met in New York on 24 September and made progress towards a broad agenda covering different issues relating to the South Atlantic.

    Looking forward to a new era of constructive cooperation within the bilateral relationship, characterized by improved dialogue and confidence-building measures, the UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Diana Mondino, met in New York on 24 September and made progress towards a broad agenda covering different issues relating to the South Atlantic. It is agreed that the formula on the safeguards of sovereignty in paragraph 2 of the Joint Statement of 19 October 1989 applies to this agenda and its outcomes.

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 01:40 UTC

    Falklands support of new cooperation agreement between UK and Argentina

    Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Diana Mondino

    On Tuesday, 24th September, following a meeting of Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Argentine foreign affairs minister Diana Mondino at the United Nations, Falklands openly supported the new era of constructive cooperation between UK and Argentina and released the following,

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 10:11 UTC

    Argentina's bonds slump after Milei's NYSE speech

    Milei said Argentina would lift all exchange rate controls once zero percent inflation is achieved, which was not welcome in financial circles

    Argentine bonds on Wall Street fell up to 3.6% on average Monday after President Javier Milei's speech before the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), during which he announced that his government would release the currency exchange rate controls once zero percent inflation is achieved. During his speech on Monday, Milei also rang the traditional bell that starts stock market operations.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 22:07 UTC

    Venezuela's Supreme Court okays Milei's prosecution

    The Boeing 747-300 freighter was said to have been used by Iran's Mahan Air for logistics support to terrorist operations abroad

    The Criminal Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) Monday gave its nod to the prosecution of Argentine President Javier Milei, Presidential Secretary Karina Milei, and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich in connection with the impounding and handing over of Emtrasur's Boeing 747-300 freighter handed over to the United States where the aircraft was wanted for its alleged involvements in terrorist activities under its previous Iranian ownership.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:57 UTC

    JetSmart discontinuing Buenos Aires-Montevideo route

    JetSmart's expectations were far from being met, it was explained

    Chilean budget carrier JetSmart announced it would be lifting the Buenos Aires-Montevideo effective Oct. 1 route after finding it unprofitable, particularly when no subsidy was obtained from the Uruguayan government. The service had been operational for only four months.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:55 UTC

    LNG project to go on with or without Petronas, YPF CEO says

    Local media are mentioning a 95% probability that the Malayan company would back down due to a slump in expectations

    Argentina's State-run oil company YPF CEO Horacio Marín admitted that the highly-announced US$ 30 billion joint Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) venture with Malaysia's Petronas in Patagonia would go ahead despite the Asian partner's alleged intention to withdraw from it.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:35 UTC

    Power cuts inevitable in Argentina during next summer

    “The Energy Secretariat is working on the issue,” Francos also explained

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos reckoned there might be scheduled power cuts during the summer despite recent fare adjustments that represented a significant increase for most households. He argued that the measure would be the consequence of the lack of investments in recent years.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Buenos Aires holds talks with Gol regarding Aerolineas Argentinas' future

    Francos insisted pilots' union leader Biró never gets tired of hurting Argentines

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Friday with representatives from the Brazilian airline Gol to discuss the possible handover of Aerolíneas Argentinas operations amid threats of additional strikes by pilots and cabin crewmembers. Earlier this month, some 37,000 travelers were affected by the protests seeking wage increases to cope with inflation.

  • Friday, September 20th 2024 - 09:34 UTC

    Unemployment keeps growing in Argentina

    Consumption was also reported to have decreased significantly

    According to a report from Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), unemployment in the South American country reached 7.6 % in the second quarter of 2024. The figures were consistent with the 7.7% recorded in the previous trimester but represented a sharp interannual deterioration from the 6.2% during the same period of 2023.