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Montevideo, November 25th 2024 - 00:17 UTC

Argentina

  • Friday, July 28th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Argentina signs Artemis Accords with NASA

    “The Artemis Accords constitute a contribution to the development of space activities with peaceful purposes at a global level,” Filmus said

    Argentine Science Minister Daniel Filmus Thursday signed the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at Casa Rosada with President Alberto Fernández, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, US Ambassador Marc R. Stanley, and Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero. Argentina became the 28th nation to sign the Accords, and the fifth Latin American country, following Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

    NASA Chief lands in Argentina

    In addition to President Fernández, Nelson is to hold meetings with Ministers Cafiero (Foreign Affairs) and Filmus (Science).

    Former astronaut and current Administrator of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson arrived Wednesday in Buenos Aires after a stop in Brazil on a South American tour that also includes Colombia.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Insider trading charges in New York: Joe Lewis released on bail

    Lewis pleaded not guilty

    British tycoon Joe Lewis, who owns significant real estate properties in Argentine Patagonia, specifically in the Lago Escondido area, was released on bail by Federal Judge Valerie Figueredo in Manhattan after turning himself in to face insider trading charges, of which he pleaded not guilty.

  • Thursday, July 27th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

    Argentina: No REM report until after PASO elections

    The survey will be published by the BCRA on Aug. 15

    Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) Wednesday postponed the release of its monthly Relevamiento de Expectativas de Mercado (REM) report until after the Aug. 13 Open, Mandatory and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections, it was announced in Buenos Aires.

  • Wednesday, July 26th 2023 - 10:42 UTC

    Bolivian gas production and exports forecasted to drop dramatically by 2030

    According to Wood Mackenzie, Bolivia’s natural gas production is expected to fall from 39 million cubic meters per day in 2022 to 11 million cubic meters/day in 2030.

    Bolivia may shift from being an exporter of natural gas to Brazil and Argentina to becoming an importer by 2030. A report by British energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie indicates that Bolivia’s natural gas production will decline faster than expected. The reason is the aging of the country’s production fields and the absence of new discoveries.

  • Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 11:48 UTC

    Argentina: “Blue” dollar rises yet again

    Massa wants to avoid an abrupt devaluation ahead of the elections

    The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the US dollar rose over AR$ 20 -trading at AR$ 550/US$1- for an accumulated increase of AR$37 in the last 11 days after the latest announcements from the Economy Ministry, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 11:20 UTC

    Uruguayan tourists take their dollars across the border to Argentina

    Monzeglio spoke of the downside of Uruguay's economic stability: People can travel anywhere they want

    Argentina's economic volatility has become a magnet for Uruguayan travelers during the winter recess, causing significant losses to local businesses, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Monday, July 24th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    Sixty years compilation of research on Antarctic ice and topography

    A plane flies over Thwaites Glacier. Photo credit BAS.

    In a significant milestone for Antarctic research, detailed and extensive information on ice thickness and bed topography is now available for the first time in a centralized and standardized format, the British Antarctic Survey has announced.

  • Monday, July 24th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    Women's World Cup, flexible working hours for Brazilian civil servants to support the Canarinhas

    The Brazilian government has announced civil servants can turn up to work four hours late when the national side – who go by the nickname As Canarinhas — contests the Women's World Cup tournament, co hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

  • Saturday, July 22nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentine President confident about ongoing negotiations with IMF

    All negotiations with the Fund are difficult when one seeks to preserve one's own decisions, Fernández said

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday spoke with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to discuss a new understanding ahead of this year's elections, it was reported in Buenos Aires.