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Montevideo, November 25th 2024 - 16:34 UTC

Argentina

  • Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    Aerolíneas Argentinas delivered first full-cargo aircraft in 16 years

    The carrier's return to cargo operation stems from a deal with Mirgor as its main customer

    Aerolíneas Argentinas took delivery of its first cargo-only aircraft in 16 years to start a new freight venture, it was reported in Buenos Aires. It is a Boeing 737-800 fully reconfigured after having served as a passenger aircraft in the past.

  • Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

    Massa has busy agenda in India

    The pre-G20 Summit meeting is likely to issue a direct recommendation to the IMF to cut down the surcharges billed to emerging countries

    Argentina's Superminister of Economy Sergio Massa met Thursday with colleagues from hosts India and also of China during his stay in the Indian city of Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, where arrangements are being made by finance ministers and central bank presidents for the G20 Summit of heads of state and government later this year.

  • Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Pfizer appoints new country manager for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay

    Ruiz Villamil joined Novartis in mid-2018 and became CEO in June 2021

    Doctor Agustina Ruiz Villamil has been appointed as Pfizer's new Chief Executive Officer for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to replace Nicolá Vaquer, who was the laboratory's chief during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing negotiations for the purchase of vaccines.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 10:53 UTC

    Argentina: Ruling bloc in the Senate breaks up and a new bench emerges

    The ruling party will have even more difficulties to achieve, with allies, the quorum of 37 seats necessary to enable a session in the Upper House. ”

    A group of Argentine senators announced on Wednesday their withdrawal from the bloc of the ruling Frente de Todos in the Upper House and their decision to form their own bench, in the run-up to the complex electoral process that the South American country will undergo this year.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:46 UTC

    British Ambassador to BA reaffirms her Scottish heritage

    Hayes' family were “not at all disappointed” by Maradona’s Hand of God goal in 1986

    British Ambassador to Buenos Aires Kirsty Hayes took Argentina's Energy Secretary Flavia Royon on a tour of her native Aberdeen in Scotland to show her how the city was spearheading the green revolution, which might shed some light on how other countries may shift to net zero.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:40 UTC

    Uruguay importing over 50% of its electricity

    Importing electricity from neighboring countries is cheaper than producing it at diesel-powered plants

    A report released Tuesday by Uruguay's Electricity Market Administration (ADME) showed that energy imported from Argentina and Brazil made up over 50% of the South American country's supply.

  • Thursday, February 23rd 2023 - 09:32 UTC

    President Fernández sends message from “the end of the world”

    Fernández became the fourth head of state to visit Antarctica

    In a message broadcast from the Marambio Base in Antarctica, Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday underlined his country's 119th year of uninterrupted presence in the so-called White Continent. “Here, at the end of the world, one can assume the dimension of the Homeland,” said Fernández during the Antarctica Day celebrations.

  • Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 11:00 UTC

    British maker of autoparts closes Argentine business

    TI Fluid Systems will halt production on Feb. 28 and cease all operations by April 30

    A British maker of auto parts is closing its plant in Victoria in the province of Buenos Aires on the northern outskirts of the country's capital due to the “serious economic situation” the South American nation is going through, it was reported. The sector is particularly affected by foreign exchange restrictions which render inputs unattainable.

  • Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:54 UTC

    Chilean, Argentine nationalities available to Nicaraguan stateless expatriates

    Argentine Foreign Minister Cafiero insisted the first step should be taken by the interested person at the Argentine Embassy

    The Governments of Chile and Argentina are among those who would grant citizenship to the Nicaraguan expatriates who were expelled from their country earlier this month and stripped of their nationality on treason charges, it was reported Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 10:05 UTC

    Argentina ups security measures as number of avian flu cases grows

    Avian flu cannot be transmitted through the consumption of eggs from sick birds, Melón explained

    Argentina's health authorities have decided to up their biosecurity measures following the increase in the number of avian flu cases detected nationwide, particularly in provinces bordering Uruguay, but also in Córdoba and Salta.