Argentina

Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 17:25 UTC
Brazilian minister denies single currency: no death sentence for the Real

Argentina and Brazil are looking at ways to stimulate bilateral trade and investments but not eliminate their own currencies, according to Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, who played down the idea of a single shared currency between the two Mercosur partners.
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 09:37 UTC
Lithium provinces want a slice of huge revenues

Argentina's Lithium Round Table convened Tuesday in Buenos Aires to discuss a proposal whereby the country would promote adding value to the extracting activity. The meeting was chaired by Jujuy Governor and Presidential hopeful Gerardo Morales, who warned that the participating provinces were being cast aside from the activity's large revenues.
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 08:20 UTC
Argentina: Manzur resigning as Cabinet Chief next week

Argentine's Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur is to leave his post sometime next week, President Alberto Fernàndez announced during an event in Tafí Viejo, in the province of Tucumán, where Manzur is Governor, albeit on unpaid leave.
Tuesday, February 7th 2023 - 10:44 UTC
Top Argentine official makes the round of talks and contacts in Spain to complain about Falklands fishing industry

Guillermo Carmona, secretary of the Malvinas, Antarctica and Southern Atlantic Islands held a round of political talks in Spain in the framework of the bi-national cooperation understandings contemplated in the Buenos Aires Declaration from 2021. The document was signed by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and his Spanish peer Pedro Sánchez and addressed the Argentina/Spain joint strategic action plan 2021/2023 referred to the Falklands/Malvinas and Gibraltar Questions as well as Antarctic and oceans cooperation.
Sunday, February 5th 2023 - 09:25 UTC
BCRA's REM report forecasts 2023 inflation in Argentina will reach 97.6%

With a Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2023 expected at 5.6%, Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) issued a report Friday forecasting that inflation for the entire year would be 97.6% while the country's Gross Domestic Product (the sum of all services and goods traded) will only grow by 0.5%.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 09:48 UTC
Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Türkiye discuss bilateral relations

Foreign Ministers Santiago Cafiero of Argentina and Mevlüt Çavusoglu of Türkiye held a meeting Friday in Istanbul to discuss bilateral ties, with a focus on science and trade, it was reported.
Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:32 UTC
Argentine opposition cries foul play in 2010 census

Leaders of the Argentine opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition Wednesday argued that census data regarding the population of the La Matanza constituency in the province of Buenos Aires had been tampered with in 2010 to collect undue co-participation funds for the next 12 years.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:59 UTC
South Africa in naval drills with BRICS associates, Russia and China; Argentina waiting to join the block

South Africa confirmed plans to conduct joint naval drills with BRICS associates navies, Russia and China off its coast this month, from 17/27 February, next to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:42 UTC
Census shows Argentina has a population of 46 million

Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) Tuesday published the results of the 2022 survey, which showed that the country has 46,044,703 inhabitants in 17,805,711 households nationwide. The study also found that 48.22% of the total population was male and 51.76% female.
Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Argentine mining industry volume exports significantly lower

Mining industry exports from Argentina last year increased in value but suffered a drop in volume as a consequence of the high international prices, a report from the Economic Sectors Research, IES, indicates.