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Argentina

  • Sunday, October 1st 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Argentine presidential candidate Milei: “Should we dollarize?” or rather “Why should we keep the peso?”

    “There is no future for Argentina with the Peso”, argues Argentine presidential front runner Javier Milei

    Next 22 October a presidential election will take place in Argentina, South America's second-largest economy and three candidates are competing for the job, Sergio Massa, the incumbent, Patricia Bullrich, from the traditional opposition when two coalitions prevailed in the Argentine political system, and Javier Milei, a declared libertarian, economist, and if published Argentine opinion polls can be trusted, the front runner.

  • Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:05 UTC

    Newest Buquebús unit to be named after actress China Zorrilla

    China Zorrilla united the two shores, the two countries

    Buquebús, the only company offering passenger services linking Montevideo and Buenos Aires daily across the River Plate in addition to the route between Colonia and the Argentine capital, announced Friday that its newest unit already under construction and slated to be delivered in 2025 would be named after Uruguayan actress China Zorrilla.

  • Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 08:53 UTC

    Uruguay to be miked for security reasons

    Minister Heber heads the worst-rated government agency

    Uruguay's Ministry of the Interior will deploy microphones in public places to capture loud sounds such as gunshots to help geolocate incidents, it was reported Friday in Montevideo. The agency has already launched a purchase process from the company Sound Thinking.

  • Friday, September 29th 2023 - 10:29 UTC

    Argentine Senate greenlights Income Tax reform

    Massa sent the Income Tax bill for parliamentary treatment

    The Argentine Senate Thursday passed a bill by 38 votes to 27 to up the barrier indicating who must pay the Income (Earnings) Tax. Despite opposition from Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) citing “electioneering” intentions, the measure proposed by Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa was approved last week by the Lower House.

  • Friday, September 29th 2023 - 09:21 UTC

    Is Milei fit for the presidential debates?

    People in Argentina wonder why Milei canceled an interview with the CNN and skipped other engagements

    According to uncorroborated rumors circulating in Buenos Aires Thursday, Congressman Javier Milei, the presidential candidate from La Libertad Avanza (LLA) was suffering from some sort of mental breakdown, which raised the possibility that he might not be fit for the mandatory debates with the other four contenders who made it through the Aug. 13 Mandatory, Open, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections.

  • Friday, September 29th 2023 - 08:50 UTC

    Argentina: “Blue” dollar back on the rise

    The blue dollar is the only rate available to ordinary citizens, given the numerous restrictions on currency exchange

    The so-called “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) US dollar climbed sharply against the Argentine peso on Thursday, reaching a rate of US$ 1 = AR$ 790, it was reported in Buenos Aires. This was the highest rate since August 16, when it reached AR$ 795, and represented an increase of AR$ 43 in three days and AR$ 15 in just one day.

  • Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 09:37 UTC

    Cafiero: “No hypothesis of conflict” between Argentina and Paraguay

    A “principle of agreement” was reached Wednesday during an Intergovernmental Committee of the Waterway (CIH) meeting, Cafiero said

    Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Wednesday denied his country had any “hypothesis of conflict” with Paraguay despite recent controversies over tolls collected from barges sailing along the Paraná River Waterway and Asunción canceling all electricity supply from the Yacyretá hydroelectric power plant.

  • Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:59 UTC

    Argentina: Former minister and tax bureau chief both acquitted in money smuggling case

    The prosecution's arguments against De Vido (left) were not shared by the court

    A court in Buenos Aires Wednesday acquitted former Planning Minister Julio De Vido and AFIP tax bureau Chief Ricardo Echegaray for the 2007 attempted smuggling of a suitcase containing nearly US$ 800,000 which was being brought into the country by Guido Antonini Wilson, who was believed to be an envoy of then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

  • Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:46 UTC

    Paraguayan Navy sailor wounded in clash with Argentine Coast Guard

    The Paraguayan Navy vessel was found to contain large amounts of fuel

    A Paraguayan naval officer and two civilians were arrested Wednesday by the Argentine Coast Guard (PNA) following an incident at around 3 pm in the Paraná River near the PNA's Puerto Maní (Misiones) delegation that resulted in the seizure of a Paraguayan Navy vessel allegedly trying to smuggle fuel to the Paraguayan side.

  • Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:45 UTC

    No agreement reached during Paraná Waterway multilateral meeting

    Argentina even introduced a new calculation paradigm, Vera Cáceres said

    Argentina will continue to charge a toll to barges sailing through the Paraná River Waterway after no agreement was reached Tuesday during a Technical Commission meeting at the Brazilian Embassy in Buenos Aires.