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Argentina

  • Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 14:36 UTC

    Argentina to keep collecting Paraná Waterway toll, FM says

    “A toll is not going to define the relationship between” Argentina and Paraguay, Cafiero argued

    Argentina will continue to collect tolls from barges sailing through the Paraná-Paraguay River Waterway “because it is something that was contemplated,” Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero said this weekend after his Paraguayan colleague Rubén Ramírez's announcement last week otherwise. “A toll is not going to define the relationship between both countries,”.

  • Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 14:17 UTC

    Mar del Plata breakwater closed due to sea lions dying of bird flu

    Sea lions would contract avian influenza through sick wild birds' excretions, Argentine experts speculate

    Coast Guard and port authorities in the Argentine beach resort of Mar del Plata Saturday closed the South breakwater after the National Service of Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa) confirmed two cases of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 in sea lions in the area where 4 dead specimens were found.

  • Saturday, August 26th 2023 - 23:32 UTC

    Peña and Massa hold meeting in Asunción

    Paraguay's President Santiago Peña and Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa met in Asunción Thursday to discuss the Yacyretá hydroelectric dam and the Paraná River waterway, among other topics of bilateral interest.

  • Saturday, August 26th 2023 - 23:24 UTC

    Argentina set out to replace gas imports from Bolivia

    Yearly savings would amount to around US$ 1.96 billion, Royon's agency explained.

    Argentine authorities Friday launched the bidding process for the reversal of a pipeline so far used to import gas from bordering Bolivia in a move to supply the country's northern provinces with Vaca Muerta's output, it was reported.

  • Saturday, August 26th 2023 - 19:03 UTC

    China insists in taking over Rio Grande port in Patagonia as established in a MoU with Tierra del Fuego

    Tierra del Fuego governor Gustavo Melella revived an old controversy concerning a deal with a Chinese company to build a multipurpose port in Rio Grande

    One of Buenos Aires' main dailies, La Nacion, is reporting that China will not back down from its port plan in Patagonia, as promised by the regional and national governments. In early June, Argentine Governor of Tierra del Fuego Gustavo Melella revived an old controversy concerning a deal with a Chinese company to build a multipurpose port in Rio Grande

  • Saturday, August 26th 2023 - 16:44 UTC

    Main opposition candidates against Argentina joining BRICS

    Despite his stance regarding BRICS, Milei insisted that “we want the private sector to be able to trade with whomever it wants.”

    Libertarian Congressman and Presidential candidate Javier Milei Thursday rejected Argentina joining the BRICS on the ground that “I will not promote a deal with Communists.”

  • Thursday, August 24th 2023 - 11:46 UTC

    Argentina is invited to join BRICS along with six other countries

    All eyes are on Argentina, which will elect its next president on October. Milei has already announced that if elected president, he would not maintain economic relations with countries such as China

    The BRICS group, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has announced its plan to expand its membership by adding six new countries, including Argentina. The decision was revealed during a press conference jointly conducted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and leaders from the existing BRICS nations.

  • Thursday, August 24th 2023 - 11:01 UTC

    Brazil's Finance Minister proposes trade with Argentina in yuan

    It will be good news if Argentina agrees, Haddad said

    Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said Wednesday in Johannesburg during the 15th BRICS Summit that Argentina might finance its foreign trade with his country by using Chinese yuan instead of US dollars, Agência Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, August 24th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

    IMF Board approves US$ 7.5 bn disbursement for Argentina

    It will be the “second largest disbursement in the history of the IMF,” Massa explained

    The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) board of directors Wednesday approved a US$ 7.5 billion disbursement for Argentina, the South American country's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa announced from Washington DC. The decision was adopted unanimously, it was also explained.

  • Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    Massa gets loans from IDB and WB ahead of IMF meeting

    Massa is convinced that the IMF will grant Argentina another US$ 7.5 billion

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank (WB) will grant Argentina additional financing of US$ 1,300 million, Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa announced Tuesday from Washington DC.