Argentina

Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Inflation in Argentina hits working-class neighborhoods harder

According to a report by the Institute of Social, and Economic Research (Isepci) released Tuesday, inflation in suburban Buenos Aires where most working-class people reside, reached 11% in July, which is tantamount to saying it was 5 percentage points above the country's 6% average as per National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) figures.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:24 UTC
Argentine President closes ranks with CFK over Prosecution's request

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday expressed his sympathy to Vice President Cristina Fernàndez de Kirchner (CFK) after a prosecutor requested that she be jailed for 12 years for alleged acts of corruption committed during her tenure as head of state (2008-2015).
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Prosecutor's Office requests 12 years in prison for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Argentine prosecutors on Monday requested a 12-year prison sentence and perpetual political disqualification for Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption in the bidding of works when she was president (2007-2015), an accusation that her supporters consider a persecution.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas announces new routes, mostly in Patagonia

Flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas announced it would soon start operating flights from Trelew to Ushuaia and later to Calafate. These two airports will also have direct services to Córdoba and Calafate will be linked to Bariloche before the end of 2022.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Yet another month of trade deficit for Argentina

Argentina's trade balance came out in the red in July of 2022 after yielding a US$ 437 million deficit, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) showed Monday in a report.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 17:32 UTC
Fuel goes up at pumps in Argentina, but below inflation

Argentina's state-run oil company increased the price of fuel at pumps by 7.5% on average Sunday but it remained well below figures in neighboring cities abroad. The accumulated devaluation since the last naphtha adjustment is 16%.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 13:39 UTC
Argentina categorically rejects students competition to visit the Falkland Islands

It's official. The Argentine government categorically rejects ”the competition organized by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires with the purpose of inviting university students to a paid trip to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 13:00 UTC
Iran asks Argentina to allow the departure of Iranians from Venezuela’s Emtrasur aircraft

The Iranian government urged on Monday that Argentina must allow five Iranians who were part of the crew of a Venezuelan plane held in Buenos Aires to leave its territory.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Massa appoints Argentina's new Secretary of Economic Programming

Argentina's Superminister Sergio Massa, who is not an economist himself despite having been entrusted with what used to be 3 Ministries (Economy, Agriculture and Production) Sunday confirmed through social media Gabriel Rubinstein would be joining his team as Secretary of Economic Programming.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Malvinas Question incursion to Brazil: Carmona returns with the book, “Brazil and the Malvinas war: between two fires”

The Malvinas Question, Antarctica and Oceans Cooperation, and the revitalization of the Peace and Cooperation Zone in the South Atlantic, ZPCAS, forum were the main points of the agenda addressed by Argentina's special secretary on Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic affairs, Guillermo Carmona during his four-day visit to Brazil.