Argentina

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

  Argentine gov't to pesify state-held securities in foreign currency

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa and his aides held a working lunch Wednesday with a group of businessmen from banks, insurance companies, and investment funds, during which the new measures adopted to control a ballooning exchange rate between the local currency and the US dollar were outlined.

• Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:51 UTC

  Brazil would like to see Argentina join BRICS, FM says

  

  Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told the website Metrópoles that his country would like to have Argentina join the BRICS group, but insisted that for such a move to happen it would depend on the consensus from the other bloc members (Russia, India, China, and South Africa).

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguayan Supreme Court gives thumbs down to Pepín

  

  Uruguay's Supreme Court Tuesday voted against granting refugee status to former Macrist lobbyist Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón, who is staying in Montevideo to avoid an arrest warrant from Buenos Aires claiming political persecution and parliamentary immunity as a member of Parlasur.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:24 UTC

  Massa to announce new measures as Argentine peso sinks against US dollar

  

  With the informal exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the US dollar known as “blue” going up AR$ 8, and reaching a new record high of AR$ 394, Economy Minister Sergio Massa is planning a set of measures to reverse that trend. The new package is to be conveyed to businessmen and bankers over breakfast Wednesday before being announced.

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Puebla Group supports CFK at Buenos Aires gathering

  

  The Puebla Group Tuesday expressed its support to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) during a convention at Buenos Aires' Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK).

• Wednesday, March 22nd 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  First shipment of Argentine beef to Mexico takes off

  

  The first shipment of Argentine beef took off from Ezeiza Airport Tuesday on an AeroMexico flight after more than 10 years of negotiations, the South American country's National Service for Agrifood Health and Quality (Senasa) reported. Both countries had agreed on December 2 on the sanitary certificate requirements.

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

  Argentina tries to collect toll from Paraguay for Parana waterway traffic

  

  As of Monday last week, Argentina's General Administration of Ports (AGP) started issuing invoices for “navigation settlements of the previous months.” In other words, a fee began to be collected for the passage of Paraguayan cargo through the Santa Fe-Confluencia section.

• Tuesday, March 21st 2023 - 09:47 UTC

  Argentine electricity company under intervention for 180 days

  

  Following seemingly endless power cuts in the Buenos Aires area, Federal Economy Minister Sergio Massa ordered the intervention of suppliers Edesur and appointed Jorge Ferraresi as the company's new controller for a period of 180 days.

• Saturday, March 18th 2023 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina and Uruguay: Foreign Ministers agree on presidential summit next month

  

  Foreign Ministers Francisco Bustillo of Uruguay and Santiago Cafiero of Argentina Friday agreed to broker a bilateral presidential summit between Alberto Fernández and Luis Lacalle Pou in April, during which a joint declaration is expected to be reached regarding recent agreements between the top diplomats.

• Saturday, March 18th 2023 - 09:35 UTC

  Israel's Embassy in BA commemorates bombing's 31st anniversary

  

  Israel's Embassy in Buenos Aires Friday held a ceremony marking the 31st anniversary of its old headquarters being destroyed in a bomb attack allegedly sanctioned by Hezbollah.