Argentina

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Argentine carmakers report inter-annual progress

  

  Despite the lack of auto parts and other foreign inputs due to government restrictions aimed at keeping US dollars within the Central Bank's reserves, Argentina's carmaking industry grew 27.8% year-on-year in October, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 20:37 UTC

  Argentina's timber industry risks closure due to lack of foreign inputs

  

  The Argentine Chamber of the Wood Industry (CAIMA) has warned that local producers may soon be forced to halt all activity due to the lack of imported inputs stemming from the restrictions imposed by President Alberto Fernández's administration on purchases abroad.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  CFK gradually moving back onto center stage

  

  Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Wednesday met with YPF CEO Pablo González and Chevron executives Clay Neff and Bruce Niemeyer at her Congress office.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:54 UTC

  Argentine President says releasing RF leaders covers up the obvious

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández lashed out at the Higher Court judges who ordered the release of the four Revolución Federal (RF) rebels who had been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:26 UTC

  Mummified Inca boy to be returned to his burial site

  

  Authorities in the Argentine province of Mendoza announced that the mummified remains of an 8-year-old Inca boy will be returned to the place where they were found 37 years ago.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 20:15 UTC

  Increase in dengue cases in Brazil poses threat to Argentina

  

  A leading Argentine scientist believes that the increase in the number of cases of dengue reported in neighboring Brazil requires action from local health authorities amid threats of local outbreaks.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Argentina: Higher court orders rebel group leaders be released

  

  A Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals Tuesday ordered the release of the members of the rebel group Revolución Federal who have been arrested for alleged incitement to violence.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Espionage charges filed against former Argentine President

  

  Argentine Federal Prosecutor Franco Picardi requested the indictment of former President Mauricio Macri for the alleged crime of espionage, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Argentine wages trail inflation

  

  Salaries in Argentine rose 6.5% on average in August 2022, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported Monday. According to these figures, incomes were below the 7% inflation rate for the same month.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Argentine drought will force Brazil to purchase wheat in non-Mercosur suppliers

  

  Brazil will need alternative wheat sources because Argentina, its traditional supplier, is facing a serious crop insufficiency as a result of a serious drought that has curtailed production and compromised export volumes. Market analysts expect Brazil will thus have to look for supplies in potential providers such as the United States, Canada and even Russia.