Argentina

• Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Rubinstein denies Argentina plans 50% devaluation

  

  Argentina's Deputy Economy Minister Gabriel Rubinstein Monday denied rumors of a 50% devaluation of the local peso against the US dollar that had gone viral in Buenos Aires' financial circles.

• Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Sunken ship found off Argentine Patagonia identified

  

  Scientists have announced they have identified the remnants of a sunken ship found near the Argentine city of Puerto Madryn. It would be a US-built whaler called Dolphin from the mid-1800s.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 19:32 UTC

  YPF announces mega port on Rio Negro's Atlantic shores

  

  Argentina's state-run oil company YPF announced a mega port will be built in Río Negro to export oil from the Atlantic shore.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  CFK supporters, metropolitan police clash in Buenos Aires

  

  Supporters of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police clashed in the Buenos Aires uptown Recoleta neighborhood late Saturday in an episode riddled both with violence and with political consequences for Argentina''s future.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

  Lithium exports gain pace in Argentina

  

  According to the latest report from Argentina's National Mining Secretariat, lithium is not far from taking over as the leading mining industry item, whereas gold and silver continue to lead.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  Maduro sends letter of support to CFK

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter expressing his solidarity to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) after prosecutors requested a 12-year jail sentence against her.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  India reports Argentina's interest in Indian fighter aircraft, bilateral trade in local currencies and BRICS

  

  Argentina has shown interest in buying India’s fully indigenous Tejas fighter jets, and on Saturday agreed to strengthen defense and trade ties with India. On that very day India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and host minister Santiago Cafiero issued a joint press statement, according to a release from the New Delhi delegation visiting South America.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  India sides with Argentina on Malvinas Question, calls for negotiations

  

  India on Friday reiterated support for international negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the Southern Atlantic, according to the Indian media.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  President Fernández critical of prosecution's “double standards”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday issued a reply to Acting Attorney General Eduardo Casal's note from the day before accusing the head of “undue interference” with the ongoing investigation against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  Argentina follows Uruguay, lifts affidavit requirement for travelers

  

  Following Uruguay's announcement in the same direction, Argentine migration authorities will no longer require an affidavit regarding the health status of travelers covid-19wise, according to social media postings by Migrations Director Florencia Carignano Friday.