Argentina

• Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

  Sanitary precautions upped in triple-border region

  

  Sanitary workers in the newly-created county of Fracrán in the Argentine province of Misiones have undertaken a house-by-house campaign to persuade people to get vaccinated against yellow fever, Covid-19, and measles, while residents were advised to up their precautions due to the increasing number of cases in neighboring Paraguay, where the first death due to chikungunya has been reported.

• Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

  Drought in Argentina will have a great impact on agriculture production

  

  The drought affecting over half of Argentina's territory means agricultural production levels this year will be lower than during the 2021/2022 season and below the five-year average, especially for wheat.

• Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Two humanitarian flights between Argentina and the Falklands carried out this week

  

  Two flights between Argentina and the Falkland Islands have been reported in the past few days for humanitarian reasons. One to Ushuaia was to bring an Argentina national and the one to Buenos Aires' Aeroparque was carried out for a US patient.

• Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

  Poorer harvests heralded due to bad weather would mean fewer dollars for Argentina

  

  Argentina's Agriculture exports are expected to drop by US$ 14,000 million due to the recent drought, according to projections from the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange released this week in Buenos Aires. The new figures might have an impact on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of between 1.1% and 1.8%.

• Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  Argentina's inflation for 2022 reported at 94.8%

  

  Argentina's inflation for the year 2022 has been reported to stand at 94.8%, the highest in 32 years, according to the report by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released Thursday. It was also one of the highest in the world.

• Thursday, January 12th 2023 - 11:53 UTC

  Mercosur needs changes, former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica says

  

  Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica met Argentina's head of state Alberto Fernández over a barbecue at the Olivos residence in Buenos Aires to discuss the importance of integration of Latin America, because in the guest's words “we do not exist in the world.”

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 21:30 UTC

  Untracked flight between Buenos Aires and Mount Pleasant reported

  

  An Argentine-registered private aircraft has been reported to have performed a nonstop return trip between Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP/SABE) and the Mount Pleasant air base (MPN/EGYP) in the Falkland Islands late on Monday.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 10:28 UTC

  Japanese FM meets with Argentine President Alberto Fernández

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday met with Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to advance in a “global strategic partnership” during an encounter at Casa Rosada marking the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

• Monday, January 9th 2023 - 09:51 UTC

  Argentina finalizes currency swap with China

  

  Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) and the People's Bank of China (PBC) have reactivated a currency swap to help the South American country offset foreign exchange market operations and strengthen reserves.

• Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:15 UTC

  Theme cruise ship from Brazil due in Buenos Aires after calls in Uruguay

  

  The luxury cruise ship Azamara Pursuit is due Saturday in Buenos Aires after departing from Brazil and making calls in Montevideo and Punta del Este. Unlike other vessels looking similar on the surface, this particular case is reported to have 564 passengers onboard, most of whom are swinger couples from the United States seeking new experiences with like-minded people.