Argentina

• 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.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  Tense relationship between Ecuador and Argentina due to former minister's escape to Venezuela

  

  Ecuador expects to overcome the diplomatic crisis with Argentina soon after both nations withdrew their ambassadors amid questioning from Quito regarding the escape of a former minister convicted of corruption who was taking refuge in Argentina's diplomatic residence in Ecuador.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 08:48 UTC

  BCRA adjusts benchmark interest rate: 78% annually

  

  Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) Thursday decided to raise the benchmark interest rate by 300 basis points to 78% annually, it was announced in Buenos Aires the day after the INDEC said the Consumer Price Index for the month of February ad grew 6.6% for a year-on-year inflation of 102.5 %, the highest in the last 32 years.

• Friday, March 17th 2023 - 07:37 UTC

  Argentina, SAAB sign military radar technology deal

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Wednesday signed the so-called “Productive Cooperation Agreement” deal with Swedish developers SAAB Dynamics. The agreement provides for SAAB's support to the Argentine company INVAP for the integration of radars to the RBS-70 system, as well as for the technological transfer to the Armed Forces.

• Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:06 UTC

  Neuquén's Judiciary: dog sworn in

  

  A dog summoned to work in the Infantile and Juvenile areas of Neuquén's Judiciary was given the oath of office, it was reported. The animal, named Oreo, was then handed over to the officer on call.

• Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 07:02 UTC

  Falklands, Chinese jet fighters and the pro Beijing lobby in Argentine Defense and Diplomacy

  

  The Argentine Embassy in China said that Buenos Aires is considering procuring the JF-17 aircraft, with Chinese analysts saying on Wednesday that the fighter jet jointly developed by China and Pakistan is the best choice for Argentina in terms of performance and availability.

• Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:57 UTC

  Week-long power cuts hit 100,000 households in Buenos Aires

  

  Residents of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) took to the streets Wednesday after days without electricity amid sweltering heat with no end in sight to their plight.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 19:09 UTC

  Argentine Muslim woman to collect damages after burkini ban

  

  A judge in the Argentine province of Mendoza sentenced a hotel to pay AR$ 400,000 (around US$ 1,070 at the unofficial exchange rate) in damages to a young Muslim woman who was not allowed in 2017 to use the facility's swimming pools wearing a burkini in 2017, it was reported this week.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina's interannual inflation reaches three digits

  

  Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February of 2023 was reported to stand at 6.6%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), which resulted in interannual inflation of 102.5%. In this scenario, Economy Ministry sources quoted by Buenos Aires media admitted the possibility of not meeting the 60% annual target outlined in the 2023 Budget.

• Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  Quito, Buenos Aires expel ambassadors over convicted minister's escape

  

  Quito expelled Argentina's Ambassador Gabriel Fuks and Buenos Aires retaliated by giving Xavier Monge his marching orders after a former official of the Rafael Correa administration fled to Caracas where she expects to complete her asylum process with the government of Alberto Fernández.