Argentina

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 12:15 UTC

  Macri tells G7 ambassadors his alliance is ready for 2023

  

  Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri told G-7 ambassadors in Buenos Aires that his political alliance Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change - JxC) was “ready” for 2023.

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 11:23 UTC

  Puebla Group approaches Argentine President to funnel agenda

  

  The forum bringing together leftwing leaders known as the Puebla Group is to bring Argentine President Alberto Fernández a proposal for the convergence of the different integration mechanisms existing in the region, former Colombian President Ernesto Samper (1994-1998) announced Friday.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Joint bid to host 2030 football World Cup launched

  

  Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile have announced a joint bid to co-host the 2030 football World Cup finals under the motto “Together 2030.” The intended 2030 tournament will feature 48 teams and some 80 matches will be played in 14 stadiums. The last World Cup to be held in South America was ”Brazil 2014

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 09:07 UTC

  International reports cast doubts on Argentine peso's exchange rate

  

  Despite Superminister Sergio Massa's announcement that he would not moot for a devaluation of the Argentine peso, banking entities have issued separate reports raising doubts as to the newly-appointed official's strategy, with the spotlight on the exchange rate issue.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 22:43 UTC

  Uruguayan senator said that Argentina's crisis is “because it is full of Argentines” and caused a controversy

  

  The Senator for the left-wing coalition Frente Amplio (Broad Front), Daniel Caggiani, was interviewed by local Channel 12’s Desayunos Informales about the regional situation and the negotiation for an eventual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Uruguay and China, which has generated tensions between Mercosur partners.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 21:36 UTC

  Argentine LGBT+ group calls for blanket vaccination against monkeypox

  

  The Argentine LGBT+ Federation has launched an appeal to national health authorities to launch a nationwide vaccination campaign for the entire population against monkeypox.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  Massa sworn in as Argentina's new “Super” Economy Minister

  

  Former Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa has been sworn in Wednesday as Argentina's new Minister of Economy, Agriculture, and Production as the country seeks to regain some stability following the departure of Ministers Matías Kulfas and Martín Guzmán around a month ago.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina asks Boric's gov't to explain alleged Falkland-bound flights

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Santiago Rafael Bielsa Wednesday filed a formal note before the Chilean Government of President Gabriel Boric Font asking for explanations regarding the alleged unauthorized flights over Argentine airspace presumed to be on their way to the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Maduro says US wants to steal Emtrasur 747 held in Buenos Aires

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that the United States meant to “steal” the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 seized by Argentina's Judiciary at the Ezeiza International Airport pending investigations into the presumed to lie under the transport of auto parts.

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 08:03 UTC

  UK government´s Chevening scholarship for Argentina is now open

  

  Applications for Chevening scholarships to study in the UK are open between 2 August and 1 November 2022.