Argentina

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 03:03 UTC

  Bolsonaro hints solution to Ukraine war resembles that of 1982 in the South Atlantic

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said he had “the solution” to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and vowed to discuss it with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 20:13 UTC

  June's CPI rose 5.3% in Argentina

  

  Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) Thursday released its monthly report, which showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had risen 5.3% in June 2022, after a 5.1% increase in May for a 64% yoy adjustment and 36.2% in the first half of 2022.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentina reshapes taxation to make up for gap between official and “blue” dollar

  

  The Government of Argentina has adjusted the so-called PAIS tax from 35% to 45% as of Thursday to equate the exchange rate between the local currency and the US dollar to that existing in the unofficial “blue” market.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 07:56 UTC

  PAHO says monkeypox in the region moderate but worrisome

  

  Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa Etienne Wednesday said the monkeypox scenario in the region was worrisome, albeit moderate, and that vaccines were nearly non-available worldwide.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 22:59 UTC

  Borja lands River Plate deal after dollars appear... somehow

  

  Colombian international striker Miguel Borja has finally landed at Argentine First Division football club River Plate after the country's economic situation had cast doubts on the feasibility of the transaction.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Child of polyamorous family may have 2 dads and 1 mom, Buenos Aires judge rules

  

  A Buenos Aires judge has issued a ruling legally recognizing the right of a polyamorous partnership to have their baby registered with two fathers and one mother.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Argentina targeting export industries, facilitates the import of fertilizers

  

  Argentina has eased conditions for importers of fertilizers and crops' protection products, among other issues by facilitating access to much scarce foreign currency. The Central Bank has increased restrictions on sumptuary imports, traveling, and overseas purchases given the lack of sufficient dollar reserves for the purchase of industry imports.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Scioli off to Brazil in a move to cut down Argentina's trade deficit

  

  Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli is taking center stage this week as he leaves Wednesday for Sao Paulo on a mission to overcome the sustained trade deficit between his country and Brazil, where he has served as Ambassador up until last month when he was summoned to Buenos Aires to replace Matías Kulfas.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Evo says Argentine motorbiker was not denied medical help

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Tuesday said over lunch at Casa Rosada with President Alberto Fernández that the retired Salta teacher who died after a motorcycling accident near Santa Cruz de la Sierra had received all possible medical care, thus contradicting statements from his family and friends.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 23:53 UTC

  Argentina eager to join BRICS, Ambassador tells Moscow

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Moscow Eduardo Zuain Monday told the Russian Government that his country was looking forward to becoming a full member of BRICS, the global alliance formed by his hosts together with Brazil, India, China, and South Africa.