Argentina

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Indian FM welcomed at Casa Rosada

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday welcomed Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the meeting, bilateral issues were discussed, in addition to the South American country's desire to join the BRICS alliance. Also present during the encounter was Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 19:52 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez: “Nisman committed suicide, I hope Luciani does not do something like that”; the prosecutor replied

  

  The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, said an unfortunate phrase in a television interview while trying to defend Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) from the corruption accusation for the so-called Causa Vialidad (Road Cause). The statement generated repudiation from the Judiciary, the opposition and an immediate political impact.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:12 UTC

  Carmona visits Santiago, thanks Chile for its support on the Malvinas Question

  

  Argentina's Secretary in charge of Malvinas, Antarctica, and the South Atlantic, Guillermo Carmona, following on his tour of neighboring countries, the first of which was Brazil, has now continued with a visit to Chile.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  State-run companies sign deal to seek lithium in Argentine province of Catamarca

  

  An agreement between YPF and CAMYEN for lithium exploration in the province of Catamarca was signed Wednesday. The joint undertaking has been described as the first of its kind.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Argentine opposition wants President Fernández impeached

  

  Argentina's opposition Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) coalition Tuesday favored the impeachment of President Alberto Fernández, who had spoken in favor of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after prosecutors requested a 12-year prison sentence for her in a corruption case from when she was head of state.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Inflation in Argentina hits working-class neighborhoods harder

  

  According to a report by the Institute of Social, and Economic Research (Isepci) released Tuesday, inflation in suburban Buenos Aires where most working-class people reside, reached 11% in July, which is tantamount to saying it was 5 percentage points above the country's 6% average as per National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) figures.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Argentine President closes ranks with CFK over Prosecution's request

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday expressed his sympathy to Vice President Cristina Fernàndez de Kirchner (CFK) after a prosecutor requested that she be jailed for 12 years for alleged acts of corruption committed during her tenure as head of state (2008-2015).

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Prosecutor's Office requests 12 years in prison for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

  

  Argentine prosecutors on Monday requested a 12-year prison sentence and perpetual political disqualification for Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption in the bidding of works when she was president (2007-2015), an accusation that her supporters consider a persecution.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Aerolíneas Argentinas announces new routes, mostly in Patagonia

  

  Flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas announced it would soon start operating flights from Trelew to Ushuaia and later to Calafate. These two airports will also have direct services to Córdoba and Calafate will be linked to Bariloche before the end of 2022.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:27 UTC

  Yet another month of trade deficit for Argentina

  

  Argentina's trade balance came out in the red in July of 2022 after yielding a US$ 437 million deficit, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) showed Monday in a report.