Argentina

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 20:43 UTC

  Argentina might raise interest rates to keep US dollar at bay

  

  Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) is considering raising the interest rate, in accordance with a suggestion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it was reported Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina's November inflation “only” 2.5%

  

  Argentina's monthly inflation in November reached 2.5% for an accumulated 45.4% so far this year and 51.2% in the last twelve months, it was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Argentina's Petrel Base in Antarctica to be reopened permanently

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana has announced the Petrel Base will be reopened following repairs as he oversaw the commencement of this season's Summer Antarctic Campaign.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Flybondi fleet to grow, new jobs created

  

  Argentine budget airline Flybondi has announced plans to expand its fleet to 10 aircraft. The increase in operations would result in 400 new direct jobs, CEO Maurio Sana, announced Tuesday

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Putin eyes ruble-peso scheme with Argentina to drop US dollar in bilateral trade

  

  Russian officials who met last week with Argentine economy authorities have reportedly conveyed a proposal from President Vladimir Putin's Government to drop the US dollar and hold bilateral trade operations through a conversion scheme between rubles and pesos.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 08:33 UTC

  Ushuaia announces the construction of a five star sustainable Hilton hotel

  

  Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego province will have a sustainable five-star hotel linked to the Hilton Hotels and Resorts consortium, which is expected to be inaugurated in December 2023. The announcement was done by Tierra del Fuego governor Gustavo Melella, his deputy Monica Urquiza and several members of the cabinet and local authorities.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 23:07 UTC

  Argentine province of Córdoba fears 90 cases of Omicron strain

  

  Health authorities in the Argentine province of Córdoba Tuesday said 90 high school graduates had caught COVID-19 during a party, while around 800 people have been isolated out of fear all cases might correspond to the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Provincial lawmaker apologizes to Malvinas Veterans for taking the oath of office with Union Jack colors

  

  A provincial lawmaker from Misiones northeast Argentina had to meet with six organizations of Malvinas Veterans and apologize for having taken the oath of office last week, wearing a T-shirt with the colors of the Union Jack.

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 19:45 UTC

  BMW signs deal to buy Argentine lithium

  

  German automaker BMW has signed a deal whereby Livent, a company that has invested US $ 640 million to extract lithium in the Argentine province of Catamarca, will become the brand's second-largest supplier of the mineral in 2022.

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Health pass to be required in Argentina starting Jan. 1

  

  The Government of Argentina has finally announced a health pass with being required for people aged 13 and over to attend or carry out “activities of high epidemiological and sanitary risk,” according to the administrative decision signed by President Alberto Fernández, Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti.