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Montevideo, October 11th 2026 - 15:05 UTC

Argentina

  • Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

    Argentine SMEs told about advantages of Shanghai Hub

    About 50 Argentine companies have joined the Shanghai Hub launched in 2018

    Argentine small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Patagonian province of Chubut were briefed this week about the opportunities offered by the Chinese market, through a virtual chat that focused on the operation of the “Logistics Hub” the South American country has in Shanghai, Xinhua reported.

  • Friday, November 18th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

    Argentina granted US$ 125mn loan from IDB

    The allowance seeks ”to improve the control of pests that affect the country's zoophytosanitary heritage among other developments

    The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$ 125 million loan for Argentina to strengthen the country's agricultural health services and the sustainability of its marine resources, it was announced Thursday.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 19:17 UTC

    No devaluation needed for now in Argentina

    A devaluation is not necessary for now, because exports of industrial goods grew 20% between January and October

    The Argentine administration of President Alberto Fernández has been reported to have under its sleeve a strong trade surplus for the month of October with which pressure to devalue the local peso will be deflected, at least for now.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 19:14 UTC

    Important progress ahead under Lula, Argentine Ambassador foresees

    Scioli underlined how he managed to overcome the political differences between Presidents Bolsonaro and Fernández to boost bilateral trade

    Former Vice President and current Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli said this week that once President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva takes office on Jan. 1 there will be “very important advances” in bilateral relations.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

    Argentine President felt “scared” due to his health problem

    “I had a stomach problem that I have had for many years, but it had never manifested itself in this way,” Fernández explained

    Before boarding his flight back to Buenos Aires via Madrid, Argentine President Alberto Fernández discussed the health issue that prevented him from appearing before the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, and from which he managed to recover in time for a private meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

    Moody's: Argentina remains high-risk for 2023

    Moody's Torres said 2023 will be “a difficult year”

    The credit-risk rating agency Moody's insisted this week that Argentina's main concern for the foreseeable future was its domestic debt in local pesos while the country keeps swerving through its financial mercuriality in an electoral year.

  • Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 22:16 UTC

    Hand-of-God ball sells for US$ 2.4 million

    It was also the ball Maradona used to score the Goal of the Century

    The ball Argentine football star Diego Maradona punched through English keeper Peter Shilton's fists to score the opening goal of the quarterfinal match the eventual champions went past during the Mexico 1986 World Cup sold Wednesday at auction for £2 million (US$2.4 million).

  • Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 22:02 UTC

    Georgieva tells Fernández Argentina needs to remain “on course”

    Fernández has boarded his presidential aircraft back to Buenos Aires via Madrid

    International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Wednesday told Argentine President Alberto Fernández during the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, that it was “very important” that his country stayed on “course as it has done so successfully during the past few months.”

  • Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 10:26 UTC

    Macri apologizes for calling Germans “a superior race”

    Macri meant that Germany can never be ruled out as a top contestant for the World Cup, but he could not avoid bringing up race issues

    Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri publicly apologized Tuesday for saying that Germany was a “superior race,” a statement which earned him strong criticism from the entire political spectrum.

  • Wednesday, November 16th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

    Indec says Argentina's inflation for October reached 6.3%

    Tuesday's interannual figures were also the highest since the end of hyperinflation in the early 1990s

    Argentina's inflation reached 6.3% in October for an 88% interannual result, according to the latest report from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec). According to current projections, it may reach 100% by the end of the year.