Argentina

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 20:27 UTC

  Puebla Group supports Argentina's agreement with the IMF

  

  World leaders gathered under the Puebla Group have expressed their support to Argentine President Alberto Fernández for the deal reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and for its “overwhelming approval in Congress.”

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine fisheries industry exports hit by the Russia/Ukraine war

  

  Sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine are intensifying and biting, with consequences for the Argentine fishing industry, mainly because Russian importers are rejecting shipments as the Rubble, last week, had devalued almost 75%.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  The IMF's Agreement with Argentina Could Be a Game Changer

  

  By Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mark Weisbrot – After long pushing failed belt-tightening policies, the International Monetary Fund has agreed to a deal that will allow Argentina's government to pursue a pro-growth strategy. The task now will be to manage the inevitable shocks that will come from today's tumultuous global economic environment.

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Demonstrators attack Argentine Congress building during IMF deal debate

  

  While Argentina's Lower House was debating the approval of the refinancing agreement with the International Monetary Fund, demonstrators staged several incidents in and around the Congress building in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 21:46 UTC

  Argentine Lower House passes IMF deal

  

  Argentina's House of Deputies greenlighted the deal reached between the administration of President Alberto Fernández and the International Monetary Fund in the wee hours of Friday by 202 votes in favor, 37 against, and 13 abstentions.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 21:44 UTC

  Shortage of affordable groceries reported in Argentina

  

  Shortages of basic products at Argentine supermarkets have been reported Friday, particularly of flour, cooking oil, and dry noodles of the most affordable brands. Media coverage has also outlined a sharp increase in the price of eggs.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 20:01 UTC

  Man who killed Che dies aged 80

  

  Retired Bolivian Army non-commissioned officer Mario Terán Salazar dies Thursday, aged 80. Terán rose to worldwide notoriety for being the man who killed Argentine doctor turned Cuban guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara in 1967.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:55 UTC

  Argentina less expensive than Uruguay, study shows

  

  According to a study by the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), that measured prices in Salto, Uruguay, and Concordia, Argentina, the former turned out to be 130.3% more expensive than the latter, it was reported.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Dominican President signs bilateral deals with Argentina in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and his Dominican Republic counterpart Luis Abinader Corona Wednesday signed a series of joint agreements during a meeting in Buenos Aires at Casa Rosada.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Compassionate charter flight to Chile not approved by Government of Argentina

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has been informed that the permissions required to operate a compassionate charter flight between the Falkland Islands and Chile have not been granted by the Argentine authorities. This flight was due to travel to Chile from the Falkland Islands on Saturday 19 March 2022, and return on Saturday 9 April, it was informed by the FIG on Wednesday.