Argentina

• Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 22:55 UTC

  Cristina Fernández indicted in case of alleged bribes

  

  A Federal Argentine Court rejected on Wednesday an appeal filed by the former president (2007-2015) and current vice president of the South American country, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in relation to the so-called “case of the notebooks”.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay highlight bilateral increasing trade

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan counterpart Francisco Bustillo to discuss a 33% increase in bilateral trade, among other issues.

• Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Argentina's inflation reaches 3.9% in January

  

  Despite requirements from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that inflation needs to be under control, Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) Tuesday reported January's figures had reached 3.9% for a 50.7% YoY.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  New IA-63 Pampa takes to the skies for further testing

  

  Argentine-built jet training aircraft IA-63 Pampa III Block II AR-005 made its maiden flight last week at the Argentine Aircraft Factory (FAdeA) – First flight of the Pampa III AR-005, it was announced.

• Monday, February 14th 2022 - 21:11 UTC

  Argentine health authorities decide who should get 4th dose of vaccine

  

  When over 78% of Argentines have already taken at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 33% have even received a booster shot, health authorities nationwide are planning who will need yet another injection against the pandemic disease, it was reported Monday.

• Monday, February 14th 2022 - 08:47 UTC

  Argentina to send military team to China to discuss arms deal

  

  The Government of Argentina is planning to send a military team to China in March to broker the purchase of combat aircraft, for which over US $ 600 million have been allocated as per the 2022 Budget bill, it was reported.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 12:15 UTC

  Britain, China and the Falkland Islands: Why the US must weigh in

  

  By Dov S. Zakheim (*)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, on April 2, 1982.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Latin American and Caribbean parliament call for Falklands' sovereignty talks with UK

  

  The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, (Parlatino) met this week in Panama and called on the international community to support Argentina's request for a resumption of Falkland/Malvinas Islands sovereignty talks with the UK. The issue addressed was the “Malvinas Question, a Latin American cause”.

• Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Fuel goes up in Paraguay, but tanking up in Argentina not an option

  

  The state-run oil company Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) has announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps effective Saturday, Feb. 12, despite previous announcements that there would be no changes until the end of the month.

• Friday, February 11th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Argentine opposition to support Congressional approval of IMF deal

  

  Argentina's main opposition political coalition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) Thursday announced it will support the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) so as to never “push Argentina to default.”