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Montevideo, April 13th 2025 - 17:37 UTC

Argentina

  • Saturday, March 29th 2025 - 10:39 UTC

    No place for “chainsaw” policies in Chile, says Boric

    Boric highlighted his difference with the Argentine government and the Chilean opposition

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font, speaking at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) annual meeting in Santiago Friday, underlined the importance of long-term projects and institutional stability over short-term, drastic reforms like the ones implemented by his Argentine colleague Javier Milei, whom he was obviously referring to, since he used the Libertarian's “chainsaw” war cry, which US Department of Government Efficiency Chief Elon Musk has also echoed.

  • Saturday, March 29th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Argentina: Skyrocketing food prices threaten gov't inflationary targets

    It is highly unlikely that Milei's administration can record a 2% inflation in March with food prices going up as they are

    Argentina is experiencing a sharp increase in food prices, complicating the government's goal of keeping inflation close to 2%. Private consulting firms report that food prices rose by approximately 3.2% to 4% so far this month, with total inflation projected to be between 2.4% and 3%. Key drivers include dairy and eggs (up 5.8%), meat (up 5%), vegetables (up 3.3%), and beverages (up 2.2%).

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 23:40 UTC

    Italy tightens citizenship rules to curb 'commercialization'

    The decision comes amid a surge in citizenship applications. According to Tajani, the number of Italians abroad has increased by 40% in the past decade—from 4.6 million to 6.4 million.

    Italy’s government has approved a reform to restrict automatic citizenship by descent, citing concerns over the growing number of requests—especially from Latin America—and what officials described as the “commercialization” of Italian nationality.

  • Friday, March 28th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Argentina secures $20B IMF deal, aims to boost Central Bank reserves to $50B

    Milei said there would be no devaluation because the problem is the lack of pesos, not the lack of dollars

    Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo announced Thursday that the loan negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amounts to US$ 20 billion disbursement from the IMF, which, in addition to further borrowing from the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, and the CAF would leave the Central Bank's (BCRA) reserves around US$50 billion.

  • Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Scufffles between retirees and law enforcement officers reported in Buenos Aires

    The situation keeps heating up as leftwing organizations and unions seek to capitalize on demonstrations that have been going on for years

    Clashes between law enforcement officers and demonstrators during Wednesday's traditional protest by Argentine retirees in Buenos Aires demanding better wages and medical coverage were recorded once again this week as unions and leftwing organizations tried to block a street, thus triggering Security Minister Patricia Bullrich's anti-picket protocol, which resulted in senior citizens, a girl and a photographer pepper-sprayed as authorities sought to keep traffic flowing.

  • Wednesday, March 26th 2025 - 12:16 UTC

    Argentina's case before the IMF advancing rapidly

    The IMF would not be so keen on letting the BCRA step in at will to keep doown the US dollar exchange rate

    According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) sources, negotiations with Argentina are in an advanced stage after a meeting between the credit agency's board of directors and technical staff on Tuesday. Further details are expected to be announced at a press conference on Thursday by IMF Spokeswoman Julie Kozack.

  • Wednesday, March 26th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

    Argentina can always count on France, Macron tells Milei

    “We will continue to work together,” Milei said after conferring with Macron

    Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Argentina's Javier Milei held a telephone conversation Tuesday, during which the European leader conveyed his strong support to the Libertarian administration's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The Argentine people can always count on France,” Macron stressed. His country has a 4.03% voting power on the IMF executive board, ranking fifth globally. Milei and Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo thanked Macron on social media for his message while the IMF was discussing Argentina's case at it Washington DC headquarters.

  • Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 09:07 UTC

    Milei orders declassifying Nazi and military dictatorship files

    The announcements are pure demagogy because the people who could do the declassifying have all been fired citing spending cuts, it was argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei announced Monday two significant declassification initiatives. First, at the request of US Senator Steve Daines, he ordered the release of all official documents related to Nazis who sought refuge in Argentina after World War II, Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos confirmed. These files, primarily held by the Defense Ministry, include financial records and their release would end decades of secrecy.

  • Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 08:36 UTC

    Human rights groups and opposition criticize Milei's denialist stance regarding the country's genocide in the late 1970s

    “Enough of denialism and apology of the genocide,” the groups underlined (Pic AFP)

    Argentine human rights organizations gathered Monday at Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo to deliver a speech marking the 49th anniversary of the Military Junta's uprising against María Estela Martínez de Perón. During the National Memory, Truth, and Justice Holiday, they once again addressed the disappearances and tortures during the dictatorship while blaming President Javier Milei and Vice-President Victoria Villarruel for their “denialist” approach to the issue.

  • Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 08:21 UTC

    Non-flying birds relocated from Argentina to Chile where they neared extinction

    Choiques are non-flying birds playing a key role in distributing seeds in their long-distance displacements

    Conservationist groups from Chile and Argentina have undertaken a project to transfer 15 Patagonian rheas (also known as choiques) from Argentina’s Patagonia Park in Santa Cruz to Chile’s Patagonia National Park in the Aysén Region, in an initiative led by Rewilding organizations of both countries and supported by the Tompkins Conservation Foundation.