Argentina

Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
IMF and Argentina discussions “very fluid and constructive”, but no date for closing a new deal

Negotiations between the International Monetary Fund and Argentina over a new IMF loan program are “very fluid and constructive,” with Argentine officials expected to come to Washington in the coming days for more talks, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said on Thursday.
Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Poverty in Argentina reaches 44,2% of the population, with special impact on households with children

Some 18 million people, 44,2% of the Argentine population live in poverty conditions, and indigence trapped 10,1%, during the third quarter of 2020, according to the Argentina Catholic University Social Debt Observatory.
Friday, December 4th 2020 - 09:23 UTC
Uruguay/Google Tannat cable system links with Brazil and Argentina

The Tannat cable system connecting Uruguay and Brazil by sea has now been officially extended to Argentina. The cable is co-owned by Uruguay’s state-run telco Antel and by Google. Active since 2018, the 2,000km system links Maldonado, near Montevideo in Uruguay, to Praia Grande/Santos in Brazil’s São Paulo state.
Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Ford plans to invest US$ 500 million in Argentina to launch its new Ranger model

U.S. automaker Ford on Tuesday announced it will invest 580 million U.S. dollars in Argentina to manufacture the next generation of its Ranger model truck at its plant in the city of General Pacheco, in northern Greater Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 08:53 UTC
Argentine agro-export industry workers on strike freezing shipments

Two major unions in Argentina's agro-export industry, one of the world's top grains exporters, said that they would launch an indefinite strike starting Tuesday morning, ramping up a standoff that has been simmering for months.
Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 08:16 UTC
Maradona's death investigation: police raids the office and home of the psychiatrist

The investigation into Diego Maradona’s death continued on Tuesday with police raids on the office and home of the psychiatrist who cared for the football star and is being investigated for possible medical negligence.
Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Conflicting reports about Maradona's convalescence conditions in his last week

Diego Maradona fell and hit his head a week before he died - and was left alone “without help”, his nurse has reportedly claimed. The Argentine football legend, 60, passed away from “chronic heart failure” at his home in Buenos Aires last week.
Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina in no rush to sign an agreement with IMF, says minister Guzmán

Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman played down the chances of an early agreement with the International Monetary Fund to repay a US$ 44 billion loan, the Financial Times reported.
Monday, November 30th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Maradona's personal doctor under investigation for alleged manslaughter

Diego Maradona's doctor is under investigation for manslaughter four days after the football idol died of a heart attack at his home, the Argentinean news agency Telam reported on Sunday.
Saturday, November 28th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Maradona: why the English can’t let go of the Hand of God and Latin Americans love it

By Matthew Brown, Professor of Latina American History, University of Bristol – The death of the greatest player in the history of the game of Association Football, Diego Armando Maradona, on November 25 produced an outpouring of grief and nostalgia around the world. He was such an important figure in his native Argentina that the president declared three days of mourning.