Argentina

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Argentina under lockdown makes time to recall the start of the Malvinas conflict, 38 years ago

  

  “On April 2nd we claim sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands” was the message twitted by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on the Malvinas War Veteran and Fallen Day, outstanding date in the official calendar of the country which recalls that 38 years ago, Argentine forces invaded the Falklands, triggering a conflict that would end 74 days later.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentina continues talks but moves forward plans for debt restructuring

  

  Argentina will continue talks this week and next with creditors over restructuring its US$ 83 billion in foreign debt, Economy Minister Martin Guzman said after the country missed the March 31 deadline it had set previously.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Australian cruise vessel stranded in Montevideo; following medical checks, healthy passengers could be released

  

  Uruguay's foreign and public health ministers have said that none of the over 200 people on board the cruise vessel Greg Mortimer will be allowed to disembark in Montevideo for the moment since several passengers and crew members seem to have coronavirus symptoms.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 10:31 UTC

  Argentines requesting food assistance jump to 11 million; government had estimated four million

  

  The Argentine government said on Tuesday that the number of people requesting food assistance has increased following the government lockdown to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving some unable to work.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 12:58 UTC

  Foreign debt must wait: “the pandemic and Argentines' health are priorities”

  

  Honoring foreign debt will have to wait because given the coronavirus pandemic priority is now the health of the Argentines, said president Alberto Fernandez on Monday, adding he would not let local companies fire o declare workers redundant.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 12:45 UTC

  Argentina expected to make a symbolic US$ 225 million interest payment

  

  Argentina will layout “guideposts” this week for a restructuring of its nearly US$70 billion in foreign debt, but the country is not yet ready to make a formal proposal to creditors, according to political sources in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 12:24 UTC

  Argentine jigger fleet begins operating north of parallel 44o. as of April first

  

  Argentine jiggers will begin operating north of parallel 44o on April first, following on a decision from the Fisheries Under Secretariat chief, Carlos Liberman. The Fisheries Federal Council is impeded of meeting because of the coronavirus pandemic rules imposed in Argentina. Anyhow the decision was taken based on a report from the Inidep research institute.

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Argentina satisfied with pandemic quarantine results, extends the circulation ban until 12 April

  

  Mandatory quarantine measures that permit citizens to leave their homes only for essential reasons will remain in place in Argentina until April 12, President Alberto Fernandez announced on Sunday.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  ITUC praises Argentina for putting people first in fighting Covid 19

  

  A new analysis from the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC, of government responses from 69 countries to the COVID-19 pandemic has identified 12 governments that are putting people first as they tackle the economic fallout from lockdown measures to stem the spread of the virus.

• Thursday, March 26th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Argentine economy contracted 2,2% last year and could drop another 2% in 2020

  

  Argentina's GDP contracted 2.2% last year, hit by the downfall of manufacturing, retail and financial activities, according to the official stats office, Indec. In the last quarter of 2019 the economy dropped 1% over the previous quarter and 1.1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018.