Argentina

• Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:30 UTC

  US Treasury Secretary welcomes Argentina's talks with IMF on Article IV

  

  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday welcomed Argentina's talks with the International Monetary Fund after the heavily indebted country said it would launch consultations, starting Monday, that could lead to a new funding program.

• Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:25 UTC

  Argentine beef exports to China fall almost a third in January plus price disputes

  

  Argentine beef exports to its top buyer China fell almost a third in January due to a price dispute with Chinese importers and the effects of a coronavirus outbreak, the head of the country's meat export chamber revealed.

• Sunday, February 23rd 2020 - 05:29 UTC

  Argentina manages a US$ 1.02bn trade surplus in January

  

  Argentina's economic activity expanded in December as retail sales and manufacturing advanced, while the country posted a trade surplus in January that almost tripled the surplus the same month a year earlier.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC

  Could China end going to the rescue of crisis-prone Argentina?

  

  Argentina is thought to be on the brink of falling into its ninth sovereign default, prompting some analysts to speculate whether the crisis-prone South American country might be tempted to accept funding from China.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:08 UTC

  Argentina economy shrinks two years running, 2.1% in 2019 after 2.5% in 2018

  

  Recession-hit Argentina's economy shrank by 2.1% in 2019, the state statistics institute said on Friday. The institute said the economy contracted by 0.3% in December compared to the same period in 2018.

• Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Argentina pressing Uruguay on Falklands' RAF flights landing in Carrasco

  

  Argentina is again putting pressure on Uruguay, this time on the incoming government which takes office next March first, insisting no UK military aircraft linked to the Falkland Islands be allowed to land in the country's airports and Falklands should not be treated as state with which Uruguay has extensive trade and business exchanges.

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 18:30 UTC

  Despite excess rainfall in the north, Argentina still expects to collect 53.1 million tons of soybeans

  

  It rained more in two days than it usually does in a month in some northern Argentine soy growing areas recently, but the crop losses will have little effect on national production when harvesting starts next month, farm weather experts said.

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 18:20 UTC

  Thousands of women with green scarves rally in Argentina in support of bill to legalize abortion

  

  Thousands of women, many sporting the green scarves that have become the symbol of Argentina's abortion rights movement, rallied in Buenos Aires and other cities on Wednesday to campaign for a new bill to legalize abortion.

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 18:10 UTC

  IMF: Argentine debt is not sustainable, a meaningful contribution from private creditors is required

  

  An IMF team, led by Julie Kozack Deputy Director of the Western Hemisphere Department and Luis Cubeddu Mission chief for Argentina, visited Buenos Aires from February 12 to 19, 2020 to discuss the recent macroeconomic developments and learn more about the Argentine authorities’ economic plans and policies. At the conclusion of the staff visit, Ms Kozack and Mr Cubeddu issued the following statement:

• Wednesday, February 19th 2020 - 06:46 UTC

  Argentina industrial activity plummeted 6.3% in 2019, for the second year running

  

  Argentina industrial activity plummeted 6.3% during 2019, completing two consecutive years of losses, reported the Argentina Industrial Union following a survey of the sector which showed auto manufacturing suffered the greatest contraction, 32.5%.