Argentina

Saturday, February 2nd 2019 - 08:59 UTC
Argentine central bank “ready” to counter surprises ahead of this year's presidential election

Argentina’s central bank has sufficient dollar firepower to deal with a spike in demand for the greenback if uncertainty over the country’s upcoming presidential election prompts another run on the peso, bank sources said on Friday.
Saturday, February 2nd 2019 - 08:49 UTC
Argentine Jewish institutions divided over strategy to help find culprits of several crimes against the community

Two of Argentina's leading Jewish entities, the AMIA and the DAIA, this week made public their its difference over a role as a plaintiff in a criminal complaint against former president-cum-senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, involving a controversial Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2013 with the regime of Iran.
Friday, February 1st 2019 - 11:08 UTC
Argentina and EU reach an agreement over exports of biodiesel

Argentina and the European Union (EU) reached an agreement to end a dispute over exports of biodiesel, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The deal establishes price and volume limits to be announced next month, the ministry said in a statement.
Friday, February 1st 2019 - 11:06 UTC
Wines of Argentina marketing campaign for 2019 features a love story

Wines of Argentina (WOFA) has launched a disruptive new marketing campaign for 2019 called “Vino Argentino: A Blind Tasting Story”, which features a love story between two people from opposite worlds and targets young women in the US.
Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Latin American markets outperform world stocks struggling over US/China trade talks

Latin American stocks rose on Tuesday, outperforming world stocks that struggled to hold gains ahead of keenly awaited U.S.-Sino trade talks, earnings of top technology companies and an impending U.S. Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
Wednesday, January 30th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Emerging markets vulnerable to US higher rates and stronger dollar

Emerging markets face more downgrades than upgrades this year as foreign debt levels leave them vulnerable to rising U.S. interest rates and the strength of the dollar, according to Fitch Ratings. Latin America, the Middle East and Africa will be impacted more by lower credit scores because of the high share of their foreign-currency debt, said James McCormack, Hong Kong-based global head of the sovereign and supranational group at Fitch.
Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 10:50 UTC
Argentine navy will incorporate a South Korean frigate for ocean patrolling

The South Korean navy has started the documentation for the transfer of a decommissioned Ulsan Class frigate to the Argentine navy. A delegation of Argentine officers and crew members will be travelling to the South Korean base at Jinhae in the near future, according to Seoul's military attaché in Buenos Aires Lieutenant Colonel Ho Lim.
Monday, January 28th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
“One of the best cruise seasons' for Ushuaia”, boasts governor Bertone

“This is one of the best cruise seasons we've had in years”, said Tierra del Fuego governor Rosana Bertone underlining that tourism is an industry which creates jobs and helps the province's economy. Ms Bertone made the statement during a visit to the port of Ushuaia where she attended the departure of the “Celebrity Eclipse” and welcomed the French flagged “Le Soleil”
Saturday, January 26th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Argentina/UK resume joint South Atlantic fisheries scientific assessment cruises

Next February first and after fourteen years Argentina and the United Kingdom will again be involved in a scientific assessment cruise of the Illex squid in the South Atlantic.
Saturday, January 26th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Number of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falklands and identified now total 110

The number of Argentine unknown soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands has fallen by three as those identified and with full names now total 110 out of the original 121/122 remains buried inat the Argentine military cemetery close Darwin.