Argentina

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 16:44 UTC

  First hurdle passed for LATAM Argentina to serve Miami with Chilean planes

  

  Argentina's National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) Thursday agreed with its Chilean counterpart (DGAC) to allow LATAM aircraft under Chilean registration to fly the Ezeiza-Miami route with an Argentine crew on behalf of LATAM Argentina. The lease is yet to be authorised at higher levels.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 10:26 UTC

  The IMF will release another $ 5.4 billion today for Argentina

  

  Mauricio Macri’s Government must guarantee that with the new disbursement in favor of Argentina for USD 5.4 billion that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will sign this Friday will comply with all the deadlines agreed for this year. This new disbursement is given after the approval of the quarterly goals to March by the technical staff of the fund.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 20:16 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Brazil flight indicative fares “extremely competitive”

  

  “Extremely competitive” is how MLA Barry Elsby, speaking to Penguin News this week, described indicative fares for the new flight to Sao Paulo from the Falklands, beginning November 6.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 19:39 UTC

  Cooperation agreement between Argentina, Japan launched

  

  Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Wednesday launched its “One Village, One Product” (OVOP) project in Argentina, which is designed to encourage social development in the provinces of Catamarca, Misiones, Chaco, Salta and Buenos Aires, it was announced.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 12:39 UTC

  Former Argentine President De la Rua buried in private ceremony

  

  Former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua was laid to rest Wednesday during a private ceremony at a cemetery in the Pilar area, some 50 kilometers northwest from Buenos Aires. De la Rua, who ran the country between December 1999 and December 2001, had died of cardiac and other complications at the nation's capital on Tuesday. He was 81.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 10:15 UTC

  Military parade and Malvinas Veterans march to celebrate Argentina's independence

  

  Some four thousand troops, including Malvinas Veterans will be marching this Tuesday in the posh district of Palermo in Buenos Aires, as part of the Independence Day celebrations. Last year the parade was cancelled because of budget problems.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  President Macri's reelection chances improving according to leading pollster

  

  President Mauricio Macri’s chances of winning Argentina’s election this year are improving as public sentiment climbs and the economy begins to find its footing after a currency crisis, according to Alejandro Catterberg, director of Poliarquia, one of the nation’s top pollsters.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 20:21 UTC

  Brazilian auto exports expected to plunge because of Argentina's recession

  

  Brazilian vehicle exports to Argentina are expected to plunge this year, and the industry could face threats from rising imports following a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, a major industry body said.

• Monday, July 8th 2019 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentine presidential campaign takes off with ads on local television

  

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his rivals in the October election launched their campaign ads on local TV on Sunday, targeting undecided voters who will be key to choosing whether his policies remain in place another four years.

• Saturday, July 6th 2019 - 23:28 UTC

  Argentina sells two Pampa III jet trainers to Guatemala

  

  A contract for the sale of two Argentine Pampa III jet trainers to the Guatemalan Air Force has been signed in Buenos Aires. The deal, worth US$ 28 million, was signed on 3 July by the Argentine and Guatemalan defense ministers, Oscar Aguad and General Miguel Ralda respectively, along with Antonio Beltramone, the president of Argentine state aircraft manufacturer FAdeA.