Argentina

Friday, May 10th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Argentine lawmaker wounded and aide killed in a shooting close to Congress

An Argentine lawmaker was wounded on Thursday and an aide was killed in a shooting about a block from the National Congress in downtown Buenos Aires, in what the country's security minister described as a “mafia-style” attack.
Friday, May 10th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Argentine explosive devices from the Falklands' war found and destroyed in the proximity of Stanley

The Falkland Islands weekly Penguin News reported this week that elements of the Royal Falkland Islands Police, the Fire Service and the military were in action following the discovery of two unexploded munitions in separate locations around the capital Stanley.
Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Trump spoke to Macri to strongly support Argentina's economic reforms

US President Donald Trump spoke with Argentina's leader Mauricio Macri on Wednesday and voiced support for the country's economic reforms, the White House said in a statement.
Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Argentina auto exporters will receive a 6.5% tax refund for sales to Mercosur

Argentina will give its auto exporters a larger tax rebate to help stimulate the flagging local sector that has been hit hard by a consumption slump and economic crisis in Latin America’s No. 3 economy.
Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Cautious support from the Catholic Church to Macri's call for a national consensus to secure stability

Argentina’s bishops have offered tentative backing to the country’s president in securing a national consensus on politically sensitive issues, in a move that could be construed as giving a boost to a conservative incumbent facing a stiff challenge from a former populist president with an ambivalent history with both the current pope and the local church he once led.
Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 08:26 UTC
Brazil's economy on an extremely slow start in the second quarter

Brazil's economy got off to an extremely slow start in the second quarter, figures released showed, with activity in the all-important services sector contracting in April for the first time since September last year.
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 12:54 UTC
IMF mission arrives in Argentina: Central bank policy, inflation and revenue in the agenda

A new IMF mission is expected in Argentina this e Wednesday for the fourth review of the country's economic plan which is supported by a 36 month stand-by credit from the multilateral financial institution. It's the first IMF visit since Argentina's Central Bank major strategy change in the foreign exchange market to avoid another meltdown of the Argentine currency.
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 12:31 UTC
Security minister announces Argentine forces are allowed to use tasers

Argentine federal police and security forces will now be allowed to use non-lethal weapons like electric tasers, following a Security Ministry decree signed on Monday. Officers will “be able to deal with situations” which do not require the use of force “without employing firearms,” the decree reads.
Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
The “Spiritual Leader of the Argentine Nation” was born a century ago

She was probably the most influential woman in recent South American history, who in her brief life changed the political culture of Argentina: she was adored by the poor and the workers, she empowered women and helped her husband, as First Lady, build a formidable catch-all movement that has since dominated Argentine politics. All this in such a short period of time, less than a decade, has turned Evita Peron into a myth.
Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Macri hopes to strike a political understanding with arch rival Cristina Fernandez

Argentina's president Mauricio Macri is looking to strike an accord with political rivals, including nemesis Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in a bid to calm volatile markets ahead of presidential elections towards the end of the year.