Argentina

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 17:56 UTC

  Argentina chairs the World Wine Trade Group in London, amidst record numbers of observers

  

  Under the current Argentine Presidency, the meeting of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG) is being hosted in London over the course of today and tomorrow.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  The Trouble with Argentina’s Economy

  

  With sustained economic growth, Argentina would be able to avoid another debt crisis. Although there are no silver bullets to put the economy on a more stable path, changing current macroeconomic policies would at least give the country a chance.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Bumper harvest of soybeans and corn expected in Argentina, says Rosario grains exchange

  

  Argentina's soy production will likely reach 56 million tons for the 2018/2019 season, two million tons more than previously estimated, the Rosario grains exchange said on Wednesday, a fillip for the sector that was battered by drought last year.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentina's Peso takes a rest after a hectic week but the country risk shoots to its highest this year

  

  Latin American stocks were flat on Monday, partly subdued by delays in important pension reform in Brazil, while currencies in the region rose against a weak dollar but Argentina's peso hovered around record-low levels on political uncertainty and the highest country risk so far this year.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Florencia Kirchner's lawyer presented her medical history and address in Cuba

  

  The defense of Florencia Kirchner presented before the Federal Oral Court 5 in charge of the “Los Sauces” case, her complete medical record and her residence address in Cuba on Monday, as requested by the Argentine Justice.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 06:02 UTC

  Baroness Fairhead visits Argentina and Brazil to bolster trade and investment relations

  

  Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion Baroness Fairhead, is travelling to Brazil after visiting Argentina this week to meet with key Brazilian and Argentine businesses and government ministers to discuss the UK’s commitment to trade and investment in both countries and the wider Latin American and Caribbean (LATAC) region.

• Monday, April 8th 2019 - 10:40 UTC

  Argentine soy harvest with “excellent” yields expected to reach 53 million tons

  

  Argentina's soy harvest has progressed at a brisk pace over recent days, showing “excellent” yields that could push the crop higher than the currently forecast 53 million tons, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in a report last week.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina combats violence in football: 128 hooligans banned from stadiums during four years

  

  More than 100 members of Boca Junior's 'barra bravas' – among them hooligan leaders Rafael Di Zeo and Mauro Martín – will not be able to enter Argentine football stadiums for the next four years, according to a resolution posted in the Argentine Official Gazette on Thursday.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  IMF releases US$10.8 billion to Argentina and insists on fiscal prudence

  

  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on Friday the third review of Argentina’s economic performance under the 36-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) that was approved on June 20, 2018. The completion of the review allows the authorities to draw the equivalent of SDR 7.8 billion (about US$10.8 billion), bringing total purchases since June 2018 to SDR 28.01371 billion (about US$38.9 billion).

• Friday, April 5th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Brazil automakers confident of domestic market despite collapse of exports to Argentina

  

  Automobile production in Brazil fell 0.6% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the national automakers’ association said on Thursday, as an economic crisis in Argentina continued to weigh on output.