Argentina

• Wednesday, January 2nd 2019 - 06:52 UTC

  Nisman's ex-wife, fearing for her family, drops out of lawsuit into the death of her former husband

  

  Argentine federal Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, ex-wife of the late AMIA Jewish center prosecutor Alberto Nisman, removed herself from a lawsuit that prompted an investigation into the death of her former husband.

• Monday, December 31st 2018 - 00:51 UTC

  South America does not help self-employed individuals thrive, study shows

  

  Uruguay and Argentina finished last and next respectively in a study carried out by international consultants Expert Market on the difficulties faced by self-employed individuals in 57 countries, it was reported Saturday.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 21:12 UTC

  Argentina appoints an auditor/administrator at INIDEP to “normalize activities”

  

  Argentina has appointed an auditor/administrator for the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP), former R/Admiral Marcelo Lobbosco, who was head of Buenos Aires province ports. During his 180-day term (with a possible extension of another 180 days), and according to Decree 1127, Lobbosco must try to overcome the staff disputes which have impeded the normal activity of research cruises.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  Argentina's 2019 TACs for hoki, blue whiting, Patagonian toothfish and hake

  

  Argentina's Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) set the total allowable catches (TACs) for hoki, Southern blue whiting, Patagonian toothfish and common hake for the year 2019. The new TACs were set on the basis of the results of the stock assessments carried out by the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP).

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 07:49 UTC

  Identification Plan of Argentine remains in the Falklands to be extended

  

  Argentina and the United Kingdom are to discuss the extension of the current Humanitarian Project Plan to identify Argentine combatant remains buried in the Falkland Islands, to include possible errors in the names of some graves, and other burial sites such as Pebbles island, according to a report from Martin Dinatale published in the news agency Infobae.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 07:22 UTC

  Argentina's energy secretary steps down following leaks on the increase of power rates

  

  Argentina's energy secretary resigned on Friday, the government said in a statement, less than 24 hours after news leaked that the administration of President Mauricio Macri plans to increase electricity prices by an average 35% next year.

• Friday, December 28th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Argentina's economic activity in October falls 4%, year-on-year

  

  Economic activity in Argentina fell 4.0% in October versus the same month last year, the government said on Thursday, marking the seventh straight month of declines as the country grapples with recession and high inflation.

• Friday, December 28th 2018 - 07:43 UTC

  Buenos Aires passes law allowing athletes to compete under perceived gender

  

  The Argentine Province of Buenos Aires has signed into law a bill whereby athletes shall be allowed to compete both professionally and as amateurs in accordance with their perceived gender.

• Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 13:00 UTC

  Argentine gas stations file class action against VISA to bring down fees

  

  The Argentine Federation of Expenders of Naphtha of the Interior (Faeni), Wednesday filed a class action suit in the Buenos Aires courts against Visa Argentina to bring down the abusive fees and payment terms that the latter imposes unilaterally.

• Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 12:31 UTC

  Argentine Catholic University study shows 1.5 million children in food crisis

  

  Around 1.5 million children are not fed properly amidst Argentina's current crisis, according to the Argentine Catholic University's (UCA) latest study on the matter, which was released Wednesday. The new record means an increase of around 456,000 children from the previous research.