Argentina

• Saturday, July 21st 2018 - 07:05 UTC

  Global trade conflicts and protectionism in G20'agenda meeting in Buenos Aires

  

  Global trade conflicts triggered by the protectionist policies of US President Donald Trump are set to dominate this weekend's meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 07:47 UTC

  Latin American markets and currencies slide on fears of global trade war

  

  World trade tensions pressured Latin America's major indexes on Thursday, falling in line with other global markets, after the European Union said it was preparing possible retaliatory measures if the United States imposes tariffs on EU cars. Brazil's Bovespa dropped 1.25%, and Argentina's Merval, 0.85%.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 07:35 UTC

  Argentina betting on a 2018/19 record wheat crop to spur the economy

  

  A record wheat harvest expected in Argentina this year could arrive just in time to jumpstart the ailing country's economy in the fourth quarter, after growth has been hit by low investment, high inflation and a soy crop devastated by drought.

• Friday, July 20th 2018 - 07:21 UTC

  Argentina finances improving: half year primary deficit drops to 0.8% of GDP

  

  Argentina posted a primary fiscal deficit of 105.8 billion pesos (US$3.7 billion), or 0.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of 2018, government data showed on Thursday, down 26.7% from the same period last year.

• Thursday, July 19th 2018 - 07:50 UTC

  Brazilian Real and Argentine Peso lose ground against the dollar

  

  Latin American currencies fell against the dollar across the board on Wednesday as traders continued to focus on recent statements by key U.S. monetary policy makers.

• Thursday, July 19th 2018 - 07:44 UTC

  Macri offers optimistic forecast of Argentine economy, pledging growth will return next year

  

  Argentina’s economy will return to growth in 2019, President Mauricio Macri said on Wednesday, following a year marked by higher-than-expected inflation and a run on the Peso currency that many economists anticipate will lead to a recession.

• Wednesday, July 18th 2018 - 07:38 UTC

  Argentina consumer prices rose 3.7% in June and reach 29.5% in twelve months

  

  Consumer prices rose 3.7% in June in Argentina, official data showed on Tuesday. That brought 12-month inflation to 29.5%, up from 26.3% in the 12 months through May, the INDEC national statistics bureau announced, which makes it the highest monthly recorded figure of the last two years.

• Wednesday, July 18th 2018 - 07:03 UTC

  Argentine football team coach steps down following “mutual consent” with AFA

  

  The Argentine Football Association (AFA) quietly announced that it had parted company with coach Jorge Sampaoli by “mutual consent,” following the national team's poor campaign in Russia.“Today the Argentine Football Association and Jorge Sampaoli agreed by mutual consent to bring to an end his position as head of the national team,” AFA said in a statement.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 11:26 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego infighting over the Malvinas Question Observatory

  

  Last week's meeting in Buenos Aires of the Malvinas Question Observatory from the province of Tierra del Fuego with the Malvinas Department at the Argentine foreign ministry has not been without consequences.

• Monday, July 16th 2018 - 08:44 UTC

  Argentina's debt expected to peak at 65% of GDP by end of 2018

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Argentina’s government debt to peak by the end of 2018 and then fall as the country cuts its deficit as part of its US$50 billion deal with the Fund, according to a document published.