Argentina

Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:15 UTC
Argentine airports company struggles to take off in Wall Street public offering

Shares of Corporacion America Airports struggled to get airborne on their market debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after the Argentine airport operator priced its initial public offering at the lower end of an already reduced range.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 00:28 UTC
Argentina organizing Falklands charter for relatives of newly identified remains at Darwin cemetery

The Argentine government is organizing a trip to the Falklands with relatives of the 88 combatants buried in Darwin and whose remains were recently identified by a team on international forensic experts, following a humanitarian agreement between UK and Argentina, and Falklands consent, and implemented by the International Red Cross Committee.
Wednesday, January 31st 2018 - 09:29 UTC
NASA satellite keeps track of wildfires in Argentina

Roughly 12,000 wildfires burn each year in Argentina, charring more than 1.3 million hectares (5,000 square miles) of forest and grasslands. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured an image of one of them on January 29, 2018.
Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 19:37 UTC
Argentina promotes B20 agenda in London

Daniel Funes de Rioja, Chair of B20, promoted the B20 agenda among British business, chambers, institutions and members of the press at the “B20 Priorities and Challenges” seminar at the Argentine Official Residence in London.
Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 10:24 UTC
Macri implements pay freeze and eliminates 1.000 “political positions”

President Mauricio Macri said on Monday that government employees in Argentina won't receive pay raises this year as part of a string of measures aimed at cutting spending. Macri also announced the elimination of 1,000 “political positions” and the firing of family members appointed as advisers by government ministers. The measure is expected to save the government about US$75 million.
Tuesday, January 30th 2018 - 08:03 UTC
Argentina: Antarctic tribute to lost San Juan crew

They formed the number 44 on the ice as they headed into the Antarctic while performing a traditional military salute next to their ship, the ARA Almirante Irizar. Forty-four submariners on the ARA San Juan were lost in the waters of the South Atlantic on 15 November.
Monday, January 29th 2018 - 11:01 UTC
Macri and ministers expected to freeze their salaries, for one year, as part of the austerity measures

The government of Argentine president Mauricio Macri is expected to announce on Monday as part of the overall austerity and adjustment programs, a freeze on all top government salaries and the reduction of at least 20% in political nominee posts in the Executive branch.
Monday, January 29th 2018 - 06:31 UTC
Argentina will not recognize Venezuela election results, anticipates Macri

Argentina will not recognize the results of upcoming elections in Venezuela, President Mauricio Macri has said accusing strongman Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro of running a “dictatorship”.
Saturday, January 27th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Macri and Macron agree in most issues, but not in the EU/Mercosur talks

Argentine president Mauricio Macri ended on Friday his European tour in Paris, where he addressed the business community and potential investors, and later held a private meeting with president Emmanuel Macron. According to Argentine sources there is strong French investors' interest, but apparently Macron held his ground when regarding the EU/Mercosur overall trade agreement.
Friday, January 26th 2018 - 09:24 UTC
“Argentina has left the populist experiment, and no other country has its potential”

Argentina has left behind its populist experiment, and there is no other country with greater potential, Argentine president Mauricio Macri told the World Economic Forum in Davos during a speech to the forum of world political and business leaders.