Argentina

• Saturday, July 10th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Argentine Economy Minister wants common tax on multinational companies higher than 15%

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Martín Guzmán Friday requested that a global tax to be applied to multinational companies was higher than the 15% put forward by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

• Saturday, July 10th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  Fernández hosts Argentine Independence Day ceremony at historic Tucumán house amid protests

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday headed the celebrations marking the 205th anniversary of the country's Declaration of Independence. From the historic house in the Argentine province of Tucumán, where dignitaries of the provinces signed the declaration in 1816, Fernández said Argentines were “close to the tomorrow we want,” in a message posted on social media.

• Saturday, July 10th 2021 - 08:11 UTC

  Rural producers stage protest against Argentine government policies

  

  A massive demonstration by Argentine rural producers convened Friday in the town of San Nicolás de Los Arroyos in the province of Buenos Aires to celebrate Independence Day and express their disapproval of the policies undertaken by the administration of President Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, July 9th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Cap of 600 daily passengers allowed daily into Argentina to stay in force

  

  The Government of Argentina looked determined Thursday to extend for four additional weeks the cap of 600 passengers a day to be allowed through the Ezeiza international airport, albeit with some exceptions.

• Friday, July 9th 2021 - 08:07 UTC

  Former Argentine President Macri behind overthrowing of Evo Morales in Bolivia, document shows

  

  The Government of Bolivia Thursday disclosed documentation that would prove Argentina was behind the revolt that ended up in the toppling of former President Evo Morales.

• Friday, July 9th 2021 - 06:41 UTC

  Ushuaia expects some 68 vessels and 488 calls during the 2021/22 cruise season

  

  As long as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to recede and there are no further new strain surprises, this coming 2021/22 season, the port of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego province is scheduled to receive some 68 tourism vessels and 488 calls.

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:58 UTC

  Uruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries

  

  On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina takes action against foreign oil companies operating on South Atlantic continental shelf

  

  Argentina's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Energy Wednesday announced sanctions were to be imposed on three companies for operating illegally in the South Atlantic.

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Three companies (two UK and one Israel) involved in Falklands' oil industry, added to Argentina's sanctions list

  

  Argentina announced it has launched a sanctions process against several foreign oil companies, the UK based Chrysaor Holdings Ltd, Harbor Energy Plc, and Israel's Navitas Petroleum for involvement in hydrocarbons activities, with illegitimate Falkland Islands licenses, in the Argentine continental shelf, more precisely at the Sea Lion project in North Malvinas basin

• Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 21:49 UTC

  Argentine Senator and former car racer Carlos Reutemann dies, aged 79

  

  Argentine politician and former Formula One car racing driver Carlos Alberto Reutemann has passed away Wednesday at the age of 79 in his native city of Santa Fe.