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Montevideo, December 4th 2025 - 16:50 UTC

Argentina

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 17:48 UTC

    Argentina lowers levy on beef exports, farmers happy but the overall policy questioned

    The latest numbers from meat exporters shows that China takes 81% of Argentine beef sales, Israel 6%, United States 5%, Germany 4% and Netherlands 3,6%.

    The Argentine government is lowering beef export tax 25%, from 9% to 6,75% basically “to promote sales to foreign markets and improve the level of income of producers and processors, favoring the insertion of Argentina in international markets”, points out the decree published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:56 UTC

    Argentine breeders in UK tour of meat and dairy technology centres

    The Palermo agriculture and livestock expo where the best of Argentine breeds compete for the top prizes, and is also an opportunity for the display of new technologies and farming practices

    June, July, August are months of the austral winter and Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay hold their main livestock shows, (Palermo, Esteio, Roque Alonso and Prado) including a display of the latest technology advances in cattle feeding and breeding.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Former CFK Trade Secretary handed down 3-yr sentence

    “After 14 years the Judiciary says Indec's public statistics are correct,” Moreno underlined

    Former Argentine Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno was sentenced to three years in jail and imposed a six-year disenfranchisement. According to local media, he was found guilty of rigging the data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) between 2006 and 2007 under then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 08:48 UTC

    Mendoza and Newcastle win the FAO Green Cities Initiative Awards

    FAO Direct-General QU Dongyu said that “through a strong partnership, the GCI has been working with vibrant and inclusive cities around the world”

    FAO presented Mendoza in Argentina and Newcastle in the United Kingdom with its first-ever Green Cities Initiative Awards during a special event for its Green Cities Initiative, GCI.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 08:32 UTC

    Argentina recognizes Edmundo González Urrutia as Venezuelan President-elect

    Mondino had declared González Urrutia the winner earlier on but Milei's Government exerted some caution until Wednesday

    Argentina's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Wednesday recognizing Edmundo González Urrutia of the Unitarian Democratic Platform (PUD) as the “undisputed winner” winner of the July 28 polls in Venezuela, in defiance of the results announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) whereby the incumbent Nicolás Maduro had been reelected for the 2025-2031 term.

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 18:49 UTC

    VPs of Argentina, Uruguay share views on Venezuelan crisis

    Argimón (L) and Villarruel met in Buenos Aires for a workshop on parliamentary challenges

    Vice Presidents Beatriz Argimón of Uruguay and Victoria Villarruel of Argentina met in Buenos Aires during an international workshop where the Venezuelan crisis after the controversial July 28 elections was discussed, among other topics. Both Senate Speakers agreed on a proposed summit to discuss the case.

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 08:08 UTC

    Former First Lady files criminal complaint against Alberto Fernández

    Yáñez spoke with Judge Ercolini through a video conference from Spain to tell her side of the story

    Former Argentine First Lady Fabiola Yáñez Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against her then-common-law spouse and head of state Alberto Fernández for exerting “gender violence” against her. The case ended up in the court of Federal Judge Julián Ercolini, who banned Fernández from leaving the country, coming anywhere near the mother of his son Francisco, or even contacting her on the telephone.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 21:10 UTC

    Argentina on alert over possible Iranian attack

    Francos said that one can never rule out the possibility. Argentina has already suffered two attacks in the 1990s for siding with Israel

    The Government of Argentina admitted Tuesday that it had received a security alert from Israel about a possible Iranian attack. Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos said Israel expected “a very strong attack from Iran against targets that are friends.” Argentina has already suffered two anti-Jewish attacks in the 1990s.

  • Monday, August 5th 2024 - 07:56 UTC

    Alberto Fernández a wife beater?

    Pictures and videos found in a cell phone would entangle Argentina's former president, although Yáñez has declined to file a complaint

    Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández has been reported to be under investigation for allegedly beating his common-law spouse Fabiola Yáñez, according to data available on the cell phone of former presidential Secretary María Cantero, where corroborating pictures and video footage were found during an influence-peddling investigation regarding some insurance policies. Fernández is believed to have committed these aggressions at the Olivos presidential residence, according to Clarín.

  • Saturday, August 3rd 2024 - 09:40 UTC

    Argentina decrees 63% hike on Paraná-Paraguay Waterway tolls

    The new price was set taking into account the CPI over the last 22 years, it was explained

    The Argentine administration of President Javier Milei decreed a 63% hike in the tolls collected from barges sailing through the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway effective this month. The adjustment set a new price of US$ 4.98 (from the previous US$ 3.06) per Net Register Ton (NRT). The figure is projected to reach US$ 6.04 per TRN in 2027.