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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 13:33 UTC

Argentina

  • Saturday, October 21st 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Dollar “bluer than blue” ahead of Argentine elections

    The exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the US dollar ranged anywhere between AR$ 348 and AR$ 1,065

    Argentina's bewildering economy recorded this week a new first: an “official” quotation for the black market dollar, commonly referred to as “blue” in addition to a new “bluer than blue” for the few transactions actually carried out ahead of Sunday's elections and amid raids on “cuevas” (illegal currency exchange parlors). However, there was no Michael Jackson singing Randy Goodrum's hit.

  • Friday, October 20th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

    Massa says future of Mercosur lies in Argentina's north

    Massa proposed “changing the educational system” because “kids get bored at school” when they should “feel part of and integrated into the country”

    Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa said Thursday that the heart of Mercosur lies in the country's north and urged his supporters to “go for our flag” in Sunday's elections. Massa's remarks came during a campaign closing event at a factory in the city of Pilar, some 50 kilometers northwest of the capital. He also promised to improve salaries “and the purchasing power of the people” if Unión por la Patria (UP) wins.

  • Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 10:53 UTC

    Investigators believe Argentine Senator found dead committed suicide

    Rodríguez was 41 and had three children

    Tierra del Fuego National Senator Matías Rodríguez was found dead in his home in Ushuaia on Wednesday under circumstances that have yet to be determined but suggest a suicide, it was reported.

  • Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

    Argentine-made Covid-19 vaccine approved

    The ARVAC Cecilia Grierson represents “a safe, effective and quality tool,” according to Vizzotti

    Argentine health authorities Tuesday approved a booster Covid-19 vaccine fully developed in the South American country, it was announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires. The “ARVAC Cecilia Grierson” drug is said to be effective against the latest versions of the disease for patients over 18 years of age.

  • Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    Blue dollar plummets in Argentina

    Massa said the swap with China meant “great news”

    The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar plunged on Wednesday, closing at AR$ 885/905 (buy/sell), down from AR$ 985 the previous day, after the extension of the swap with China was announced and raids on illegal exchange parlors known as “cuevas” (caves) intensified, leading to new arrests, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 08:55 UTC

    Argentine spy granted war veteran status after long legal battle

    A.C. had provided intelligence services at the Ushuaia naval base

    A 65-year-old Argentine woman known by the initials A.C., who claimed to have performed intelligence duties during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict against the United Kingdom, has been granted war veteran status after a legal process that lasted several years because navy records showed she was assigned other duties, Mar del Plata's La Capital reported this week.

  • Thursday, October 19th 2023 - 08:38 UTC

    Argentina: Deal to buy Norwegian P-3s moves forward

    The first Norwegian Orion will hopefully be delivered to Argentina before the end of 2023, it was explained

    With a nod from the United States, Argentine authorities have finally reached an agreement with the Norwegian government for the purchase of four Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana and Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA) D3 Director Magnus Hansvold announced during a ceremony aboard the Fragata Sarmiento museum ship in Buenos Aires.

  • Wednesday, October 18th 2023 - 08:57 UTC

    Argentine President has busy agenda in China

    Fernández met with Xi Jinping in Beijing

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández met with the head of the New Development Bank (NDB), Dilma Rousseff, to advance the South American country's accession to the BRICS financial institution.

  • Tuesday, October 17th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

    Fuel shortages reported in Uruguay and Argentina

    The lack of inputs and fuel is a threat to the stability of Argentine rural producers

    Fuel shortages have been reported on both ends of the River Plate. But while supply is expected to be back to normal before the end of this week in Montevideo, Argentine rural producers are concerned that the lack of diesel might impact their activity shortly.

  • Tuesday, October 17th 2023 - 09:13 UTC

    Argentine President starts holding meetings in Shanghai

    Fernández has yet to meet with Rousseff

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández held meetings in Shanghai with businessmen and local authorities ahead of his participation at the Third Belt and Road Forum to which he was invited by Chinese leader Xi Jinping.