Economy

• Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina's trade balance with Brazil ends up positive for 2nd straight month

  

  Argentina's trade balance with Brazil yielded positive results for the second straight month in October 2021. However, numbers for the first 10 months of the year are still in the red.

• Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  UK flagged fishing vessel released by French court; London and Paris officials to meet to de escalate dispute

  

  A UK trawler impounded by French authorities over a fishing licenses' dispute with Britain was released on Wednesday by a French court overturning an earlier demand that it pays a €150,000 bond.

• Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Venezuelan aircraft banned in the US carries Evo Morales to Buenos Aires

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales landed in Buenos Aires aboard a Venezuela-registered aircraft blacklisted by the United States Treasury Department.

• Thursday, November 4th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Federal Reserve begins gradual monthly tapering of stimulus this month

  

  Finally, following a two-day meeting, it's official: the US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it will begin tapering stimulus to the economy this month but also leaving the door open for possible changes if there are shifts in the scenario because of the pandemic. Likewise, inflation was described as “transitory” because of supply chain issues in the post-pandemic recovery.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Chile's economy activity index in September increased 15,6% year to year

  

  Chile's September Monthly Economic Activity Index, (IMACEC), jumped 15,6% compared to a year ago, above market expectations (13%), and 1,7% over the previous month, as reported by the Chilean central bank.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Brazil will host G20 summit in 2024

  

  Brazil for the first time will host the annual meeting of the heads and prime ministers of the Group of Twenty, the group of the 20 largest economies on the planet, in 2024. The announcement was made during the release of the final document of the group’s meeting, which ended on Sunday in Rome.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Paraguay: Beef exports reach all-time high

  

  Over 283,214 tons of beef have been exported by Paraguay between January and October 2021, in what has become a historical record for the country, according to the National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa).

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 03:45 UTC

  Energy exports to Brazil to finance Argentina's infrastructure works

  

  Argentina's Energy Ministry has ruled that energy exports to Brazil will finance the Vaca Muerta gas pipeline and electrical transportation works, it was announced Tuesday.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 19:03 UTC

  Glasgow's COP26: Argentine President insists on issues already outlined in Rome

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday appeared before the Glasgow Climate Change COP26 Summit with the same proposal he made days earlier in Rome during the G20 Summit.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  Uruguayan exports on the rise, report shows

  

  Beef, meat by-products and wood have boosted Uruguayan exports, which were reported to have grown 17.2% overall in October, it was announced Monday in Montevideo. Meat sales once again reached record figures.