Tag: Argentina

• Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 14:30 UTC

  Alpargatas closes Chaco factory, lays off all workers, sells facilities

  

  The clothing firm Alpargatas shut down its factory in the Argentine province of Chaco, it was reported Monday. The company made it clear it was not a temporary measure by laying off the entire staff and placing the facilities on sale. Further closures and subsequent dismissals nationwide look imminent.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 07:26 UTC

  New hypothesis on the tragedy that befell Argentina's sub ARA San Juan

  

  An “operation error” related to a ventilation valve, called 'Eco-19,' could explain the mystery of the tragedy that befell the ARA San Juan, the Argentine submarine that disappeared almost a year ago with 44-crew members on board. The new details emerged in a report currently being prepared by a commission of experts based inside the Argentine Defense Ministry.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 13:06 UTC

  Argentine Church to renounce state funding, albeit gradually

  

  Argentina;'s Catholic Church will gradually renounce the 140-million-peso contribution from the federal government, it was announced Sunday. The funding of that specific cult is set forth in the national Constitution. That money makes for 7% of the Church's budget.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentine corruption funds emerge in New York and Miami properties

  

  Following the arrests of four people, authorities in Argentina have uncovered how a former president may have used bribe money to buy U.S. properties, including luxury condos in New York City and South Florida.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Soccer and the Holocaust exhibit in Argentina awarded German football tolerance prize

  

  The German soccer federation is giving an award for tolerance for an Argentine exhibition of harrowing stories about soccer from the Holocaust era. The 11-panel exhibit — one for each soccer player on the field — tells the stories of teams and sportsmen who suffered under the Nazis.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Macri and PM May scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting at the end of the month

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May and Argentine president Mauricio Macri are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting in the framework of the coming G20 summit to be held in Buenos Aires at the end of the month.

• Monday, November 5th 2018 - 05:44 UTC

  Buenos Aires G20 summit: US requests Uruguay authorization to station troops and aircraft

  

  Uruguay's government asked Congress to allow United States troops and equipment to stay in country during the upcoming G20 meeting in neighboring Argentina, due to be attended by the US, Chinese, Russian and European leaders.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:40 UTC

  Bolivia delivering smaller volumes of gas to Argentina than set forth in the contract

  

  Bolivia's Hydrocarbons Minister Luis Alberto Sánchez Friday admitted that gas deliveries to Argentina are kept at an average of 10 million cubic metres per day (MMm3d), far below the 17.2 MMm3d agreed upon in the contract

• Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Russia and Argentina reach fisheries agreement to boost catches and trade

  

  Russia and Argentina have approved a draft agreement on fisheries cooperation. The agreement will make seafood exports from Argentina to Russia significantly easier and boost trade volumes. Russia will also obtain a right to fish in Argentine waters, the agreement stipulates.

• Friday, November 2nd 2018 - 09:03 UTC

  Multilateral banks provide Argentina three loans totaling US$ 1.8 billion

  

  The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank are providing Argentina with three loans totaling more than US$1.8 billion, aiming to help the country cope with financial difficulties and support citizens most at risk.