Tag: Argentina

Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Australia cloud smoke reaches Chile, Argentina and is expected in Uruguay

The cloud of smoke caused by raging bushfires in Australia has been spotted more than 12,000km away in Chile and Argentina, weather authorities in the South American countries said on Monday. Meteorologists in Uruguay expect the cloud in the next 24 hours.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina, a bi-continental territory, South Atlantic and Antarctica; this year marks the 200th anniversary of its flag in the Falklands

The administration of Argentine president Alberto Fernandez will implement an integral policy towards the Malvinas Islands, Antarctica and the South Atlantic because it wants to emphasize the maritime projection of Argentina and the fact that it is a bi-continental territory.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
“Fernandez will be received with full honors of head of state”, Bolsonaro

If Argentine president Alberto Fernandez visits Brazil, “he will be received with all the honors of head of State, which he deserves”, according to his peer Jair Bolosonaro, which has been interpreted as an easing of tensions between both leaders following the initial stormy clashes.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:29 UTC
US not pleased with Alberto Fernandez foreign policy outlook

The US government has warned Argentine president Alberto Fernandez that his first actions in foreign policy could endanger both IMF support as well as US investments in the country's energy sector.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:27 UTC
Support for ex president Macri Falklands' policy

The junior member of the Argentine opposition coalition criticized the policies implemented to address the Falklands/Malvinas by the governments of presidents Carlos Menem, and Nestor and Cristina Kirchner.
Saturday, January 4th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine president recalls when the British invaded the Malvinas and reaffirms Antarctica policy

President Alberto Fernandez on Friday underlined the significance of Argentina's standing presence in Antarctica, --to defend its sovereignty claims--, and also recalled that 187 years ago the British invaded and usurped the Malvinas Islands, a land which “we will never renounce to, and we will always claim”.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Nisman's death controversy reignited: “there isn't a shred of proof” he was murdered, says president Fernandez

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday he doubts that a prosecutor who died two days after accusing former President Cristina Kirchner of a cover-up in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre committed suicide. But he insisted “there isn't a shred of proof” that Alberto Nisman was murdered, as his family insists.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:54 UTC
Argentina issues Treasury Bills, subscribed by the Central bank, to pay creditors

Argentina's new government announced the issuance of US$ 1.326 billion of dollar-denominated Treasury Bills, to be directly subscribed by the central bank, according to a decree in the Official Gazette on Thursday.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Brazil's 2019 trade surplus shrinks 20%, lowest since recession year 2015

Brazil’s trade surplus shrank 20% to US$ 46.67 billion last year, official data showed on Thursday, as upwardly revised exports in recent months failed to mask a widespread slump in overseas demand for Brazilian goods over the course of 2019.
Thursday, January 2nd 2020 - 08:59 UTC
Argentine president calls for “social responsibility” from business people, otherwise government will intervene

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez called for “social responsibility” from business people demanding they don't increase prices above reasonable levels, since “fighting inflation is a battle that involves all of us”.