Tag: Argentina

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 16:38 UTC

  Hard times ahead for Argentina's Banco Nación president

  

  Argentina's state-run Banco Nación President Javier González Fraga admitted borrowing from abroad is a possibility to face the current liquidity shortage, it was reported.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 10:39 UTC

  Argentina targets a strong global stability message at the G20 leaders' summit

  

  With international tensions on trade set to come to a head at the Group of 20 Leaders Summit next weekend, Argentina is hoping to find agreement on improving global stability, even if deep disagreements remain. Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie said the November 30-December 1 meeting in Buenos Aires should stress the importance of trade itself, at a time that the former consensus against protectionism breaks down.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  South America's suspended super derby match date to be announced on Tuesday

  

  The Copa Libertadores Superclásico (super derby) final between Argentina's biggest clubs, Boca Juniors and River Plate, has been suspended, CONMEBOL has announced. The regional governing body said on Sunday that the second leg of the already postponed final will be rescheduled, after violent scenes on Saturday ended with Boca's team bus being attacked by River fans.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas air link and Cordoba stop over underlines “the historic reconciliation of UK and Argentina”

  

  Argentina's foreign minister Jorge Faurie said that this week's G20 leaders' summit in Buenos Aires not only will it be historic since for the first time a meeting of such significance is taking place in South America, but also because of the symbolic reconciliation and constructive attitude between Argentina and the United Kingdom referred to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Sunday, November 25th 2018 - 19:27 UTC

  New attempt to play River-Boca final ends in yet another postponement

  

  The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Sunday finally acquiesced to a petition filed by Boca Juniors, whose players were unfit to compete, and agreed to postpone the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final against River Plate.

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 14:37 UTC

  The only real “Summit” in Buenos Aires is hours away

  

  Fake bomb threats, loose World War II grenades, actual explosions that kill nobody and leave one perpetrator seriously injured at a cemetery, the mayor's entourage becoming 35 percent wealthier on average since in office, airline strikes, and the looming G20 Summit with the most prominent world leaders all in one place, an air traffic ban in addition to land circulation restrictions are just a part of the landscape to the people of Buenos Aires who are becoming more and more used to living in a war-like zone since the beginning of the century.

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

  Prudent optimism that China and US can reach a trade understanding in Buenos Aires

  

  The United States and China have in the coming week what may be their last chance to broker a ceasefire in an increasingly dangerous trade war when their presidents meet in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 03:07 UTC

  Labour strike grounds all Aerolíneas Argentinas flights for November 26

  

  Aerolíneas Argentinas has cancelled all flights scheduled for this coming Monday, Nov. 26, due to a workers' strike, it was announced Friday.A total 371 flights are to be grounded, affecting the travel plans of over 40,000 passengers, which will cost the state-run company around 20 million US dollars in losses.

• Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 09:45 UTC

  Argentina: waiting for a strong agriculture recovery to help end recession

  

  The industrial production in Argentina dropped 4.8% in October compared to the same period a year ago, accumulating a seven-month consecutive slide, according to the Center of Economic Studies from Orlando Ferreres. Between January and October manufacturing activity registers a 3.5% contraction relative to the same period in 2017.

• Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 09:44 UTC

  New Zealand promotes trade and farm expertise with Argentina and Uruguay

  

  Farmers, dairy product manufacturers and trade representatives in Uruguay and Argentina are hearing a New Zealand take on current agricultural issues this week.