Tag: Buenos Aires

Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 10:30 UTC
IMF mission in Argentina to collect data on compliance of the standby loan accord

An IMF team is back in Buenos Aires to review the Argentine economy performance and how it is complying with the fiscal and monetary conditions established in the stand-by US$ 57 billion loan agreed last year. The head of the mission Roberto Cardarelli is scheduled to meet ministers, central bank officials, members of Congress from the ruling coalition and opposition, academia and different lobbies.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Unexpected meeting of Uruguay and Argentina to address the Venezuelan situation

Presidents from Uruguay and Argentina, Tabare Vazquez and Mauricio Macri, will be meeting on Wednesday to discuss an open agenda, but which according to Buenos Aires sources will be centered on the Venezuelan situation, where the two countries hold different positions. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Colonia, at the Anchorena Park, which is an official resting place of the Uruguayan Executive, and a twenty minutes helicopter flight distance from Buenos Aires.
Monday, February 11th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Conflict leads nowhere, “we must look at real challenges: protecting fisheries in the South Atlantic”

In a long interview published this weekend in Clarin, UK ambassador Mark Kent emphasized on the coincidences of UK and Argentina, admitted his appeal in Twitter, a form of soft power, which has made him one of the most popular foreign diplomats in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 11:07 UTC
UK Ambassador in BA: “Argentines are unique”

The United Kingdom's ambassador in Buenos Aires celebrated his birthday Monday harassed by his social media fans and followers, who kept him busy thanking each one.
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
Macri flies to Brazil for a first face to face meeting with Bolsonaro

Argentine President Mauricio Macri will hold talks with his new Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday likely to center on consolidating trade ties between South America's two biggest economies, officials said. Battling recession and seeking re-election this year, Macri needs to boost Buenos Aires's side of a steep trade imbalance with its main trading partner.
Friday, January 11th 2019 - 08:34 UTC
March of torches in Argentine cities to protest soaring costs of public services

Tens of thousands of Argentines marched through Buenos Aires on Thursday evening carrying torches, in the first of a series of planned protests against President Mauricio Macri's austerity program and the soaring cost of public services.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
China/US technical trade talks end with “understanding of each others' concern”

Trade talks between China and the United States this week were extensive, and helped establish a foundation for the resolution of each others' concerns, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday, but gave no details on the issues at stake.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Buenos Aires public transport rates up 40% in three months, beginning January

The Argentine government announced on Thursday new increases in public transport rates, some 40% on average that will apply from next January to travel by bus, train and metro.
Friday, December 21st 2018 - 19:41 UTC
Court says CFK must be tried for corruption and jailed preemptively

An Argentine appeals court Thursday upheld the September decision by judge Claudio Bonadio whereby Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) must stand trial and be preemptively imprisoned throughout the proceedings for having allegedly received millionaire bribes from businessmen in the Kirchnerist governments (2003-2015).
Saturday, December 15th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
Falklands-Buenos Aires link: Argentina awards license and route to low-cost airline

The Argentine government awarded low-cost airline Flybondi a 15-year license to exploit 284 domestic and international routes, including one that potentially can link Buenos Aires directly with the Falkland Islands.