Tag: Buenos Aires

Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 18:15 UTC
Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires deemed most important opera house in the world

The Italian tourism website Travel365.it has found Buenos Aires' Teatro Colón to be the most important of its kind in the world due to its architecture and history.
Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Ex Kirchner minister sentenced to prison for responsibility in Argentina's deadliest train accident

A court convicted a former Argentine federal planning minister Wednesday of contributing to a deadly 2012 train crash by failing to oversee the operations of commuter railways.
Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 20:30 UTC
Menem found not guilty in arms trafficking case

A Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals Thursday ruled in favour of acquitting former Argentine President Carlos Saúl Menem in the case for arms trafficking to Ecuador and Croatia after 23 years of legal proceedings.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:58 UTC
Brazilian currency strengthens below 4 to the dollar: first time in five weeks

The Brazilian currency dipped under four Real to the dollar for the first time in five weeks at close on Thursday as the markets reacted favorably to the emergence of two clear presidential election frontrunners. The Real closed at 3.99 to the US dollar just two weeks after hitting a record low of almost 4.2 to the dollar -- it's lost around 17% since the start of the year.
Friday, September 21st 2018 - 09:32 UTC
Argentine Peso recovers strongly and with no support from the Central bank

The Argentine Peso reacted strongly against the US dollar on Thursday following on an abundant private supply of greenbacks to satisfy demand, which kept the Central Bank out of the market for the first time since the beginning of the month. The dollar fell 2.8% and ended trading below 39 Pesos.
Friday, September 21st 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Argentina/IMF making “important progress” on reforms for loan package, but no specific timeline

Argentina's budget proposal submitted this week is a key element in the reforms needed for a new loan package for the crisis-hit country, an International Monetary Fund spokesman said Thursday.
Friday, September 21st 2018 - 08:24 UTC
Argentine stock market booming with new highs for seventh day running

The Argentine stock market is booming and on Thursday confirmed its seventh day running increase as investors are flocking encouraged by an imminent accord between the president Mauricio Macri administration and the IMF for a new loan package including reforms and a balanced budget in the next 18/24 months.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
UK/Argentina hold antimicrobial resistance scientific seminar in Buenos Aires

Scientists from different British universities, Argentine researchers and representatives of the organizing agencies took part this week in Buenos Aires in a seminar organized jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) from the UK, and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:39 UTC
IMF team in Buenos Aires for talks on the standby loan package

Officials from the International Monetary Fund are in Argentina as part of talks to strengthen and accelerate a crisis loan package, the global lender said Wednesday. The IMF and Buenos Aires agreed in June on a three-year, US$50 billion rescue lending programme but Argentina has since asked for a more rapid disbursement.
Thursday, September 13th 2018 - 10:34 UTC
Argentine labor unions and social groups protest austerity measures in Buenos Aires City

Labor unions and social groups blocked streets in downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday, with more marches planned over the days ahead over austerity measures proposed by the government and backed by the International Monetary Fund. Protesters are angry about the belt-tightening policies, which are cutting services to low-income Argentines already walloped by inflation of 31 percent and climbing.