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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 18:27 UTC

Tag: Luis Basterra

  • Wednesday, June 12th 2024 - 23:58 UTC

    Scuffles in front of Argentine Congress reported

    Five Congressmen were hospitalized after being pepper-sprayed by the police

    Argentine law enforcement officers Wednesday fired teargas to disperse demonstrators convening in front of Congress to encourage Senators to vote against President Javier Milei's so-called Omnibus Law bill (officially known as Bases Law) with which the Libertarian administration intends to bring the country out of its economic plight. The bill has already been passed by the Lower House.

  • Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

    Argentine minister pledges no plans to increase grains export taxes

    Argentina does not plan to increase grains export taxes despite the government’s need for revenue as the coronavirus pushes the country into a deep recession this year, Agriculture Minister Luis Basterra said this week.

  • Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

    Next Argentine agriculture minister sets warning alarms among farmers

    Luis Basterra is from a left-leaning faction of the country’s Peronist coalition, unpopular with many growers for its history of intervening in the markets

    The next agriculture, livestock and fisheries minister of Argentina, as anticipated by MercoPress, will be Luis Basterra, president-elect Alberto Fernandez confirmed on Friday, an appointment met with some scepticism by farmers worried about a possible revival of interventionist policies.