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Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:43:00 GMT
It is official: Massa to head Argentina's new superministry
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday decided to finally launch a cabinet reshuffle which basically consists of blending the ministries of Economy, Productive Development and Agriculture, and Livestock and Fisheries i...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:28:00 GMT
Argentina: Strategic Secretary resigns from Fernández's administration
Gustavo Béliz Thursday turned in his resignation as Secretary of Strategic Affairs to President Alberto Fernández amid a political crisis at Casa Rosada, where an imminent cabinet reshuffle has already started, including the ...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina: Massa denies he is to become Economy Minister
Argentina's Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa Wednesday denied rumors that he would take over as Economy Minister but that President Alberto Fernández was delaying the announcement until the incumbent Silvina Batakis returned f...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:10:00 GMT
Argentina's never ending tragic farce
By Andrés Velasco (*) - Argentine voters are no strangers to financial turmoil, but they keep electing politicians who run large fiscal deficits and finance them by printing pesos. Could it be that the only way for politician...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:57:00 GMT
IDB keeps approving loans for Argentina amid frozen disbursements
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a credit line worth US$ 1140 million for energy investments and vowed to keep reviewing CEO Mauricio Claver-Carone's decision to halt a separate disbursement of over US$ 80...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Passarella has a neurological condition similar to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
Daniel Alberto Passarella, who captained Argentina to their first ever World Cup title, on home soil in 1978, has been reported to have a neurodegenerative condition with combined signs and symptoms of Parkinson's and Alzheimer...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:40:00 GMT
Argentine Central Bank creates “agrodollar” to boost export liquidations
Argentina's monetary authorities Tuesday announced the creation of the “agrodollar,” a special exchange rate for agrifood exporters to liquidate their revenues through formal channels at an exchange rate closer to the paral...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Argentina: Unofficial dollar falls after Batakis meets IMF Chief
The unofficial exchange rate between the US dollar (also known as “blue”) and the Argentina peso fell between AR$ 16 and 17 Monday after Economy Minister Silvina Batakis met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:51:00 GMT
World Bank officials meet Batakis and confirm continued support for Argentina
World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg met with Silvina Batakis, Minister of Economy. Mr. van Trotsenburg and Minister Batakis discussed the global impacts of inflation and the war in Ukraine and Argen...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:20:00 GMT
New Argentine Ambassador welcomed in Caracas as full ties resumed
The Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro Monday welcomed Argentina's new ambassador Oscar Laborde, as full diplomatic ties between the two countries were resumed following a decision by the administration of former Presiden...



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