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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:49:00 GMT
International Women's Day was particularly defiant and even violent in Latin America
Tens of thousands on Monday defied coronavirus restrictions, gathering worldwide on International Women's Day to denounce gender violence and inequalities.

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:59:00 GMT
World Bank approves US$ 420 million loan to Argentina for sanitation and housing
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$ 300 million loan to expand and improve water and sanitation services in Metropolitan Buenos Aires, particularly in the most vulnerable areas. An additional US$ 120 million will b...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Bolsonaro confirms his trip to Argentina and supports negotiations with IMF
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro confirmed he will be traveling to Argentina on March 26th for the celebration of Mercosur's 30th anniversary, and also offered support for the president Alberto Fernandez administration negoti...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Social uprising in an ultra Kirchnerite province; UN and Amnesty warn about repression
Formosa in the north of Argentina, next to Paraguay is one of the poorest provinces in the country and has been under the iron fist control and patronage of governor Gildo Insfran, who rules as a feudal lord, with virtual contr...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Norway's Equinor, YPF and Shell will operate a block in North Argentine basin
Norway's Equinor and YPF have entered into an agreement with Shell to jointly farm-down 30% non-operated interests in the CAN 100 block in the North Argentine basin, offshore Argentina.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:24:00 GMT
Argentina's banks face a tough year: bad loans, inflation and regulations
Rising inflation plus bad loans and government regulations anticipate a tough 2021 according to the CEO of Argentina's biggest private bank by market capitalization. “If inflation is high, there is a risk that bank results wi...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:07:00 GMT
Argentina and the IMF: Another Default in the Works?
By Arturo Porzecanski (*) The following was published in the Americas Quarterly, a contribution from a leading emerging-market economist writes. The seeds for the latest chapter in Argentina’s long history of confrontations ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Argentina again forced to ramp LNG imports , as domestic gas production falls
Argentina forced to quickly ramp up LNG imports in the coming winter months to meet its heating season, as domestic gas production dwindles and Bolivian pipeline imports slow.

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Argentine president attacks opposition, Judiciary, media and economic powers
In a defiant speech before the Legislative that launched the campaign for the October midterm elections, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on Monday opened the 139th Congressional period of ordinary sessions with a barrage ...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:50:00 GMT
Argentina's health minister in quarantine
Argentina’s health minister Carla Vizzotti said on Friday she had tested positive for COVID-19 and would quarantine for several days. Vizzotti, a week on the job, replaced former minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia who resigned fo...



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