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Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Argentina buying LNG cargoes from BP, preparing for the coming winter
Argentina's state-owned IEASA received offers from 14 companies to supply 24 LNG cargoes at an average price of US$ 6.50/mn Btu. All the offers are expected to be awarded for a total of US$ 330mn, according to the energy secret...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:46:00 GMT
New Brazilian health minister pledges to continue with Bolsonaro's policies
Brazil reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths just as the country's new health minister nominee pledged to continue the controversial policies of president Jair Bolsonaro, who has downplayed the severity of the disease.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:28:00 GMT
UK, Argentina and the Falklands signed an agreement for the second phase to identify soldiers fallen in 1982
The governments of the United Kingdom, the Falkland Islands and Argentina agreed on Thursday to carry out a new stage of the Humanitarian Project Plan that began in 2017 and has allowed the identification of 115 Argentine soldi...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Falklands: begins second phase to identify Argentine soldiers remains
The accord for the second phase of the humanitarian initiative to identify the remains of Argentine combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands is scheduled to be signed this Thursday in Geneva,...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Argentine economy minister to meet IMF in Washington; no deal expected in May
Argentina's Economy Minister Martin Guzmán traveled to New York on Wednesday night to meet investors before heading to Washington for talks with the International Monetary Fund, a government source said.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Fearing a spike in inflation, Brazil hikes interest rate 75 basis points for the first time since 2015
Brazil's central bank on Wednesday announced a first interest rate hike since 2015, a surprising 75 basis point increase to 2.75% and anticipated a similar increase in May to fight inflation even as the economy struggles during...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMT
YPF hikes fuel prices 7% to help finance an ambitious investment plan to boost crude production
YPF, the biggest oil producer in Argentina, said on March 16 that it hiked diesel and gasoline pump prices by 7%, helping to finance a US$2.7 billion investment plan to boost crude output.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:51:00 GMT
Fed sees no interest rate hikes likely through 2023; US GDP expected to increase 6,5% in 2021
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday sharply ramped up its expectations for economic growth but indicated that there are no interest rate hikes likely through 2023 despite an improving outlook and a turn this year to higher inflati...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Second dose of Covid vaccinations set to begin in the Falklands
The next phase of Covid vaccinations in the Falklands is set to begin on 23 March, the Falkland Islands Government confirmed on Tuesday. The upcoming vaccination round will see people who received their first dose between 8-12 ...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:35:00 GMT
Brazil with record contagions and deaths, and a deal to purchase 100 million Pfizer doses
Brazil has reported a single-day record of 90,303 new cases of COVID-19, as the country continues to grapple with mounting coronavirus infections and deaths.



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