Argentina
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:43:00 GMTFernandez expects IMF to grant Argentina more flexible repayment terms
President Alberto Fernández believes the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should grant Argentina more “flexible” terms on the repayment terms of the debt and warned that increasing inflation could lead his government to a...
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:20:00 GMTYPF closer to restructuring its debt, expecting to concentrate in boosting shale deposits in Patagonia
Argentina’s state-managed oil giant expects to avoid a costly default next month after it won support for a debt swap from a large creditor group. The so-called Ad Hoc Bondholder Group, which holds 45% of YPF’s 2021 notes, ...
Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:43:00 GMTArgentine oilseed crushers say they reached a deal to hold down domestic edible oil prices
Despite confusing news from Argentina following president Alberto Fernandez's announcement that he is prepared to reimpose levies on grains and oilseeds exports if food prices keep increasing, oilseed crushers said they had rea...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:47:00 GMTIMF chief Georgieva tells Argentina, “it takes two to tango”
The chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday that the fund is working towards reaching an agreement on a new loan deal with Argentina and the next round of meetings will focus on the d...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:57:00 GMTArgentine farmers on alert: government does not rule out more taxes on food exports
Despite a recent accord with the government regarding corn exports, Argentine farmers are again on alert following statements from officials who did not rule out the possibility of increasing taxes on food exports as part of it...
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 12:39:00 GMTArgentine oil and gas activity picking up in Vaca Muerta shale deposits
Fracking activity in Vaca Muerta, Argentina shot up in January to its highest level in 17 months, according to the Argentine unit of Houston-based services company NCS Multistage.
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:55:00 GMTFernandez and Bolsonaro expected to share a family photo on the 30th anniversary of Mercosur
Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli, has confirmed what was advanced by Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou during this week's meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, a meeting of Mercosur heads of sta...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 23:06:00 GMTRussia has offered Argentina fighter aircraft and training jets, defense website reports
Russia has again approached the Argentine government to offer defense equipment, including military planes for the air force.
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:46:00 GMTArgentine president asks Putin to guarantee supply of the Sputnik V vaccine
Supply of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine and the possible elaboration of the shots in Argentina were among the issues addressed by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and Russia's Vladimir Putin during a Tuesday phone confere...
Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:54:00 GMTJohnny rooks threatened in Argentine islands by deer and goats
Argentine scientists from the Austral Scientific Research Center (CADIC) in Ushuaia announced they have revealed the subsistence mystery of the striated Caracara prey bird, "carancho austral", in the Isla de los Estados (*), du...