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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...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:21:00 GMT
Thousands in Argentina express indignation at the VIP vaccination scandal
Thousands took to the streets in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires and other main cities on Saturday to protest against the government of Alberto Fernandez following the VIP vaccination scandal, which meant a privileged few, m...

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:15:00 GMT
Pope Francis expects to die in Rome, “I will not return to Argentina”
Pope Francis expects to die in Rome, still the Catholic pontiff, without returning to spend his final days in his native Argentina, according to a new book titled The Health Of Popes.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:54:00 GMT
IMF admits discussions with Argentina continue but no meeting planned for May
IMF has no date yet set for its next visit to Argentina to discuss replacement to a failed 2018 program, a spokesman for the Fund advanced on Thursday. The parties could next meet in Washington soon, as Argentine Economy Minist...

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:29:00 GMT
Argentina receives 904,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine
Argentina has received 904,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in its first delivery from the Chinese drugmaker, the government said on Thursday, which should help the country accelerate its inoculation program.

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Kirchnerist businessman Baéz will remain under house arrest; family divided over harsh sentences
Argentine businessman and associate of former president Néstor Kirchner, Lázaro Báez will not return to jail for the moment. He will continue with an electronic anklet under the modality of house arrest in a house located in...



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