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Tue, 04 May 2021 09:45:00 GMT
CFK amazed at Biden plan's similarities with Argentina's economic policies
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Monday was full of praise for US President's Joseph Biden's message before Congress, citing resounding Keynesian resemblances to her economic policies both in the c...

Tue, 04 May 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Uruguay: “Unicorn” dLocal eyes Wall Street and new Ford plant offers around 200 jobs to produce
Uruguay's first “unicorn” (an emerging technology-based company worth over US $ 1 billion) local is reportedly planning to land on Wall Street, according to Bloomberg.

Tue, 04 May 2021 08:43:00 GMT
Colombian President Duque appoints new finance minister but unrest is far from under control
Colombia's Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla turned in his resignation Monday President Iván Duque withdrew the controversial tax reform which triggered massive demonstrations nationwide, which have so far left 19 people d...

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Argentine Ambassador to Mercosur wants new tariffs to boost local production
Argentina's Ambassador to Mercosur Mariano Kestelboim Sunday said he favoured “a new common external tariff that promotes productive development.”

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Bolsonaro thanks Putin for release of footballer's driver wrongly arrested for drug trafficking
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the release of Robson Oliveira, the driver of former Spartak Moscow footballer Fernando Martins, who was arrested upon arrival for car...

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Argentine provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro tighten up health restrictions
In a joint statement, the provincial governments of Neuquén and Río Negro in Argentine Patagonia Sunday announced all social gatherings are no longer allowed as of this Monday and until May 21 to fight covid-19 in areas label...

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:29:00 GMT
Former Brazilian President Temer highlights importance of ties with China
Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has outscored the importance of his country's connections with China, which is their main export destination.

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:28:00 GMT
Castillo and Fujimori hold first presidential debate leading to Peru's runoff
The presidential debate between both runoff candidates, one of whom will become Peru's new president on June 6, took place Saturday in the North Andean city of Chota.

Mon, 03 May 2021 09:07:00 GMT
Argentina's metallurgic industry back at pre-pandemic levels
The Association of Metallurgical Industries of the Argentine Republic (Adimra) Sunday reported nationwide output had grown 24.9% in March of 2021, making it the seventh straight month in the upward direction.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:45:00 GMT
Foreign tourism in Chile drops 92.6% in first quarter of 2021
Foreign tourism in Chile registered a 92.6% drop year-to-year in the first quarter of 2021, according to a study published Sunday bu the journal Barómetro del Turismo (Tourism Barometer), released by the government's Tourism U...



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