Argentina

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:48:00 GMT
IMF flags risks of outdated inflation metrics in fast-changing economies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging countries to modernize how they measure inflation and other key indicators, integrating point-of-sale and online data to reduce “blind spots” that, the institution argues, are...

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:12:00 GMT
Argentina reports theft at Labour Secretariat offices in central Buenos Aires
Argentina’s government said on Sunday it had reported a theft of IT equipment and other items from offices linked to the Labour Secretariat in central Buenos Aires, launching both a federal court case and an internal probe.

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:40:00 GMT
Package bomb injures four at Argentina gendarmerie school in Buenos Aires
A package containing an explosive device detonated on Friday at Argentina’s National Gendarmerie Superior School in central Buenos Aires, injuring force personnel and triggering a security operation and a partial evacuation o...

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:02:00 GMT
Argentina’s lower house backs Milei labour reform bill without article 44
Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies approved President Javier Milei’s “labour modernisation” bill on Thursday, but with a last-minute change that removed article 44, one of the proposal’s most disputed provisions. Because...

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:59:00 GMT
CGT general strike disrupts transport in Argentina as lower house debates Milei labor reform
Argentina began a 24-hour general strike on Thursday called by the country’s main labor federation, the CGT, to protest President Javier Milei’s labor reform bill, as the Chamber of Deputies was set to start debating the le...

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:47:00 GMT
Aerolíneas Argentinas cancels 255 flights amid CGT strike, US$3m loss estimated
Aerolíneas Argentinas said it will cancel 255 flights across its network on Thursday, February 19, as Argentina’s main labor confederation, the CGT, carries out a 24-hour general strike. The airline estimated the disruption ...

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:12:00 GMT
Argentina clears US oceanographic cruise in the South Atlantic as debate grows over “dual-use” data
Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) recorded that it had “no objections,” within its remit, to a United States request for a marine scientific research cruise by the R/V Roger Revelle inside Argentina’s Exclusiv...

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:59:00 GMT
Argentine court declares “king of beef” bankrupt as he remains hospitalized in Punta del Este
An Argentine commercial court has declared meat businessman Alberto Samid—widely known in Argentina as the “king of beef”—bankrupt, ordering broad asset restrictions and imposing a travel ban until July 3, 2026. The rul...

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:11:00 GMT
Argentina’s CGT calls 24-hour general strike on the day lower house debates Milei’s labor reform
Argentina’s main labor umbrella, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), confirmed on Monday it will stage a 24-hour nationwide strike on the day the Chamber of Deputies debates President Javier Milei’s labor reform, hard...

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:35:00 GMT
Opus Dei briefs the Pope on Argentina “controversies” amid labor exploitation allegations
Pope Leo XIV on Monday met with Opus Dei Prelate Fernando Ocáriz, as the organization’s leadership presented its “institutional perspective” on “certain controversies” in Argentina, against the backdrop of ongoing al...

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