22,000 passengers were affected by cancellations between last Thursday and Monday. They …
Moura won for his role in the Brazilian thriller O Agente Secreto (The Secret Agent)
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Pope Francis has blamed poor policies and public administration for Argentina’s inflationary crisis and high poverty levels. In a long interview with the Associated Press news agency, Francis said that …
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International relationsLatin America
CELAC presidency passes from Argentina to St Vincent and the Grenadines
A 369 square kilometer, 100,000-inhabitant Caribbean island nation will hold the next temporary presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). During the CELAC Summit’s closing ceremony, …
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The Central Bank raised the one-day repo rate for mutual funds on Monday, in another attempt to contain the escalation of the parallel exchange rates. According to the Central Bank …
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The government is investigating the country’s top ten stock brokers after the opposition reported that information about last Wednesday’s debt buyback had been leaked. Since the announcement, in which Economy …
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BusinessIndustryMining
Argentina’s only sodium carbonate producer, Alpat, expands to join lithium chain
The company Alcalis de la Patagonia (Alpat), the only producer of sodium carbonate in South America, has launched an investment plan of US$250 million. Located in Río Negro, the company …
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From November 2023, the Central Bank will allow savers to make payments using money held in fixed-term deposits. The bid to encourage Argentines to save in the national currency comes …
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The Economy Ministry reported that Argentina’s primary deficit reached 2.4% of its GDP in 2022, meaning that the government over-complied with the 2.5% goal negotiated with the International Monetary Fund …
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Human rightsLatin AmericaSociety
Thousands march on Peru’s capital as unrest spreads, building set ablaze
Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country’s heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, on Thursday, angered by a mounting death toll since unrest erupted last month …
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The Economy Ministry obtained funds for AR$416 billion in the first bond auction of the year, more than it needed to cover its AR$352.32 billion maturities. The auction took place …
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The Argentine Football Association’s president appeared to confirm today that Lionel Scaloni has committed to continue as head coach of the Argentine team. In an interview with radio La Red, …