BUENOS AIRES, April 14 (Reuters) – Argentines, painfully accustomed to decades of soaring prices, say that the current 102.5%-and-climbing inflation rate is on another level and is making it almost impossible to get by. “In my case, I have zero … Read More
The drought affecting over half of Argentina’s territory means agricultural production levels this year will be lower than during the 2021/2022 season and below the five-year average, especially for wheat. This is the warning report from the Rosario Grains Exchange, … Read More
French news site Intelligence Online reported in November last year that China is putting pressure on Argentina to build a naval base in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province. The base will bring Beijing closer to Antarctica and allow it to … Read More
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Argentina and China have formalized the expansion of a currency swap deal, allowing the South American country to increase its depleted foreign currency reserves, the Argentine central bank said on Sunday. Argentina’s government needs … Read More
After 36 years, Argentina won another World Cup. In a country with a history of extraordinary players and where soccer is lived as a national religion, this was long overdue. Also overdue are the structural reforms necessary for Argentina to … Read More
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when the would-be assassin held a gun to her face and pulled the trigger. Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner survived an assassination attempt on Thursday night, after a … Read More
Because of forecasted dry weather the Rosario Grains Exchange anticipates a lesser wheat crop in Argentina for the 2022/23 season. The Exchange projects Argentine wheat production to decline to 19 million tons, down from a record the 22.1 million tons … Read More
Argentina reported 33,902 COVID cases Tuesday, the highest since a daily all-time high reached June 18, amid a budding third wave of the pandemic. The country also reported 20 deaths, a pace that’s remained steady and below three digits since … Read More
Asked how he sees his final days, 84-year-old Argentine pontiff tells Nelson Castro: “I will be pope, either active or emeritus, and in Rome. I will not return to Argentina.” POPE FRANCIS GESTURES AS HE SPEAKS FROM THE WINDOW OF … Read More
Thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Argentina on Saturday to protest the “VIP vaccinations” scandal that forced the health minister to resign. Gines Gonzalez Garcia quit a week ago at the president’s request after it emerged that his friends … Read More