Sabre Teeth

The discovery of the remains of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in remote Patagonia is not uncommon, but the teeth, giving the sabre-toothed tiger its name, were found in Ezeiza …

Dollar Malbec

Economy Minister, Sergio Massa, availed himself of the appropriate venue of the Vendimia wine festival to announce a “dollar Malbec” as from April (with its exact peso value yet to …

Heat & Drought

Argentina is enduring this year’s hottest summer on record, with record temperatures and lack of rainfall damaging agriculture and keeping the country under a weather alert, according to official data. …

Earthquake relief

An Argentine mission of 32 rescue workers, doctors and technical experts headed out to Turkey and Syria on the night of February 9th, following February 6th’s monster earthquake (7.8 on …

IMF back in town

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sent out an advance mission on the first week of February within the framework of its fourth quarterly review of the refinancing agreement reached early …

Science invests

For the continuity of the promotion of the link between popular economy, sustainability and science and technology applied to the improvement of the population’s quality life, an agreement was signed …

Historic ferry is back

It is one of the eight survivors of its kind. It was stalled for decades, considered to be dismantled and sold for scrap. Six years ago, it started functionaing again, …

Economy growth

Argentina recorded growth of 5.2 percent in 2022 year-on-year, according to preliminary data published by the goverment. Figures from the INDEC national statistics bureau’s monthly estimate of economic activity (EMAE) …

Allocation for works

The provincial government of Santa Fe, Argentina, announced the allocation of eight new road works for seven departments, with investments of ARG$60,540 million (about US$335 million). Thus, the administration of …

Soybean projection

The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange cut its soybean production estimate by 3 million tons, from 41 million to 38 million tons, due to a decrease in expected yields as a …

Reinstitution of tariff exemptions

Twenty-five countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, asked the US Congress to reinstate a system that allows them to export certain goods without paying tariffs, the Argentine Embassy …

To give birth in Argentina

When migration officials detained six pregnant Russian women at a Buenos Aires airport in early February, they exposed a phenomenon that has been growing in the country for a year: …

Inactive population?

Employment on the rise? The data of the SIPA (Sistema Integrado Previsional Argentino) pension system, which takes into consideration the employer contributions of registered company employees, show the number of …

Rossi new ministerial chief

AFI intelligence chief Agustín Rossi, 63, swore in as Cabinet chief on Wednesday afternoon, the 20th man (no female ever picked) to hold the post since its creation by the …

Trade slump

Trade with Russia and Ukraine has slumped by more than 40 percent since war broke out 12 months ago, according to new data. Argentina has a favourable balance of trade …

Fight of bird flu

Officials fear rapid spread of virus could damage country’s exports The government has announced one billion pesos in extra funding to reinforce health and sanitary controls, following the detection of …

Another dinosaur in Río Negro

Auditor-general, Miguel Ángel Pichetto, (who was the Senate Majority Leader for 17 years, before becoming then-president Mauricio Macri’s running-mate in 2019) stirred up a storm of controversy when he said: …

Polar without polarising

President Alberto Fernández marked Antarctic Soverignity Day on Wednesday 22nd by travelling down to the White Continet to inaugurate three labs at Argentina’s Base Marambio scientific station (which has been …

Mayor seeks Presidency

Buenos Aires City Major, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. formally launched his presidential candidacy on February 23rd via a video with a centrist focus on ending the “grieta” political rift. SOURCE: www.batimes.com.ar

EU, Mercosur accelerate trade deal

For more than two decades, the European Union and Mercosur laboriously negotiated a trade deal they agreed but never signed, both sides want to finalize it to crEate a necessary …