Raft of relief mesures against drought

Economy Minister, Sergio Massa, Agricultural Secretary, Juan José Bahillo, and other senior officials, met the Mesa de Enlace farming leaders to inform them of a raft of relief measures against …

Bernal and Shell, investment plans

Federico Bernal, Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons, received Shell’s local authorities to review the company’s project and investment agenda. Bernal highlighted the importance of the Sierras Blancas/Allen Pipeline, built by the Shell’s …

YPF – More investments for 2023

YPF’s President , Pablo González, highlighted the company’s 2022 closure “with an investment of u$s 4,100 million and a total production growth of 9%, the highest in the last 25 …

2022 – That was the year that was

Even without an election and with coronavirus in full retreat, it remained an eventful year as this narrative will endeavour to show. So without any further ado, here goes: JANUARY …

Brazil and Argentina – Combined currencies

Argentina and Brazil are in the preliminary stages of renewing discussions on forming a common currency for financial and commercial transactions, reviving an often-discussed plan that would face numerous political …

Argentina – Summer tourist boom 2023

Huge numbers are being reported for summer toruism. According to CAME retailers association, almost 20 million Argentines (19.7 million, to be exact, or 58 percent up from last summer) have …

Davos – Argentine new tech firm

Kilimo, an Argentine company that uses data to optimise irrigation, received strong financial support at this year’s Davos forum to continue developing a system that helps farmers in Latin America …

‘Argentina, 1985’ wins Golden Globe

Argentina, 1985, the film chronicling the historic trial that saw the leaders of the country’s brutal 1976-1983 military junta convicted and sentenced for crimes against humanity committed during their reign …

Dollar rollercoaster, debt rollover

While the “blue” parallel dollar has been bouncing around on either side of 350 pesos in the early days of 2023, the government carried out behind the scenes a major …

Emir drops by

Only three weeks after hosting Argentina’s World Cup triumph and draping a traditional Arabic cloak around Lionel Messi, the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, yachted from Punta …

New year with Lula

President Alberto Fernández began 2023 by flying to Brasilia for the inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third term, joining 17 other heads of state in hailing a new …

Last week of december in coronavirus

With Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner placing Covid-19 back on the map, the Health Ministry last weekend reported 27,119 new cases of contagion on the third week of December, more than …

Argentina, 1985 Film gets Golden Globe Nod

The film Argentina, 1985 was nominated as the best foreign film for a Golden Globe prize last Monday and will thus compete in next year’s Oscars against Indian, German, Belgian and South Korean …

Lula here next month

Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who will take office on New Year’s Day, will make his first official visit abroad here on January 24, holding a bilateral meeting …