By Tito Correa, Nyasha Chingono and Miguel Lo Bianco QUITO/HARARE/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – From Zimbabwe’s capital Harare to Quito in Ecuador, green bills circulating on the streets and in shops …
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Argentina will not face $16.1 billion YPF judgment in US while it appeals
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentina persuaded a U.S. judge not to enforce a $16.1 billion judgment arising from the government’s 2012 seizure of majority control in oil …
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Argentina President-elect Milei meets outgoing Fernandez after election win
by Reutersby ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentinian President-elect Javier Milei arrived on Tuesday morning at the presidential residence in the suburbs of Buenos Aires to meet outgoing Peronist leader Alberto Fernandez, to …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Kristalina Georgieva, head of the International Monetary Fund, and a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry said on Monday they were ready to work with Argentina’s president-elect Javier …
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Populist Javier Milei Wins Argentina Presidential Election
Populist Javier Milei Wins Argentina Presidential Election Jake Smith on November 19, 2023 Libertarian candidate Javier Milei secured victory in the Argentinian presidential election on Sunday, defeating left-leaning economy minister …
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In Argentina, three generations of a Peronist family weigh their vote
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucinda Elliott and Horacio Cordoba RIO GALLEGOS, Argentina (Reuters) – Catalina Cepernic’s great-grandfather Jorge, a sheep-farm owner in Argentina’s windswept Patagonia, was the first member of the family won …
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Argentina on a knife-edge as presidential election offers clashing visions of the future
by Reutersby ReutersBy Adam Jourdan and Horacio Soria BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine voters are angry and afraid. Which is stronger will tip the balance of the South American country’s presidential election …
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Argentina restarts ‘crawling peg’ to let currency weaken for first time since August
by Reutersby ReutersBy Walter Bianchi and Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s central bank allowed the peso to weaken slightly on Wednesday to 353 per dollar, traders said, reactivating its ‘crawling …
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Argentina needs president who backs democracy, Mercosur -Brazil’s Lula
by Reutersby ReutersSAO PAULO (Reuters) – Argentines should choose a president who likes democracy and the Mercosur trading bloc, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday before the southern …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Analysts polled by Argentina’s central bank raised their estimate for annual inflation for this year to 185.0%, the bank said on Monday, up from last month’s …
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Argentina retail prices seen slipping under double digits in October
by Reutersby ReutersBy Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s consumer prices likely rose by less than double digits in October, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, slowing down after hitting a …
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Exclusive-Inside IMF, stance hardens on Argentina as $44 billion deal skids off track
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has hardened its view on how Argentina is running a $44 billion loan programme that has gone off track …
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Argentina central bank to keep powder dry for now after election surprise -sources
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s central bank is planning to hold fire for now on any major policy adjustments after a shock win for the Peronist government …
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Analysis-Dollarization, devaluation, debt: potential traps for Argentina investors
by Reutersby ReutersBy Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentines will on Sunday move a step closer to deciding who will run the $600 billion economy engulfed by a deep crisis that …
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Argentina gov’t moves to calm FX market, pledges no post-election devaluation
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government intervened in the foreign exchange market on Thursday to tamp down volatility ahead of the country’s general elections on Sunday, while …
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Argentina election race close with Milei in the lead, pollsters say
by Reutersby ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Far-right libertarian Javier Milei is leading the polls ahead of Argentina’s Oct. 22 presidential vote, but it remains a tight race between the top three candidates, …
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Argentina central bank to weigh rate hike at Thursday meeting -source
by Reutersby ReutersBy Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s central bank board will discuss the possibility of hiking the benchmark interest rate from its current 118% at its meeting later this …
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Brazil auto exports to plunge this year as Argentina crisis hits hard
by Reutersby ReutersBy Alberto Alerigi SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian auto exports are set to plunge by double digits in 2023 when compared with the previous year, automaker association Anfavea said on …
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By Jorge Otaola MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) – Corporate Argentina is strongly against full dollarization of the economy, one of the key proposals of presidential election frontrunner Javier Milei, …
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Argentina presidential candidates trade barbs in first debate
by Reutersby ReutersBy Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The main candidates for Argentina’s presidency clashed in the first debate of the campaign on Sunday, trading barbs over who is to blame …
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By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday recent policy moves by Argentina’s government, including wide-ranging tax breaks for individuals and sectors, were aggravating …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s poverty rate rose to 40.1% in the first half of 2023, the government’s INDEC statistics agency said on Wednesday, up from 39.2% in the second …
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Argentina allows oil sector to tap better exchange rate as election looms
by Reutersby ReutersBy Walter Bianchi and Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will allow its oil sector to tap a much more favorable exchange rate for the next two months, the …
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By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s sales of the upcoming wheat crop are the slowest in seven years, delayed by farmers waiting for heavier rainfall and gambling on …
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A tale of two central banks as Uruguay rises and Argentina slides
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Diego Labat, Uruguay’s central bank chief, is sitting pretty. Inflation is at the lowest level in nearly two decades, the currency is one of …