Argentina can appeal in hedge funds’ lawsuit over GDP-linked securities
LONDON (Reuters) – Argentina has been given permission to appeal after losing a London lawsuit brought by four hedge funds over euro-denominated securities which left the country facing a roughly $1.5 billion…
Argentina, IMF discussing export-linked reserve targets -govt source
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are zeroing in on an agreement for more flexible currency reserves targets this year dependant on the South…
Central American development bank approves $400 million for Argentina anti-hunger plan
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Central American Bank for Economic Integration approved $400 million in financing to Argentina for an anti-hunger plan, according to a statement by the development bank Thursday. (Reporting by…
Argentina inflation hopes already look hard to reach, poll shows
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s aim to bring monthly inflation down to under 4% by April seems a tough task, according to a poll of analysts by Reuters which…
Argentina says mafia groups are spurring Russian birth tourism
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine officials have blamed organized “mafias” for promoting birth tourism to the South American country by Russian mothers-to-be amid a boom in numbers traveling there since the invasion…
Argentina likely to see inflation tick up this year -analysts
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Analysts consulted by Argentina’s central bank expect surging consumer prices to rise slightly this year, the bank said on Friday, which would mark a second straight year of…
Argentina OKs new 2,000 peso bill as inflation bites, still only worth $5
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will roll out a new 2,000-peso bill, the central bank said on Thursday, which would double the face value of the country’s top denomination…
Argentina sets high hopes on cannabis exports with budding new agency
(Reuters) – Argentina on Wednesday launched the first working group of a new national agency to regularize and promote the country’s nascent cannabis industry, which ministers hope will create new jobs and…
Lula says Brazil and Argentina will study common currency for trade
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday said Brazil and Argentina are studying the creation of a common currency to be used in trades between the…
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Santiago Del Estero, Argentina -EMSC
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck Santiago Del Estero, Argentina region, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The quake struck at a depth of 600 kilometres (372.82 miles), EMSC…
Argentina government aims to undershoot inflation forecasts in December
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation is expected to rise 5.2% in December, according to the median response from a Reuters poll of analysts, though the government is hoping…
Argentina and China formalize currency swap deal
BUENOS AIRES (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…
Argentina extends maturities of $16.8 billion debt to ease payment crunch
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy ministry said Tuesday it managed to extend the maturities of around 3 trillion pesos ($16.8 billion) in debt following a debt swap that saw a lot…
Argentina inflation to cool slightly on food price freezes, analysts say
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina inflation is expected to have cooled slightly in November, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Tuesday, though remains high with prices set to…
Argentina to introduce income tax relief in January
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government will raise the floor for income taxes in January, the country’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa said on Thursday, amid union demands to ease the burden on…
Argentina urges EU to renegotiate South American trade pact – FT
(Reuters) – Argentina President Alberto Fernandez has asked the European Union to renegotiate a landmark trade deal with South America, saying the agreement is unbalanced and a threat to the car industry…
Saudi stock exchange to close on Wednesday after World Cup win against Argentina
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Saudi stock exchange will be closed on Wednesday after Saudi Arabia declared a public holiday and will reopen on Thursday, state TV reported on Tuesday. King Salman bin…
Soccer-Saudi Arabia shock Messi’s Argentina with comeback victory
By Andrew Cawthorne and Shady Amir LUSAIL, Qatar (Reuters) – Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi’s…
Argentina inflation seen gaining pace again in October
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation rate is expected to have picked up pace slightly in October, analysts polled by Reuters said, with spiraling prices that are set to…
Argentina set to hold benchmark rate steady again, source and analysts say
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s central bank is set to hold the country’s benchmark interest rate steady for a second consecutive month, a source close to the bank and…
Argentina to freeze prices of 1,500 consumer goods as inflation bites
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government announced a deal on Friday with supermarkets and suppliers of mass consumer goods to freeze or tightly regulate prices of some 1,500 products,…
Argentina inflation undershoots, easing pressure to hike rates
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s monthly inflation rate came in lower than expected in September, a rare reprieve for the embattled economy and struggling residents, which may allow the…
Argentina inflation, highest in decades, seen at 6.7% in Sept
By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation rate likely eased slightly in September to 6.7%, a Reuters poll of analysts showed, but remained stubbornly high overall, supporting forecasts that it…
Argentina to tighten import controls to preserve dollars
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will regulate import authorizations more closely in an effort to prevent fraud and preserve reserves of U.S. dollars, Economy Ministry sources said on Saturday.…
Argentina inflation forecast to top 100% as prices spiral
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s annual inflation could hit 100.3% this year, according to an analysts survey published by the country’s central bank on Thursday, jumping 5.3 percentage points from the previous…
Alleged Major Bolivian Drug Trafficker Extradited from Argentina to the United States
Assistant U. S. Attorney Kyle Martin (619) 546-7726 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 5, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Victor Hugo Anez Vaca Diez, aka Chi Chi, alleged leader of a large-scale transnational…
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