Caputo says Argentina in talks with IMF over new deal, fresh funds
Argentina’s government is in talks with several banks to obtain a loan agreement of around US$2.7 billion for about three years in order to meet its principal debt obligations next January.
President Javier Milei offers a review of his administration at local ‘Mini Davos’ event, organised in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF), held at the newly renamed Palacio Libertad.
President Javier Milei warns Argentina’s foreign service that anyone not committed to his anti-progressive agenda should “step aside.”
by Andrés Gil Domínguez The total or partial veto of a law should never be used as a tool for conflict, it should only to be understood as an exceptional instrument permitting evidently unconstitutional situations in approved laws to be corrected.
WORLD
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday hailed "indestructible ties" with Russia during a meeting with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a BRICS summit.
FORMULA ONE
Argentine youngster Franco Colapinto's chances of securing a seat in next year’s Formula 1 season depends largely on the decisions of two key figures. Up against him are experienced drivers, rising talents, and the influential Schumacher family.
ENVIRONMENT
Delegates from almost 200 countries are gathering this week in Cali, Colombia, for the biennial United Nations summit on biodiversity.
President Javier Milei has ordered officials to accelerate his government’s push to privatise almost 60 state firms; Team of around 30 staff members tasked with assessing the future of public companies.
A high court set back the takeover by Bunge Global SA of soy exporter Vicentin SAIC, due to complaint by a hostile creditor that the court has now ruled to take on.
A surge in demand for local currency in recent months has left Argentina's commercial banks needing access to pesos.
Galicia, Argentina’s largest private bank, is expecting loaning business to surge in the portfolio, a sign of what some say is economic recovery in Argentina.
Nubank “will watch” Argentina over the next 12 months, and is “taking a new look” at the country under President Javier Milei, says Chief Executive Officer David Vélez.
The International Monetary Fund estimates Argentina’s inflation rate in 2025 will hit 45%, a significant variation from the 18% projected by Javier Milei’s government in its budget bill.
Argentina’s government says it will shutter AFIP tax collection agency and replace it with ‘Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero (ARCA); Move will see 34% reduction in staffing levels.
Amid a deep economic crisis, food purchases have slumped 18.6% this year in Argentina. Meanwhile, demand at community soup kitchens is soaring, especially in some of the most impoverished and remote areas of the country.
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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will feature in next year's expanded FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Saturday.
by Sam Yockey New Formula 1 star Franco Colapinto has captivated the public, both on and off the track. In just a short few weeks, the Pilar-born rookie has become a symbol of hope, pride and much-needed distraction from the realities of Argentina’s economic woes.
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EX-PM PRAISES PRESIDENT
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson showers praise on President Javier Milei in article, describing him as "chainsaw-wielding bushy-sideburned wild man of Hayekian' free-market thinking."
ENERGY & GAS
Energy producer Pampa Energía SA will decide in the next three months whether to partner on a multibillion-dollar LNG plant, says Marcelo Mindlin.
OBITUARY
Veteran politician and physician Ginés González García, whose lengthy career in public service ended in disgrace during the coronavirus pandemic, dies at the age of 79.
Geoff Payne, father of late One Direction pop singer Liam Payne, arrives in Argentina ahead to oversee efforts to bring his body home.
Buenos Aires Province governor was the only speaker at the event celebrating Peronist Loyalty Day and the life of Juan Perón. Brushing aside non-appearance from La Cámpora, Kicillof calls for unity and harshly criticised President Javier Milei.
One Direction members say they’re 'completely devastated' by loss of bandmate as fans gather to remember late pop star; British singer fell to his death from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Palermo on Wednesday night; Investigators rule out foul play as preliminary autopsy results emerge.
"We're completely devastated by the news of Liam's passing, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say," say One Direction bandmates in a statement.
Locals in the English village of Codsall where Liam Payne's parents live remember the star as "one of us".
Eduardo Chirillo resigns as energy secretary; María del Carmen Tettamanti, former chief of Camuzzi gas distributor and advisor to Patricia Bullrich, appointed to post.
The circumstances of pop star's Liam Payne's death at a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening remain unclear. Here's what we know so far.
Israel announces it has killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, orchestrator of October 7 attacks.
Tributes pour in Thursday for late British singer, who fell to his death from the balcony of a hotel in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday.
Argentina loses bid for UK Supreme Court to hear its appeal on a ruling that will force the nation to pay $1.5 billion in damages to holders of the country’s growth-linked bonds.
Upon the artist’s demise, images of the hotel where he was staying were shared online almost immediately. Details also emerge of calls to emergency services before tragedy in Palermo.
Venezeulans living abroad are unable to re-enter the country after Maduro invoked a new rule preventing citizens from entering with an expired passport unless they hold another nationality.
Distraught fans gather outside the hotel in Palermo where British singer Liam Payne tragically died.
Thirty-one-year-old singer reportedly fell from the third floor of a hotel in the Palmero neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
Student demonstrators stage open classes on the streets of Buenos Aires as they draw attention to cutbacks on state higher education institutions imposed by President Javier Milei's government.
