News of construction

From homemakers to home builders: Venezuelan women breaking ground

08-03-2023 05:00 On an apartment construction project in Antímano, a poor neighbourhood of Caracas, 80 percent of the workforce is made up of women, most of them single mothers.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Four economic alarm bells sound in Argentina

08-02-2023 22:31 Argentina’s economy received a wave of bad news this week, worsening an already dire economic outlook ahead of presidential elections this year.

ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

Game-changer? Argentina launches tender for construction of enormous gas pipeline

22-04-2022 09:40 President Alberto Fernández on Thursday launched a tender for construction of an enormous gas trunk pipeline beginning at Vaca Muerta gas field. What is the ‘Gasoducto Néstor Kirchner’ and why is it so important for Argentina?

ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

Government launches construction tender phase of mega gas pipeline

22-04-2022 01:35 President Alberto Fernández launches tender for construction of game-changing gas trunk pipeline from the Vaca Muerta unconventional gas field in southwestern Argentina.

ENERGY AUTONOMY FOR ARGENTINA?

Argentina’s next president to benefit from gas export dollars

22-04-2022 01:14 President Alberto Fernández's government is speeding up construction of the Néstor Kirchner pipeline. If all goes well, it would be ready for the second half of 2023, but in the meantime, Argentina will spend at least two winters importing gas.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina's manufacturing, construction shrink to start 2022

10-03-2022 19:46 Industrial production contracted 5.5% in January from previous month. Construction activity declined 3.9% in the same period.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy grew 10.3% year-on-year in first 11 months of 2021

25-01-2022 19:03 GDP rose 10.3% year-on-year between January and November 2021, reveals national statistics bureau.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in November

25-01-2022 18:29 Economic activity rose 1.7% from October, the fastest pace since June and above analysts’ expectations for a 0.9% expansion.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy beats forecast despite political woes

23-11-2021 19:03 Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in September as tourism, manufacturing and construction picked up.

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Government advances plans to build two new nuclear power plants

21-08-2021 21:30 Argentina is advancing towards the construction of two new nuclear power plants – one with Chinese Hualong technology and another Candu reactor combining national knowhow and Canadian support.

by Ariel Stemphelet

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity grew 9.7% in first half of 2021

20-08-2021 02:28 INDEC forecast sees 2.5% growth in June from the previous month. In annual comparisons, 13 of 15 industry sectors grew year-on-year.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina's economy rebounded more than expected in reopening

20-08-2021 01:25 Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in June as the government relaxed lockdown measures and ended an export dispute with beef producers

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Economic activity in May fell 2% from previous month

21-07-2021 22:00 Argentina's economy grew 13.6% in May year-on-year, but declined 2% on the previous month, reports INDEC.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Economy posts sharpest decline in a year in May

21-07-2021 18:17 Argentina’s economy posted its worst decline in a year in May as the government implemented another strict lockdown and a temporary ban on beef exports cooled the business climate.

WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION

'Albañilas' – the female builders in Argentina breaking down barriers

07-07-2021 13:35 An increasing number of women construction groups are operating in Argentina, debunking the myth that building is a man's job.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity dropped 1.2% in April from previous month

30-06-2021 09:17 Argentina’s economy contracted more than expected in April 2021, thanks in most part to restrictions and conditions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina’s economy snaps growth streak, contracting in February

22-04-2021 23:52 Economic activity fell one percent in February from January, snapping a nine-month growth streak following a historic plunge triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.