News of december

INDEC estimates economy contracted 10% in 2020

25-02-2021 17:35 Bureau’s Monthly Estimator of Economic Activity (EMAE), published Wednesday, revealed the economy fell by 2.2% in December.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC reveals inflation reached 36.1% in 2020

14-01-2021 19:44 Argentina registered cumulative inflation of 36.1% in 2020, with product prices rising fast in the final months of the year.

Coronavirus lockdown

International flights at Jorge Newbery Airport postponed until December

12-05-2020 13:13 Nearly all international flights at Buenos Aires City's Jorge Newbery Airport have been postponed until December 1, the government has announced.

'TARIFAS'

Government likely to increase utility rates in June, says Cafiero

20-02-2020 16:16 Government will unfreeze public services rates starting from June, but increases will only hit “the sectors that can support them,” says Cabinet chief.

New Cabinet

The chosen ones: Who's who in Alberto Fernández's Cabinet

10-12-2019 00:45 President-elect unveiled his team at press conference on Friday in Puerto Madero. Here's a guide to who's who in the incoming administration.

TRANSITION 2019

Bolsonaro says trade with Argentina will go on, despite Fernández

09-12-2019 13:30 Reports in the Brazilian press suggest Brazilian leader won't send a government minister to president-elect's inauguration.

Transition of Power

Talks over Cabinet down to three posts: security, transport, economy

01-12-2019 21:20 Less than five days out from Alberto Fernández's December 6 deadline for announcing his Cabinet, at least three key posts remain unfulfilled. Who will head the security, economy and transport portfolios?

by Rosario Ayerdi

RELATIONS WITH WASHINGTON

Alberto Fernández planning US trip to visit Trump, oil majors

04-11-2019 15:20 Spokespeople for the Frente de Todos leader confirm president-elect intends to visit the US after his assumption on December 10, for a trip that would include a meeting with Donald Trump and a stop in Houston, Texas.