Coronavirus pandemic Government extends health emergency for rest of 2021 12-03-2021 15:47 Alberto Fernández's government rolls over health emergency for the coronavirus pandemic until end of 2021.
DRUG LAWS Argentina legalises growing of cannabis for medical use by individuals 12-11-2020 18:31 By decree, the government legalises home cultivation of cannabis for medical use by individuals and small networks, as well as the sale of creams and oils made from the plant in pharmacies.
REVENUE-SHARING ROW Opposition anger at ‘unconstitutional’ federal revenue-sharing move 12-09-2020 09:00 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta said the president had chosen “division” over “dialogue.”
EMERGENCY DECREE Government freezes TV, Internet and mobile phone prices until 2021 21-08-2020 22:59 The government announced late Friday that is extending a price freeze for TV, Internet and mobile service until the end of the year, deeming them “essential public services.”
EXPROPRIATION OF VICENTIN Fernández annuls DNU ordering intervention into Vicentin 01-08-2020 08:51 President dramatically ditches takeover plan of agro-giant in series of tweets.
Bloomberg For less than US$400,000 you can now get Uruguay tax residency 15-06-2020 08:29 Starting in July, foreigners who live at least 60 days a year in Uruguay and buy real estate valued above 3.5 million inflation-linked UI – currently equivalent to US$378,000 – will qualify for tax residency.
Pandemic fall-out Via decree, government fixes price of ‘barril criollo’ at US$45 19-05-2020 17:45 More than a week after move was trailed heavily, Fernández administration imposes artificially fixed reference price in move to defend jobs and output levels – with an eye trained on Vaca Muerta shale.
LOCKDOWN EXTENDED Quarantine extension: Key details from the emergency DNU 09-05-2020 10:05 An emergency decree confirming the extension will be published in the Official Gazette imminently. Here are the seven key points, as briefed by government officials.
Coronavirus pandemic Government postpones local debt payments due in dollars until end of year 06-04-2020 09:23 The government has issued a decree to defer close to US$9.8 billion in local dollar-denominated debt payments until 2021.
Coronavirus pandemic Government issues decree banning unjustified lay-offs for 60 days 01-04-2020 22:13 Short decree issued by government, signed by all Cabinet members, bans dismissals and layoffs "due to force majeure or the lack or diminishment of work” for the next 60 days.
Coronavirus pandemic Government sets daily quota for repatriation of citizens, residents 01-04-2020 17:28 Up to 500 people can return home each day under new rules issued via decree.
Coronavirus pandemic Government decree blocks providers from cutting utilities for three months 25-03-2020 16:52 Decree blocks cutting off of "essential services" – such as electricity, gas, water, telephone, Internet – to vulnerable sectors and small businesses if they haven't paid their bills.
Coronavirus Outbreak Phoneline for quarantine violations receives 1,500 reports on first day 18-03-2020 20:15 #134 phoneline set up by Security Ministry flooded with calls from concern citizens, as coronavirus panic sets in. by Cecilia Devanna
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Fernández revokes Macri decree creating witness protection agency 20-02-2020 16:51 DNU, issued in final days of Macri's time in office, would have seen responsibilities for witness protection taken away from Justice Ministry in favour of a specialist, autonomous agency.
PETROL PRICES Uncertainty after Fernández orders YPF to halt rise in petrol prices 03-01-2020 07:00 President’s decision to order the YPF state oil company to halt a five percent increase in petrol prices creates uncertainty among producers and suppliers.
FUEL PRICES Government's fuel prize freeze ends with 5% hike 14-11-2019 15:42 Formal end of the 90-day fuel price freeze, imposed in wake of Macri's PASO defeat arrives, with prices rising from today by a five percent rise on average.
PROTESTS IN ECUADOR Ecuador's president agrees deal with indigenous to end protests 14-10-2019 11:58 Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left seven dead.
ECUADOR IN CRISIS Clashes at protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike, oil facilities seized 08-10-2019 09:26 President Lenín Moreno accuses predecessor and ex-ally Rafael Correa and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of an "attempted coup d'état." Government business temporarily moved to the port city of Guayaquil.
PROTESTS Ecuador's declares state of emergency after clashes over fuel prices 04-10-2019 09:17 Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Ecuador after President Lenín Moreno declared a state of emergency Thursday following demonstrations against rising fuel prices due to the government scrapping subsidies. Moreno's measure allow the government to restrict movement, to employ the Armed Forces to maintain order and to censor the press.
UNITED NATIONS UN calls on Argentina to repeal 2017 immigration decree 17-09-2019 09:42 UN Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers slams "xenophobic and discriminatory statements made by authorities, leaders and the media" in Argentina.
Mixed reactions Rights groups decry volunteer youth 'civil service' 16-07-2019 16:38 Nobel Peace laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel lambasts the Macri government: 'Democratic values are built in public schools'.