News of global economy

'Cepo' in review

22-03-2025 07:53 It might well be argued that the ‘cepo,’ the seemingly endless set of currency and capital controls, has been a bane of Argentina’s existence.

by Michael Soltys

MARKETS

Argentina ETF sees record inflows as traders buy Milei’s efforts

25-11-2024 20:53 An exchange-traded fund tracking Argentine stocks saw record inflows as Wall Street embraces President Javier Milei.

G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

Argentina snubs G20 summit launch of Brazil's global anti-hunger alliance

18-11-2024 11:05 Argentina the only G20 country not to sign up to a global anti-hunger initiative set to be launched at the opening of leaders summit in Brazil.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF ups global growth forecast but signals medium-term pessimism

16-04-2024 13:25 International Monetary Fund slightly raises outlook for global growth this year to 3.2%; Multilateral lenders reiterates forecast that Argentina's GDP will fall by 2.8% and that inflation in 2024 will be 150%.

EU-Mercosur Deal

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal 'won't be signed as is'

31-01-2024 14:39 Protesting European farmers fear the deal would further depress produce prices amid increased competition from exporting nations that are not bound by strict and costly EU environmental laws.

Politics in Venezuela

Venezuela's opposition urges reinstatement of presidential hopeful

29-01-2024 16:45 Venezuela's political opposition demands nation's Supreme Court reinstate electoral eligibility of leader María Corina Machado, as anxiety swirled around this year's still unscheduled vote.

Tourism & travel

Global tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, says UN agency

19-01-2024 12:03 International tourism is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, projects UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Davos forum

Argentina's 'anarcho-capitalist' president descends on Davos

17-01-2024 09:58 President Javier Milei will address the global elite in Davos on Wednesday

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

World Bank sceptical over Milei’s dollarisation plans

05-10-2023 00:45 Argentina’s economy is set to contract 2.5% in 2023, according to the World Bank.

News of global economy

'Cepo' in review

Argentina ETF sees record inflows as traders buy Milei’s efforts

Argentina snubs G20 summit launch of Brazil's global anti-hunger alliance

IMF ups global growth forecast but signals medium-term pessimism

France: EU-Mercosur trade deal 'won't be signed as is'

Venezuela's opposition urges reinstatement of presidential hopeful

Global tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, says UN agency

Argentina's 'anarcho-capitalist' president descends on Davos

World Bank sceptical over Milei’s dollarisation plans

Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis

The secrets of Leonardo Scatturice, Milei’s lobbyist in Washington

'Welcome to hell': freed migrants tell of horrors in Salvadoran jail

Argentine policeman punished for letting detainees work at his wedding

World’s ‘precarious’ trade backdrop is hurting growth, IMF says

Mar del Plata: encontraron una bolsa con inscripciones chinas en el mar a más de 1.200 metros de profundidad

Alerta de tsunami en Chile, Ecuador y Perú por sismo de 8,8 en Rusia: ¿cuánto demora en llegar una ola tras un terremoto?

Cúneo Libarona le ofreció sus contactos judiciales, políticos y mediáticos a un exespía americano y la oposición exige su renuncia

Histórico terremoto de magnitud 8,7 en Rusia provocó alertas de tsunami, inundaciones y evacuaciones masivas

Japón recibió las primeras olas del tsunami tras el terremoto en Rusia: hay dos millones de personas evacuadas