News of intervention

Three signs show that Argentina is heading to a devaluation

29-06-2022 22:02 Need to increase the monetary base to meet payments on peso debts and finance spending, plus a drop in agricultural exports and an increase in energy imports, all spell trouble for Argentina's currency.

Agriculture

Argentina intervenes in wheat market to quash food inflation

03-03-2022 15:04 Argentina has intervened in the local wheat market to guarantee supplies to local millers and keep prices of commodities low.

BLOOMBERG

Priciest food since 1970s is a big challenge for governments

15-09-2021 10:41 Governments across the world know that rising food costs can come with a political price. The dilemma is whether they can do enough to prevent having to pay it.

ANOTHER U-TURN

Government removes maize-export cap, says it will ‘monitor supplies’

13-01-2021 12:27 Alberto Fernández administration U-turns on decision to slap export limits on maize exports, agreeing with producers to instead set up new monitoring system.

AGRICULTURE

Argentina suspends corn-export licences until March 1

31-12-2020 11:27 Government temporarily suspends export licences for corn set to ship before March 1 to maintain adequate domestic animal-feed supply. Agricultural producers slam move.

DIPLOMACY

Ecuador angered by CFK's 'intervention' into 'domestic affairs'

09-12-2020 18:33 Ecuador's Foreign Ministry protests "inopportune statements" made by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, after Argentina's vice-president expressed concern over a presumed lack of democracy in the country.

EDITORIAL

Loyal to whom and to what?

17-10-2020 08:24 Today’s 75th Peronist Loyalty Day does not find the movement in its happiest moment amid coronavirus pandemic, economic slump and monetary chaos. But Peronism has known other grim anniversaries too.