News of intervention

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.

Fight against virus

Famous Andes crash survivor building virus ventilators

27-04-2020 07:00 Uruguayan Doctor Roberto Canessa, one of the 16 survivors of an air plane crash in the Chilean Andes in 1972, has developed a rudimentary ventilator to help patients, partnering up with robotic engineers and doctors.

Bloomberg

Peru tackles virus with region’s biggest stimulus, eyes IMF help

30-03-2020 19:58 Peru is moving to fend off economic catastrophe with a record fiscal stimulus and plans for a contingency line of up to US$18 billion from the International Monetary Fund to contain the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

In Quilmes, military steps in to assist food deliveries, hospitals

25-03-2020 19:38 Army steps in on the outskirts of Buenos Aires in bid to help Argentina's most vulnerable to help curbing the coronavirus pandemic impact on Argentina's most vulnerable persons.

Coronavirus pandemic

Government to grant 10,000-peso allowance to soften virus impact

24-03-2020 14:30 Officials announce delivery of 10,000 pesos in April in a single payment to self-employed in both A and B categories and to informal workers, benefitting around 3.6 million households.

Bloomberg

France ready to nationalise as EU heavyweights take charge

17-03-2020 15:48 France is ready to use the ultimate weapon to protect its biggest companies from the market turmoil set in motion by the coronavirus: nationalisation.

Bloomberg

IMF ready to mobilise US$1-trillion loan capacity to tackle virus

16-03-2020 16:12 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva calls for global coordination on monetary, fiscal and regulatory support amid coronavirus crisis.

Bloomberg

Brazil's Central Bank will intervene 'as long as needed' to support real

09-03-2020 13:49 The Brazilian Central Bank pledged to support its tumbling currency with all instruments and for as long as needed just as it stepped heavily into the spot market for the first time this year.

Price increases

Central Bank chief predicts February inflation data will be 'below 2%'

09-03-2020 08:00 Alberto Fernández’s administration will strengthen its economic interventions to combat inflation as experts forecast a deceleration of the price increases for February.

PENSIONS AND RETIREES

Officials defend Fernández's move to adjust pensions after criticism

17-02-2020 14:01 Government officials move to defend president after he announced adjustments to pensions on Friday in a move that sparked support and criticism.

Bolivian Election Crisis

Why Macri should condemn the military intervention in Bolivia

12-11-2019 23:00 A critique of Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie's statement about the intervention of Armed Forces in Bolivia – and a call for President Macri to rectify a grave error.

by Gustavo González