ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's manufacturing, construction shrink to start 2022 10-03-2022 19:46 Industrial production contracted 5.5% in January from previous month. Construction activity declined 3.9% in the same period.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy grew 10.3% year-on-year in first 11 months of 2021 25-01-2022 19:03 GDP rose 10.3% year-on-year between January and November 2021, reveals national statistics bureau.
BLOOMBERG Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in November 25-01-2022 18:29 Economic activity rose 1.7% from October, the fastest pace since June and above analysts’ expectations for a 0.9% expansion.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economy beats forecast despite political woes 23-11-2021 19:03 Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in September as tourism, manufacturing and construction picked up.
Environment Chile's desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers 09-11-2021 09:59 A mountain of discarded clothing including Christmas sweaters and ski boots cuts a strange sight in Chile's Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.
Covid-19 vaccines Argentine firm begins work on Covid vaccine based on mRNA tech 28-09-2021 09:50 Sinergium Biotech to produce vaccines against Covid-19 for Latin American countries based on mRNA technology, similar to that employed by Pfizer and Moderna in their shots.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economic activity grew 9.7% in first half of 2021 20-08-2021 02:28 INDEC forecast sees 2.5% growth in June from the previous month. In annual comparisons, 13 of 15 industry sectors grew year-on-year.
BLOOMBERG Argentina's economy rebounded more than expected in reopening 20-08-2021 01:25 Argentina’s economy expanded more than expected in June as the government relaxed lockdown measures and ended an export dispute with beef producers
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Economic activity in May fell 2% from previous month 21-07-2021 22:00 Argentina's economy grew 13.6% in May year-on-year, but declined 2% on the previous month, reports INDEC.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Economy posts sharpest decline in a year in May 21-07-2021 18:17 Argentina’s economy posted its worst decline in a year in May as the government implemented another strict lockdown and a temporary ban on beef exports cooled the business climate.
BLOOMBERG Argentina's industry posts worst drop since beginning of pandemic 07-07-2021 22:01 Manufacturing sector posts worst decline in more than a year, reinforcing analysts' view that the economy contracted in the second quarter.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Vehicle production revs up in Argentina 06-07-2021 23:05 A total of 193,580 vehicles were manufactured in Argentina in the first half of the year – 123.9 percent more than in the same period last year.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economic activity dropped 1.2% in April from previous month 30-06-2021 09:17 Argentina’s economy contracted more than expected in April 2021, thanks in most part to restrictions and conditions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina’s economy snaps growth streak, contracting in February 22-04-2021 23:52 Economic activity fell one percent in February from January, snapping a nine-month growth streak following a historic plunge triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.