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Chile’s Boric announces public-private model for tapping lithium reserves

21-04-2023 09:53 Chile’s government delivers long-awaited lithium development policy; State will partner with private firms to tap reserves says President Boric.

Is no memory sacred?

25-03-2023 06:00 Despite the increasing distance from the 1976 military coup on its 47th anniversary, Memory Day cannot be consigned to the past because it is all about impunity, which also belongs to the present and future. v

Inflation spiked to three-decade high of 95% in 2022

12-01-2023 16:56 Rising annual inflation, which is expected to exceed 100% in the coming months, has once again become the dominant theme in Argentina.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner slams Supreme Court over tax sharing ruling

28-12-2022 19:04 Vice-president slams Supreme Court for its decision to rule in favour of Buenos Aires City in an ongoing federal revenue-sharing row with the national government, as she claims any potential 2023 candidacy has been "proscribed" by the Judiciary.

Lionel Messi brings euphoria to beleaguered Argentines

19-12-2022 13:38 Argentina’s third World Cup title generated a rare moment of euphoria for a country battered by near three-digit inflation and facing months of economic and political uncertainty.

Saudi king declares holiday after shock win over Argentina

22-11-2022 14:10 Saudi King Salman has declared a national holiday after the football team's stunning World Cup win on Tuesday over Argentina, state media reported. 

National government ends mandatory use of Covid-19 facemasks

21-09-2022 11:04 National government ends compulsory use of Covid-19 facemasks in enclosed spaces, schools and public transport; Decision now lies in hands of regional governments.

China nuclear deal held up over Argentina’s reactor fuel demand

19-09-2022 09:35 Buenos Aires insists on the right to manufacture the fuel; Outcome of negotiations could weigh on global nuclear market.

Inflation surges past 70% on political turmoil

11-08-2022 16:46 Consumer prices rose 71% in July from a year ago, the highest level in about 30 years, according to government data published Thursday.

Analysts estimate inflation could surpass 90% this year

10-08-2022 23:09 Annual inflation moves ever closer to three digits amid widespread changes at Argentina’s Economy Ministry.

Centro Cultural Borges re-opens in state hands after two-year closure

27-05-2022 12:00 Historic building that houses the Galerías Pacífico shopping mall welcomes back the CCB, this time with a federal agenda.

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Argentina holds international event to promote its cultural industries

19-05-2022 19:40 Argentina launches new edition of Mercado de Industrias Culturales Argentinas (“Market of Argentine Cultural Industries,” MICA) to promote export of its goods and productions.

Argentina prepares to embark upon national census after two-year pandemic delay

10-05-2022 15:29 Next Wednesday, May 18, Argentina will all but shut down as tens of thousands of census workers get to work surveying the national population. This year’s mammoth undertaking is different to that of 12 years ago, though – for the first time, citizens and residents have been asked to fill out their details online in advance.

Bond chaos in Argentina sparks traders’ rush to provincial notes

25-04-2022 15:36 Investors are snapping up securities issued by the provinces of Córdoba, Neuquén, Mendoza and Chubut, turning them into the nation’s top performers this month.

Government launches 2022 census, first to feature digital element

18-03-2022 13:27 Argentina’s last census, carried out in 2010, revealed that the country’s population was 40.11 million, although current estimates place the figure at around 45 million people.

Prices jumped 4.7% in February, compounding inflation concerns

18-03-2022 08:13 Inflation over the last 12 months now totals 52.3%, with prices up by 8.8% in just the first two months of the year.

More than 600,000 hectares destroyed by fires in Corrientes province

18-02-2022 18:34 Politicians play the blame game as provincial governor calls for urgent assistance; More than 600,000 hectares of land consumed by flames so far.

Unprecedented drought fuels devastating fires in Corrientes Province

16-02-2022 22:26 Fires fuelled by an unprecedented drought are ravaging hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in the northeastern province of Corrientes, causing serious economic and environmental damage.

Firefighters continue to battle forest blazes in Argentina

14-01-2022 19:25 With temperatures climbing upwards, firefighters were deployed ahead of the weekend to forest fires in nine of Argentina's 23 provinces, including one blaze that has been active for more than a month.

INDEC: Inflation in Argentina soared to 50.9% in 2021

13-01-2022 17:08 Argentina's consumer price index accelerated in December by 3.8 percent, lifting the country's inflation rate for 2021 to 50.9% – one of the highest rates in the world.