News of october

‘Unsalted eggs’ and Rodríguez Larreta’s fight against everyone (including Milei) for 2023

28-05-2022 00:54 Given Argentina’s particular electoral system, we have a three-round bout ahead of us.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Lula leads election poll as Brazilians fret about jobs, virus

12-01-2022 22:06 Brazilians’ worries about unemployment and Covid-19 continue to chip away at Jair Bolsonaro’s popularity, a new poll has found, leaving former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on track to win this year’s election.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy grew 6.7% year-on-year in October, according to INDEC

23-12-2021 16:43 Economic activity grew 6.7 percent in October year-on-year, but fell 0.8 percent compared to September, according to INDEC.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina inflation cools as IMF eyes monetary policy shift

14-12-2021 17:49 Inflation cooled last month as the government’s strategy to tackle persistently high prices becomes a focal point of negotiations with the IMF.

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.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Inflation reached 3.5% in October

11-11-2021 16:47 National statistics bureau says inflation came in at 3.5% last month, despite imposition of price controls. Prices have increased 52% over the last 12 months, according to official data

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina to scrap Covid entry quotas for foreign arrivals on October 19

06-10-2021 14:12 Argentina’s civil aviation agency announces that from October 19, Covid-19 limits on incoming passengers arriving from abroad by air will be scrapped.

International football

Scaloni names Argentina squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers

28-09-2021 08:34 Lionel Messi headlines the Argentina squad for three South American World Cup qualifiers in October announced on Monday.

BLOOMBERG

IMF sees upside in delaying Argentina deal after October

11-03-2021 14:08 IMF officials see some benefit in delaying a US$45-billion agreement with Argentina after the October midterms, with talks yielding little progress six months after they began.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economic activity contracted 7.4% in October year-on-year

24-12-2020 02:47 Economic activity contracted by 11.3% in the first 10 months of 2020, compared to the previous year, the INDEC national statistics bureau reports.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation reached 3.8% in October, highest monthly rate of year

12-11-2020 17:05 Prices in Argentina have risen by 26.9% since turn of the year, reveals INDEC national statistics bureau.

OCTOBER 17 ANNIVERSARY

Fernández vows to put Argentina ‘back on its feet’ in Peronist loyalty day speech

19-10-2020 16:24 President Alberto Fernández told his political backers and supporters on Saturday that he wants to rid Argentina of “hatred” and put the country “back on its feet.”