News of organisation

Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion

Today 00:23 Luis Barcos, the Argentine candidate to be the next director-general of the World Organisation for Animal Health, is looking to become the first non-French person to lead the ex-Office International des Epizooties.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

OECD: Argentina's inflation rate to soar to 250% this year

05-02-2024 10:02 Annual inflation rate expected to skyrocket to 250.6% in 2024, forecasts Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

OECD: Argentina should think about ‘effectiveness of its social spending’

29-11-2023 12:22 OECD warns Argentina to assess "effectiveness of social spending" as it issues gloomy forecast for economy over next two years.

POLITICS

La Cámpora's generational transition

20-03-2023 12:56 The leaders of La Cámpora, the Kirchnerite political grouping founded by Máximo Kirchner, are getting older. A new generation, led by new secretary-general Lucía Cámpora, are taking over at the top as the organisation refreshes its youth appeal.

WORLD ECONOMY

OECD: World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war'

26-09-2022 15:33 OECD reduces Argentina's growth forecast for 2023 by 1.5 points, predicting an expansion of 0.4% next year. Outlook for this year remains unchanged, with estimated growth of 3.6%.

HEALTH

Tobacco consumption falling in the Americas, says PAHO

16-08-2022 16:51 Use of tobacco has dropped from 28% to 16.3% since the turn of the century; Chile has the highest proportion of consumers at 29.2%, with Argentina standing at 24.5%.

ECONOMIC CRISIS

Inflation hits 64% year-on-year, analysts fear worse yet to come

14-07-2022 19:05 No respite from price hikes in Argentina: Inflation hit 5.3% in June, increases totalled 36.2% in first half of this year.

Environment

Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060

03-06-2022 13:22 Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics is set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed one billion tonnes, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Global Pandemic

Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO

18-05-2022 16:34 Pan-American Health Organisation warns that Covid-19 cases are rising in the Americas, driven by increasing infections in the United States, which reported over 605,000 new cases last week.

Severe Acute Hepatitis

Eight suspected cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children in Argentina

06-05-2022 16:01 The Ministry of Health reported Friday that these are isolated and unconnected cases. It also confirmed that "this is not an outbreak" since similar cases are reported every year.

Diplomacy

Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister

25-04-2022 12:23 Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada announces his country's immediate split from the Organisation of American States, saying the "infamous organisation" would no longer have offices in Nicaragua.

News of organisation

Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion

OECD: Argentina's inflation rate to soar to 250% this year

OECD: Argentina should think about ‘effectiveness of its social spending’

La Cámpora's generational transition

OECD: World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war'

Tobacco consumption falling in the Americas, says PAHO

Inflation hits 64% year-on-year, analysts fear worse yet to come

Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060

Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO

Eight suspected cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children in Argentina

Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister

Top Argentina CEOs to heap praise on Milei at Patagonia retreat

Milei government intervenes to halt private health scheme price surge

Bug plagues Argentina's crops in setback for Milei’s recovery plan

An X-ray of child labour in Argentina

Beef consumption in Argentina plummets to historic lows

Jorge Macri ordenó que no se hagan más recitales en el Norte de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires y que se muden al Sur

Prepagas: cómo serán los aumentos futuros y cuánto van a devolver las empresas tras el anuncio del Gobierno

Se despertaron el dólar blue y los financieros: ¿peligra la "paz cambiaria"?

"Cuando fui funcionario, te compraste la casa": Guillermo Moreno y Gustavo Sylvestre se cruzaron en vivo

Según Domingo Cavallo, es "casi imposible" que Javier Milei consiga el superávit fiscal