News of prices

Here we go again

13-02-2021 08:47 Meaningful reform will remain on the backburner until the votes have been counted.

by James Neilson

Inflation continues to rise: Prices were up 4% in January

12-02-2021 01:00 INDEC national statistics bureau says prices rose by 4% in January, equal to December's rate.

Subte fares to rise from next week, highway tolls could more than double

17-11-2020 17:54 Subway fares will rise from 19 to 21 pesos as from next Wednesday while a 55% for highway tolls as from the start of next year has been proposed, subject to approval in a public hearing.

Argentina hikes rates after prices surge past expectations

12-11-2020 23:56 Central Bank hikes interest rates after October inflation report showed consumer prices surged at the fastest pace this year.

Petrol prices to stay up to preserve Vaca Muerta, says CECHA president

25-04-2020 12:02 CECHA President Gabriel Bornoroni says he doesn’t believe petrol prices will fall, despite international slump.

by Mirta Fernandez

Fernández freezes rent prices, mortgage payments by decree

30-03-2020 16:44 Decree freezes price of rent and UVA mortgage payments for next three months, bans all foreclosures and evictions until September 30 without recourse to legal action.

Venezuelan emigrants return as Maduro embraces capitalism

07-02-2020 15:18 After leading his country’s economy over a cliff, President Nicolas Maduro has brought it a certain measure of stability. By allowing dollars to flow freely and private enterprise to flourish in recent months, he seems to have breathed new life into his regime.

Government extends fuel price freeze until end of February

30-01-2020 13:38 Fernández administration to retain restrictions until the end of February in order to curb inflation.

Ecuador's president agrees deal with indigenous to end protests

14-10-2019 11:58 Ecuador celebrated a deal President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left seven dead. 

Clashes at protests in Ecuador over fuel price hike, oil facilities seized

08-10-2019 09:26 President Lenín Moreno accuses predecessor and ex-ally Rafael Correa and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of an "attempted coup d'état." Government business temporarily moved to the port city of Guayaquil.

New Central Bank survey predicts 55% inflation in 2019

04-09-2019 09:46 GDP anticipated to contract by 2.5% this year, survey of economists and consultancy firms reveals.

Macri’s post-PASO measures meet with resistance from provinces

24-08-2019 09:25 Opposition governors claim measures are unconstitutional in statement. Oil-producing provinces go to Supreme Court to challenge emergency decree freezing fuel prices for 90 days.