News of provinces

Regions express unease at rolling back of facemask rules

24-09-2021 21:52 The use of facemasks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Argentina as from October 1, with gradual reopening of borders also on way.

world

Taliban announce hardline government as protests grow

07-09-2021 14:16 The Taliban announced the top members of their government on Tuesday, a move that cements the group's power over Afghanistan, just days after a chaotic US troop pullout.

Afghanistan

Taliban battle for Panjshir as US warns of Afghanistan civil war

05-09-2021 08:53 Taliban fighters advance deep into last holdout province, as top US general warns Afghanistan faces a wider civil war that would offer fertile ground for a resurgence of terrorism.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

Distrust remains as some women return to work under Taliban

01-09-2021 13:43 Some women, particularly those in the health and education sectors, say they have continued to go to work in the weeks since the Islamist militants took over Kabul on August 15.

Taliban in command

US military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

30-08-2021 17:59 US military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan after a brutal 20-year war – one that started and ended with the hardline Islamist Taliban in power, despite billions of dollars spent trying to rebuild the conflict-wracked country.

AFGHANISTAN CRISIS

US warns of 'credible threats' to Kabul airlift in wake of suicide bombing

27-08-2021 15:19 At least 72 civilians and 13 US troops killed in Thursday’s attack near Kabul airport, which has been claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Deadly Kabul attack shakes Biden’s Afghan exit strategy

27-08-2021 02:21 In a sombre address on Thursday evening, Biden said he took responsibility for “all that’s happened of late” in Afghanistan but stood firm on his plans to withdraw American forces by August 31.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

Khalida Popal, saving Afghanistan's women footballers one player at a time

27-08-2021 01:59 Since the first women's teams started emerging about 15 years ago, football has grown rapidly in Afghanistan. But it all disappeared overnight when Kabul fell to the Taliban.

Afghanistan conflict

Leaving Kabul: from fear to a new life of uncertainty

23-08-2021 15:06 Afghans who escaped from Taliban-controlled Kabul and reached safety in Paris tell of their extraordinary last hours in their homeland, marked by fear for their lives and perilous journeys.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

Taliban warn of 'consequences' if US extends evacuation

23-08-2021 14:44 Chaos continues to overwhelm Kabul airport, with tens of thousands of people still desperate to flee country as Taliban takes power.

BLOOMBERG

In oddball Argentina, provinces seen as safer than sovereign

23-08-2021 13:10 Over the past three months, overseas bonds issued by provinces have handily outperformed sovereign counterparts, cementing their status as the preferred choice for investors.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

Under-pressure Biden tries to reassure US on Afghanistan

20-08-2021 17:14 US president says airlift from Kabul is “one of the largest and most difficult in history,” while warning he “cannot promise what the final outcome will be."

PROTESTS

'Piquetazo': Groups march to demand aid amid rising poverty

18-08-2021 16:25 Left-wing groups and social organisations massive march through centre of Buenos Aires, calling for improved aid from the government to tackle rising poverty in Argentina.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

Taliban say won't seek 'revenge,' co-founder back in Afghanistan

17-08-2021 21:39 Taliban says it will not to seek "revenge" against their opponents in Afghanistan, in their first press conference since taking power.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan on August 24

17-08-2021 21:33 UN Human Rights Council convenes special session on Afghanistan for later this month. Submission supported by at least a third of council's 47 members, including Argentina.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

Taliban retake Afghan capital after 20 years fighting United States

16-08-2021 10:29 Taliban takes over the presidential palace and announces plan to declare a new “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” Hours earlier, US-backed President Ashraf Ghani had fled the country.

Taliban takes Afghanistan

Afghan women's rights in firing line as Taliban return to power

16-08-2021 10:22 Under the hardline version of sharia law that the Taliban imposed the last time they controlled the capital, women and girls were mostly denied education or employment.

TALIBAN RAMPAGE

Taliban on outskirts of Afghan capital, poised to take power

15-08-2021 08:41 The Taliban was on the brink of total victory in Afghanistan on Sunday, with its fighters ordered to wait on the outskirts of the capital and the government conceding it was preparing for a "transfer of power."

AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT

Afghan leader tries to rally forces as Taliban extend gains

11-08-2021 15:48 Taliban fighters capture of another provincial capital – the ninth city to be overrun since last Friday.

VACCINES FOR SALE?

The Sputnik saga continues

07-08-2021 11:44 Several sub-national jurisdictions throughout Argentina have announced their own plans to procure Covid-19 vaccines. Both Buenos Aires City and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta and Jujuy have come out publicly with their plans to purchase the inoculations, yet not a single one has arrived to the country yet.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Bloomberg

Provinces prep inflation-linked bonds forbidden by law

21-05-2021 11:57 Provincial governments, desperate for financing and excluded from international debt markets after defaulting on payments of US$13 billion, are looking for new ways to raise funds in the local bond market.

AND THAT REMINDS ME...

This Formosa is no Taiwan

30-01-2021 07:27 Although a province since 1955, Formosa has only had four elected governors in its entire political history, all Peronist. Yet such lack of alternation is far from unique in Argentina.

by Michael Soltys

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Province-by-province: When students will return to schools

23-01-2021 10:28 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta confirmed this week that no less than 17 provinces will be starting the school year on March 1, with the aim of making classroom presence “the rule.”

EDITORIAL

A freezing summer

09-01-2021 08:04 The government’s actions speak louder than his words – the elections above all else.

LITHIUM

Argentina eyes lithium expansion, but hurdles may dampen ambitions

12-12-2020 08:48 Government sees lithium mining as a significant source of revenue in coming years, with officials hoping to boost production from 40,000 to more than 230,000 tons a year by 2022. Experts, however, warn that challenges lie ahead.

by Fermin Koop

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

More than one million hectares destroyed by fire in Argentina this year

21-11-2020 08:54 Environmental calamity continues: over 10,000 square kilometres of land has been destroyed by fire so far this year.

by Nick Evans

POLITICAL INSTABILITY

On the verge of another nervous breakdown?

14-11-2020 09:16 More of the usual will generate similar outcomes as we’ve seen in the past: stagflation, polarisation, and a growing bureaucracy. It’s time for our political class to take charge of the situation to avert another disaster.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Fernández extends lockdown for further 14 days

24-10-2020 08:13 Attention switches to eight Covid-19 hotspots; City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta unveils new loosened rules for capital.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

New records, same problem: Covid-19 continues to ravage Argentina

17-10-2020 09:50 With more than 25,000 dead and close to a million infected, Argentina now ranks fifth for confirmed cases worldwide. Week closes with record high caseloads.

ENVIRONMENT

Argentina ablaze: 7,600 sq km lost to fires since turn of year

10-10-2020 08:32 Fires in Argentina have raged through an estimated 7,697 square kilometres since the turn of the year, according to government data, with Córdoba and Entre Ríos bearing the brunt. National parks also affected, as campaigners warn of environmental impact.

by Nick Evans

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández puts 14-day restrictions on movement in 18 provinces

10-10-2020 08:28 Government to tighten measures restricting the movement of people in 18 provinces for two weeks, as Covid-19 infections and fatalities continue to break new records.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Government extends coronavirus lockdown until October 11

19-09-2020 08:33 Government warns citizens not to relax as infections reach 613,000. Buenos Aires City to relax some measures as surge in cases draws attention to inland provinces.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Pandemic deals brutal blow to Argentina’s tourism industry

25-07-2020 07:51 Tourism chambers and agencies call for emergency legislation to protect businesses, with slump in activity expected to shave between one and four percent off Argentina’s GDP this year. More than 80,000 job losses anticipated across sector.

by Fermin Koop

THE ‘BARRIL CRIOLLO’

What is Argentina's US$45 'barril criollo' and how will affect local producers?

23-05-2020 09:31 Artificially fixed reference price for barril criollo imposed in move to defend jobs and output levels, with an eye keenly trained on Vaca Muerta shale.

BLOOMBERG

Provinces gear up for debt battles after first 'selective default'

18-05-2020 16:53 Half-a-dozen regional governments are taking their own steps to weigh up options as Argentina negotiates with holders of its overseas debt ahead of a May 22 deadline.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

President Fernández to extend lockdown until May 10

25-04-2020 08:57 Announcement pencilled in for this evening, after meeting with governors; at least nine provinces have been granted exemptions for select activities.

Nationwide lockdown

Nine provinces granted exemptions from nationwide lockdown

24-04-2020 14:27 The nine are Entre Ríos, Misiones, Salta, San Juan, Mendoza, Santa Cruz, Neuquén, Jujuy and La Pampa.

MIGUEL ÁNGEL PESCE INTERVIEW

Miguel Pesce: ‘In this emergency, the mechanism is printing money’

11-04-2020 10:07 Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce on the economy, printing money, the coronavirus pandemic and the problems that lie ahead.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Coronavirus pandemic

New daily high pushes number of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 97

18-03-2020 22:23 A new new daily high of 19 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus have been recorded in Argentina, officials announce, lifting the total number of confirmed diagnoses to 97.

Bloomberg

Kicillof shows restraint as he takes on creditors once again

16-01-2020 15:45 Governor delivers tough message to bondholders, as Buenos Aires Province asks creditors to accept delay onUS$250-million principal payment due January 26.

ELECTION 2019: A PROVINCIAL MINDSET

How ‘the other half’ voted in Election 2019

02-11-2019 10:54 Last Sunday saw a much closer and more complex result with Greater Buenos Aires playing a far more decisive role than in August, supplying almost 80 percent of the winning margin of two million votes.

by Michael Soltys

Election 2019

Kicillof, CFK vow to 'transform Buenos Aires Province' in closing rally

24-10-2019 08:00 Frente del Todos gubernatorial candidate, tipped to defeat María Eugenia Vidal comfortably this weekend, ends campaign with a rousing event flanked by his former boss and vice-presidential hopeful, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

PROVINCIAL RELATIONS

Supreme Court rules for provinces in row over tax, IVA cuts

02-10-2019 16:42 In a blow to the Macri administration, Justices rule that national government's post-PASO measures should not be funded by co-participatory funds.

News of provinces

Regions express unease at rolling back of facemask rules

Taliban announce hardline government as protests grow

Taliban battle for Panjshir as US warns of Afghanistan civil war

Distrust remains as some women return to work under Taliban

US military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

US warns of 'credible threats' to Kabul airlift in wake of suicide bombing

Deadly Kabul attack shakes Biden’s Afghan exit strategy

Khalida Popal, saving Afghanistan's women footballers one player at a time

Leaving Kabul: from fear to a new life of uncertainty

Taliban warn of 'consequences' if US extends evacuation

In oddball Argentina, provinces seen as safer than sovereign

Under-pressure Biden tries to reassure US on Afghanistan

'Piquetazo': Groups march to demand aid amid rising poverty

Taliban say won't seek 'revenge,' co-founder back in Afghanistan

UN Human Rights Council to discuss Afghanistan on August 24

Taliban retake Afghan capital after 20 years fighting United States

Afghan women's rights in firing line as Taliban return to power

Taliban on outskirts of Afghan capital, poised to take power

Afghan leader tries to rally forces as Taliban extend gains

The Sputnik saga continues

Provinces prep inflation-linked bonds forbidden by law

This Formosa is no Taiwan

Province-by-province: When students will return to schools

A freezing summer

Argentina eyes lithium expansion, but hurdles may dampen ambitions

More than one million hectares destroyed by fire in Argentina this year

On the verge of another nervous breakdown?

Fernández extends lockdown for further 14 days

New records, same problem: Covid-19 continues to ravage Argentina

Argentina ablaze: 7,600 sq km lost to fires since turn of year

Fernández puts 14-day restrictions on movement in 18 provinces

Government extends coronavirus lockdown until October 11

Pandemic deals brutal blow to Argentina’s tourism industry

What is Argentina's US$45 'barril criollo' and how will affect local producers?

Provinces gear up for debt battles after first 'selective default'

President Fernández to extend lockdown until May 10

Nine provinces granted exemptions from nationwide lockdown

Miguel Pesce: ‘In this emergency, the mechanism is printing money’

New daily high pushes number of confirmed Covid-19 cases to 97

Kicillof shows restraint as he takes on creditors once again

How ‘the other half’ voted in Election 2019

Kicillof, CFK vow to 'transform Buenos Aires Province' in closing rally

Supreme Court rules for provinces in row over tax, IVA cuts

Javier Milei: ‘The more people are against the ropes, the more they will embrace freedom’

Local couples win top tango competition after Maradona tributes

What we learned this week: September 18 to 25

Details of the government's new Covid restrictions

Vive la résistance?

Cristina, la última jacobina

El fin del dedazo cristinista

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Juan Grabois: "Aunque alguno se enoje, me puso contento la derrota de las PASO al abrir una oportunidad"

El plan maquiavélico que no funcionó