News of regional

Government creates new exchange rate for provincial economies

07-11-2022 17:13 Economy Minister Sergio Massa says government will create new temporary exchange rate for provincial economies.

ENVIRONMENT

Argentina plans to host Latin America climate summit next month

06-08-2021 16:07 President Alberto Fernández’s government plans to host a summit as soon as September to bring together leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean, in an effort to build a united regional strategy ahead of the COP26 conference in November.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Foreign investment in Latin America plummets, says UN

05-08-2021 15:24 Foreign investment in Latin America plummeted 35% in 2020 compared to the previous year, says UN regional commission on economic cooperation. Argentina suffered a fall of 39.7%, according to report.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela appoints new, pro-president electoral council

05-05-2021 12:18 New national electoral council that has a majority favorable to President Nicolás Maduro's government voted into power, setting up potentially fresh barriers to opposition participation in upcoming votes.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina tightens Covid measures as new virus variants arrive

31-03-2021 14:47 National and regional governments tighten health and sanitary measures against Covid-19 amid concerns over the arrival of new variants of the virus in the country.