News of rules

Lula seeks to lead push for global AI rules during Brazil’s G20

23-09-2024 17:33 As the planet’s largest economies struggle to forge consensus on the future of artificial intelligence, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to ensure the developing world isn’t left out of the debate.

Mercosur trade bloc

Uruguay applauds Argentina’s shift of stance on Mercosur

05-09-2024 13:15 Argentina indicates it is willing to shift its stance on Mercosur trade bloc negotiations, drawing praise from Uruguay.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Mondino tells Mercosur peers that bloc needs ‘adrenaline shock’

08-07-2024 13:03 Argentina’s Foreign Minister tells her Mercosur counterparts that trade bloc needs an “adrenaline shock” to realise its “untapped potential” – yet President Javier Milei still won’t attend presidential summit.

CLEAR WAY FOR IMPORTS

Milei government opens up food imports in bid to curb price hikes

12-03-2024 12:38 Argentina’s government orders full opening of food imports in an attempt to curb an inflationary spike and introduce more “competitive” prices.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Femicides up as Milei seeks to weaken protections

13-01-2024 22:18 Argentina registered 322 femicides in 2023, a figure equivalent to almost one murder a day, according to government data.

MINING & INDUSTRY

Milei looks to cut costs for miners in broader deregulation push

21-12-2023 20:22 President Javier Milei wants to turn Argentina’s lithium and copper rush into an investment bonanza — starting with cutting red-tape.

Presidential handover

Argentina stops banks from hoarding dollars ahead of devaluation

07-12-2023 13:34 Central Bank limits amount of foreign currency the nation’s commercial lenders can hold, in a push to discourage US dollar hoarding ahead of an expected devaluation by president-elect Javier Milei.

JAVIER MILEI INTERVIEW

Milei says he’d reject ‘assassin’ China, take Argentina out of Mercosur

16-08-2023 22:04 Presidential frontrunner doesn’t want to engage with leftists; Diana Mondino to run foreign ministry if president, Milei says.

ELECTION 2023

Sergio Massa’s Argentina election bid puts IMF staff in a bind

08-07-2023 06:31 As government seeks new deal, October presidential vote looms; Observers worry that generous terms would aid Massa’s campaign.

News of rules

Lula seeks to lead push for global AI rules during Brazil’s G20

Uruguay applauds Argentina’s shift of stance on Mercosur

Mondino tells Mercosur peers that bloc needs ‘adrenaline shock’

Milei government opens up food imports in bid to curb price hikes

Femicides up as Milei seeks to weaken protections

Milei looks to cut costs for miners in broader deregulation push

Argentina stops banks from hoarding dollars ahead of devaluation

Milei says he’d reject ‘assassin’ China, take Argentina out of Mercosur

Sergio Massa’s Argentina election bid puts IMF staff in a bind

Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100

'Democracy and freedom': Jimmy Carter's human rights efforts in Latin America

Maduro opponents trapped in Argentina's Embassy again accuse government of 'siege'

Argentina spent US$803 million this week on importer dollar demand

Abuelas announce discovery of 138th child taken by dictatorship

Judíos y musulmanes: el día en que sucedió el milagro del agua y el aceite

Policía Caminera: el espectrómetro, una de las novedades del Operativo Verano en Córdoba

Una familia murió envenenada por una torta con arsénico: tenía un sabor "raro" pero siguieron comiendo

La bola de nieve del carry trade que añade riesgos al dólar 2025

Gustavo Grobocopatel pone distancia del default de Los Grobo: "Hace años soy socio minoritario, no manejo operatoria"