END OF AN ERA Mercado de Liniers cattle market closes after 122 years of trading 13-05-2022 16:51 Traditional Mercado de Liniers cattle market, in the heart of Buenos Aires, finally closes its doors ahead of its move to Cañuelas.
BLOOMBERG Argentina slams brake on crypto, banning purchases through banks 06-05-2022 08:39 Central Bank bans financial institutions from offering clients any operations involving unregulated digital assets, effectively banning engagement with cryptocurrencies.
Bloomberg Government to include crypto firms in anti-money laundering regulations 15-03-2022 13:24 Argentina's money-laundering regulator is working to add service providers in the cryptocurrency ecosystem to its list of entities subject to reporting and recording customer transactions.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Cryptocurrencies prove a lifeline in Argentina’s chaotic economy 10-03-2022 19:32 Workers are increasingly getting paid in cryptocurrency to circumvent exchange controls and to protect them from currency swings and 50 percent inflation.
Bloomberg The carry trade is minting big returns in Latin America again 09-02-2022 15:32 The carry trade is roaring back in Latin America, home to some of the world’s most aggressive inflation-fighting central banks.
Bloomberg Latam Airlines reaches bankruptcy deal that hands reins to creditors 28-11-2021 08:37 Latam Airlines Group SA has reached a deal with key stakeholders that paves the way for the Chilean carrier to slash debt and exit bankruptcy under new ownership.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES Argentina begins taxing cryptocurrency, reversing old stance 17-11-2021 15:17 Transactions involving cryptocurrencies will be subject to government's tax on bank credit and debts, effective immediately.
BLOOMBERG Boca Juniors in talks to issue cryptocurrency tokens 29-09-2021 13:14 Boca in talks with several crypto companies as it considers issuing tokens for its fans to open a new potential financing avenue.
PHOTO FEATURE Liniers cattle market: last memory of a rural Buenos Aires 26-07-2021 08:00 Liniers cattle market prepares to close its doors, ahead of move to Cañuelas, after more than a century in Mataderos.
Bloomberg Yields topping 14% lure investors to world’s best utility bond 14-07-2021 10:14 The world’s best performing utility bonds come from an unlikely corner of emerging markets – Argentina.
Cryptocurrencies A crypto-revolution in Argentina 12-06-2021 00:17 Argentina’s economy is prime breeding ground for the crypto-world. And the populist promise of cheap energy here is a crypto-miner’s dream. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin sinks and approaches US$30,000 08-06-2021 17:00 The price of bitcoin fell sharply on Tuesday by 8.6% to a value of $31,501, a level not seen since mid-May, dragging other cryptocurrencies in its wake.