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A woman takes part in a performance during a demonstration against the economic adjustment measures of the government of Argentine President Javier Milei, which affect the film and culture industry, in Buenos Aires on April 17, 2024. "Delirium" and a "dangerous" future: from actor Ricardo Darin to the pianist Martha Argerich, Argentine and international artists accuse President Javier Milei of attacking the world of culture in a country whose cinema, music and literature are emblematic for the region.

Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry suffers under Milei

Today 07:39 President Javier Milei's 'chainsaw' cutbacks, in addition to the shattering of salaries amid runaway inflation and deep recession, Cutbacks, is threatening the country's Oscar-winning culture scene

Analysing Argentina

Is Milei feeling the fear?

Today 06:45 Milei’s government needs to pass legislation, something it has not been able to do in its first four-and-a-half months in office. Congressional approval would be an indication to Argentines and foreign observers alike that he means business.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

As I see it

The worst journalists in the world

Today 06:07 Milei wants to control the narrative and, by doing so, change the way Argentines think about the world. Does hurling insults at journalists help win him more adherents?

by James Neilson

James Rubin, US State Department Special Envoy and Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center.

INTERVIEW

James Rubin: 'China is supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and repeating its crazy arguments'

Today 05:24 China is supporting “materially, diplomatically, and even repeating Russia’s crazy arguments for this war,” says James Rubin, the United States’ top diplomat in charge of battling disinformation abroad.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

Pre-paid or re-paid?

Today 05:14 Subordinating medical fees to the dictates of a usually populist government did not work since it placed pricing hopelessly out of sync with the costs, but the naïve faith that the market could correct the damage of years in three months was a non-starter.

This illustration picture shows a smart phone screen displaying the phrase "Fake News" in front of a desktop screen showing several news and research reports about fake news and disinformation related to the upcoming Brazilian presidential election.

TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

Information warfare threatens integrity and freedom

Today 05:13 While some nations embrace transparency and open dialogue, others view information as a means of exerting power and control over their citizens.

by Sofia Rodriguez

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Marcos Peña: ‘Our team lost the match, it wasn't just won by Milei’

Today 05:11 Former Cabinet chief returns in a reflective mood, discussing Mauricio Macri’s PRO, the future Juntos por el Cambio and the rise of La Libertad Avanza.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Javier Milei withdrew his so-called 'omnibus bill' from Argentina’s Congress last month.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Senators raise their own pay as Argentines cope with hardship

Yesterday 22:41 Senators vote by a show of hands to raise their own salaries by 170%, while half of their compatriots live in poverty.

This handout picture released by the Presidency shows President Javier Milei meeting with Israeli Ambassador to Argentina Eyal Sela, Vice-President Victoria Villarruel, Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse, and other members of his government at the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires on April 14, 2024.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: April 12 to 19

Yesterday 17:59 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Actress Cecilia Roth speaks during a press conference ahead of the Platino Ibero-American Film Awards in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on April 19, 2024.

CINEMA

Cecilia Roth denounces 'dismantling' of cultural industry

Yesterday 16:51 Argentine actress Cecilia Roth has denounced the dismantling of Argentina’s cultural industry, pointing the finger firmly at the economic policies of President Javier Milei.

A demonstrator holds a sign reading 'Salary Increases Now!' next to medicine teachers and students of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) protesting outside of Clinical School Hospital Jose de San Martin, which depends financially on the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), against the adjustment of President Javier Milei, who froze its budget with a 276% year-on-year inflation rate in Buenos Aires on April 18, 2024.

EDUCATION

Universities deny claims of funding deal, confirm April 23 strike

Yesterday 16:18 CIN National Inter-University Council denies government's claim that funding deal has been reached and renews call for April 23 protest.“It’s vital to make the situation we’re going through visible,” they stated.

President Javier Milei address Argentina's top business leaders at the Llao Llao Forum in Bariloche, Patagonia.

‘Círculo rojo’

Milei slams predecessors in speech to top business leaders

Yesterday 15:28 Javier Milei makes annual trip to Bariloche for forum held at Llao Llao Hotel; La Libertad Avanza leader given warm welcome as he complains about “inheritance” from ex-president Alberto Fernández's government.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado speaks during an interview with AFP in San Antonio de los Altos, Miranda state, Venezuela on April 17, 2024.

venezuelan election 2024

Banned Venezuela opposition leader Machado insists she is 'Plan A'

Yesterday 12:32 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she will keep on campaigning and insists she is a 'Plan A,' despite authorities banning her from participating in the upcoming election.

TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

Disinformation hackathon battles manipulation, takes fight to fake news

Yesterday 12:06 Journalists, programmers, data analysts and designers meet in Buenos Aires to debate and design tools to combat disinformation at an event organised by Fundación Perfil.

Superclásico: Boca Juniors v River Plate.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Copa drama sets up first Superclásico with both sets of fans since 2018

Yesterday 11:23 The final round of Copa de la Liga fixtures brought a festival of gripping football which kept fans glued to their chairs.

by Dan Edwards

Iranians wave the flags of Palestine and Iran they gather during an anti-Israel demonstration after the Friday noon prayer in Tehran on April 19, 2024.

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST

Global calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran

Yesterday 10:55 World leaders appealed for calm on April 19 after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in the central province of Isfahan.

Medicine students of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) take an open lecture at the entrance of the university to protest against the recent economic measures introduced by the government of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, on April 17, 2024.

EDUCATION

UBA students and teachers demonstrate against Milei's cutbacks

Yesterday 10:25 Students and teachers of the University of Buenos Aires protested with public classes in the street and symbolic embraces of buildings against the government’s drastic austerity.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Caputo looks for funds for Argentina in Washington

Yesterday 00:07 Economy Minister Luis Caputo is on the search for funds in Washington, seeking the US$15 billion President Javier Milei says Argentina needs to remove currency controls.

This handout picture courtesy of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office taken on April 14, 2024 shows Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) during a War Cabinet meeting at the Kirya in Tel Aviv. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed early April 14, 2024 that a drone and missile attack was under way against Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate.

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST

Israel launches strike against Iran, reports US media

18-04-2024 23:55 Israel has launched a strike against Iran in retaliation for its weekend attack, US media reported Thursday night.

RELATIONS WITH CHINA

Central Bank chief Bausili among top officials headed to China

18-04-2024 18:02 Top government officials are preparing to visit China in the next few weeks as President Javier Milei ditches his aggressive rhetoric against Beijing in a bid to deepen ties with a key trade partner.

Victoria Villarruel presides over a Senate session.

NO HAY PLATA?

Rebellion in Senate: Pay increase passed by show of hands and without debate

18-04-2024 17:40 Milei lashes out via social networks after senators vote to approve pay increase; "2025 will see a historic hiding" for the caste, says President.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Mercado Libre to recruit 18,000 more staff in Latin America this year

18-04-2024 16:25 Mercado Libre announced “the hiring of 18,000 people in the region, which will increase its payroll to over 76,000 by the end of 2024”, the company said in a press release.

Defence Minister Luis Petri meets with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana in Brussels.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina formally asks to become ‘global partner’ of NATO

18-04-2024 16:09 Defence Minister Luis Petri delivers letter of intent to authorities from transatlantic military alliance, seeking Argentina's approval as a "global partner" of NATO.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Inflation falling ‘a little faster than expected,’ says Georgieva

18-04-2024 15:51 Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, says "inflation is coming down faster than expected" in Argentina.

Sale prices displayed at a grocery store in Buenos Aires on October 23, 2023.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Government dreams of a single digit as inflation begins to slow

18-04-2024 15:29 Price hikes slowed in the first half of April, according to analysts, with officials in President Javier Milei's government daring to dream of a single-digit inflation rate for the month.

by Martín Fernández Nadale

Images from the Chinese space station in Neuquén.

GEOPOLITICAL ROW

Argentine delegation inspects Chinese space station in Neuquén

18-04-2024 14:42 Group of government officials, scientists and experts visit controversial deep space station run by Beijing; Inspection comes after heavy pressure from Washington.

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (Máxima Zorreguieta) and Delfina Chaves as the Dutch monarch in the new Netflix series 'Máxima.'

NEW STREAMING SERIES

New series shows how Máxima became a Dutch queen

18-04-2024 14:01 Delfina Chaves takes the lead in the biopic mini-series charting the life of the Argentine queen of Dutch King Willem-Alexander, entitled simply 'Máxima.'

BLOOMBERG

Caputo speech at JPMorgan event helps propel Argentine bonds

18-04-2024 13:18 Argentina won’t lift capital controls until international reserves are high enough to safeguard against a potential currency run, Luis Caputo tells investors.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (left) and Javier Milei.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei requests meeting with Lula to discuss 'joint policies'

18-04-2024 12:38 Bending to reality, Argentina’s President finally proposes an encounter with his Brazilian counterpart after trashing him on the campaign trail last year; Foreign Minister Mondino delivers a formal invite to her colleague Mauro Vieira in Brasília.

World Organisation for Animal Health

Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion

18-04-2024 00:23 Luis Barcos, the Argentine candidate to be the next director-general of the World Organisation for Animal Health, is looking to become the first non-French person to lead the ex-Office International des Epizooties.

'Prepagas': medical and healthcare providers in Argentina.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Government intervenes to halt private health scheme price surge

17-04-2024 17:21 Free-market Milei administration uses state power to challenge firms and announces most prepaid health schemes are rolling back runaway price increases; "The Argentina of wise guys is over," declares presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni.

Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino.

FOREIGN POLICY & ECONOMY

Mondino: Mercosur must open up to ‘agreements with other countries’

17-04-2024 17:16 Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino calls for modernisation of Mercosur rules and backs push for free-trade deal with China.

A farmer stands in a drought-hit corn field near Chivilcoy.

agriculture & economy

Bug plagues crops in setback for Milei’s recovery plan

17-04-2024 16:49 Argentina corn farmers had high hopes for this season’s harvest. Now a bug is getting in the way.

Argentina's lower house Chamber of Deputies opens debate on President Javier Milei's sweeping 'Omnibus' reform bill.

POLITICS

Group of Unión por la Patria deputies to back Milei’s Omnibus bill

17-04-2024 16:40 "Yes to the law, no to the Emergency Decree." Sources in Peronist caucus say some deputies – who will not make their stance public for now – will back President Milei’s reform bill in Congress.

by Ramón Indart

Security Minister Patricia Bullrich unveils her anti-protest protocol at a press conference at the Security Ministry's headquarters in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.

DIPLOMACY

Bullrich sparks row with Bolivia, Chile with Hezbollah claims

17-04-2024 16:36 Bullrich alleges the presence of Iranian-linked forces in Bolivia and Chile, along with Triple Frontier; Arce’s administration calls for “end of provocation,” while Boric demands respect.

Eduardo Elsztain, founder and chief executive officer of Irsa Inversiones Y Representaciones SA.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Top CEOs to heap praise on Milei at Patagonia retreat

17-04-2024 13:18 Elsztain will host president at exclusive Bariloche event; IRSA starting construction on biggest project in its history

Neatly 15% of those aged between 5 and 17 are affected by child labour in Argentina, with huge disparities when it comes to socio-economic level, gender and location.

CHILD POVERTY

An X-ray of child labour in Argentina

17-04-2024 11:56 Neatly 15% of those aged between 5 and 17 are affected by child labour in Argentina, with huge disparities when it comes to socio-economic level, gender and location.

by Agustina Bordigoni

A worker cuts meat at a butcher shop in Buenos Aires on September 11, 2023.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Beef consumption fell to historic low in first quarter

16-04-2024 20:21 Beef sales hit a historic low in the first quarter of 2024 amid a heavy drop in consumption, falling to their lowest level in three decades.

President Javier Milei, pictured on a commercial international flight posing for selfie with supporters.

PRESIDENTIAL U-TURN

Milei will no longer fly commercial for security reasons, says spokesperson

16-04-2024 17:22 Javier Milei reverses previous decision to travel by commercial airliner on foreign trips abroad; Decision follows recommendation by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, who has asked that President’s protection be stepped up.

A submarine found off the coast of Necochea.

RESEARCH

Probe to determine if sunken sub off Argentina’s coast is Nazi U-boat

16-04-2024 17:00 Investigative mission to identify wreckage of sunken submarine found off coast of Necochea, Buenos Aires Province, in 2022 begins with deployment of underwater cameras and ROVs; According to naval research group Eslabón Perdido, the remains are likely those of a scuttled Nazi-era U-boat.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Andrés Larroque.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Kirchnerite tensions: New wave pushes for displacement of La Cámpora

16-04-2024 15:46 Disappointed with the inaction of those aligned with Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, a new line of Kirchnerite figures are knocking on Axel Kicillof's door and asking him to take control of the Peronist movement.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF improves inflation projection: 150% this year, but 45% in 2025

16-04-2024 15:44 Latest 'World Economic Outlook' report predicts Argentina’s GDP will contract by 2.8% this. Milei’s "shock plan" will impact economy, arriving hand-in-hand with recession, says Fund.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas speaks during a press briefing as the IMF publishes its global economic forecasts at the IMF-World Bank Group spring meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, DC on April 16, 2024.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF ups global growth forecast but signals medium-term pessimism

16-04-2024 13:25 International Monetary Fund slightly raises outlook for global growth this year to 3.2%; Multilateral lenders reiterates forecast that Argentina's GDP will fall by 2.8% and that inflation in 2024 will be 150%.

Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino arrives at the Itamaraty Palace to meet her Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in Brasilia on April 15, 2024.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards

16-04-2024 13:10 "The possibility of a presidential meeting is always present. And we hope that at some point it will happen," Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino declares after visit to Brasília.

Argentina's Defence Minister Luis Alfonso Petri, Denmark's Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and other delegation members pose in front of one of the F-16 planes Argentina is buying from Denmark during a press event at Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark, on April 16, 2024.

DEFENCE SPENDING

Petri hails Milei's leadership as he inks deal for F-16 jets in Denmark

16-04-2024 12:52 Argentina’s Defence Minister offers gushing praise for President Javier Milei as he visits a Danish air base to finalise future purchase of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark.

Steel workers clash with riot police during a protest against the eventual closure of the Huachipato steel plant located in the city of Talcahuano, Chile, on April 4, 2024.

ECONOMY & INDUSTRY

Cheap Chinese steel threatens jobs in Latin America

16-04-2024 09:45 Metal-workers in Latin America are clamouring for higher import tariffs as an avalanche of cheap Chinese steel floods the region.

Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino makes a statement beside her Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia on April 15, 2024.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Mondino says Argentina will ‘never interfere' in Brazil’s affairs

15-04-2024 17:06 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino denies reports that President Javier Milei will mediate in Elon Musk’s row with Brazilian Judiciary, declaring that Argentina would “never interfere” in another nation's affairs.

MILEI

Milei sees four dogs and says there are five – it should concern us

15-04-2024 16:25 On a denial of reality, cloned dogs, mediums and Javier Milei's messianic project.

by Juan Luis González

Israeli Ambassador to Argentina Eyal Sela meets President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei proclaims Argentina's 'unwavering commitment' to Israel

15-04-2024 16:07 Argentina’s government expresses its “solidarity and unwavering commitment" to Israel in the face of weekend attack by Iran.

POLITICS

Supreme Ct: Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla formally nominated

15-04-2024 15:01 More than a month after their identities first hit the headlines, President Javier Milei formally nominates Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla for Supreme Court.

President Javier Milei departs Argentina on a flight bound for the United States in April 2024.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

President Milei cuts short international trip over Mideast crisis

13-04-2024 21:56 President Javier Milei is ending his international trip early to handle his country's response to the crisis in the Middle East.

Javier Milei celebrates with his girlfriend, actress and comedian Fátima Flórez after winning the presidential election run-off.

President's love life

Milei confirms break up with actress girlfriend Fátima Flórez

13-04-2024 17:30 President Javier Milei says his relationship with girlfriend, actor and comedian Fátima Flórez, has come to an end.

Tourists take photos in front of the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Bloomberg

Inflation near 300% wipes out tourists’ deep discounts

13-04-2024 17:13 Surging inflation threatens to crimp a key source of tourism revenue as foreigners opt for other destinations.

Shipments of oilseeds and grain were worth almost US$33 billion last year, but this year sales of soybeans that growers harvested from late-March to June have been slower amid high inflation and bets that the government will eventually weaken the currency, improving terms for farmers.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

World’s top fertiliser maker plans exit from Argentina, Chile

13-04-2024 16:59 Nutrien, the world’s largest maker of fertilisers, says it is looking to sell its retail operations in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

Editorial

The medium as the message

13-04-2024 05:54 Milei is the leader of a pack which competes to be the most outrageous but this week he seems to have been trumped by an underling: Alberto ‘Bertie’ Benegas Lynch.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Guillermo Dietrich: ‘I’m backing this government all I can so that it does well’

13-04-2024 05:47 Former transport minister and close ally of Mauricio Macri on the Milei government, state companies and Juntos por el Cambio.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Analysing Argentina

Why Javier Milei needs to be a bit like Néstor Kirchner

13-04-2024 05:40 Even though he may hate the sound of it, the lessons of the Kirchner dynasty – whose political fadeout is largely responsible for Milei’s meteoric rise to power – could help the President.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

As I see it

Milei and the new new right

13-04-2024 05:34 Javier Milei has been warmly welcomed by adherents of the latest edition of the “new right,” but Argentina’s president sees just about everything through an economic lens.

by James Neilson

CULTURE WARS

The perfect enemy for Javier Milei

13-04-2024 05:28 The president, his inner circle, and the Cabinet have become extremely selective regarding the outlets and journalists they speak to, with Milei only giving interviews to friendly reporters who lob softballs at him.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Stories that caught our eye: April 5 to 12

12-04-2024 22:07 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

'Noticias' cover, President Javier Milei.

MEDIA

Pressure on the press: from Videla to Milei

12-04-2024 17:20 Attacks by Javier Milei on the press in general, and at 'Noticias' and 'Perfil' in particular, are nothing new. Argentina’s President is using old methods to silence critics.

by Gustavo González

A worker pumps fuel at a YPF SA gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation slowed to 11% in March, annual rate hits 287%

12-04-2024 16:56 Consumer price hikes continue to slow, but remain in double digits. Education records highest increases, rising 52.7 percent as increases as new school year begins.

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Monthly inflation slowed more than expected in March

12-04-2024 16:35 Monthly inflation in Argentina slowed more than expected in March, cooling for the third straight month.

A rabbi is seen in front of a sign reading “Memory and Justice” and names of victims of a bomb attack to the Jewish community centre of the Mutual Israelite Association of Argentina (AMIA) that killed 85 people and injured 300, during its 28th anniversary, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 2022.

AMIA CASE

La Libertad Avanza celebrates court ruling blaming 1990s terrorist attacks on Irán

12-04-2024 15:06 Ruling party and PRO leaders celebrate Thursday's court decision, while attacking Kirchnerism for an alleged “cover up” and “treason."

Argentina's President Javier Milei met with billionaire businessman Elon Musk at the Tesla CEO's factory in Austin, Texas, on Friday, April 12, 2024. Also pictured, presidential-chief-of-staff, Milei's sister Karina Milei.

MILEI MEETS MUSK

President Milei meets Elon Musk at Tesla factory in Austin

12-04-2024 14:52 Argentina’s President flies from Miami to Texas for a meeting with SpaceX boss Elon Musk at his Telsa factory in Austin; X owner gives Javier Milei tour of building as photos of encounter go viral online.

Martin Migoya, chief executive officer of Globant, in Buenos Aires.

Bloomberg

Tech giant with 30,000 employees has no return-to-office policy

12-04-2024 14:17 Software company Globant SA’s sleek office in downtown Buenos Aires are quite the attraction, but Chief Executive Officer Martin Migoya is choosing not to adopt a return-to-office policy for his nearly 30,000 employees across 33 countries.

BLOOMBERG

Real-estate mogul eyes ‘city-towns’ from Patagonia to Paraguay

12-04-2024 10:33 Eduardo Costantini, Argentine real-estate mogul who popularised gated community concept, plans to spend up to US$1.5 billion developing more in new areas.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Central Bank cuts interest rate to 70%, markets see inflation easing

12-04-2024 10:22 Argentina’s Central Bank cuts main interest rate to 70% from 80% – the third time since President Javier Milei took office.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

EU commission expresses 'frustration' over stalled EU-Mercosur trade deal

12-04-2024 09:41 European parliamentary delegation responsible for relations with Mercosur has failed to seal deal, much to the “frustration” of EU lawmakers.

HUMAN RIGHTS & DICTATORSHIP

NGOs accuse Milei government ‘dismantling’ team investigating military records

12-04-2024 08:45 Injunction against move filed with courts as human rights groups denounce firing of 10 out of 13 researchers that probe archives of Armed Forces to assist investigations into crimes against humanity.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Copa de la Liga Profesional qualification goes down to the wire

11-04-2024 21:58 Conceived in 2019 as a hybrid stopgap to plug a few holes in the fixture schedule, the Copa de la Liga Profesional has taken on its own life as a worthy tournament in its own right.

by Dan Edwards

Relatives of victims of a bomb attack to the Jewish community centre of the Mutual Israelite Association of Argentina (AMIA) that killed 85 people and injured 300, hold photos during its 28th anniversary, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 2022.

AMIA BOMBING RULING

AMIA bombing: Argentina court holds Iran, Hezbollah responsible

11-04-2024 19:28 Court blames 'terrorist state' Iran for 1990s attacks; Ex-judge Galeano’s sentence reduced, opening the door to lawsuits in international courts, judges ratify attack as crime against humanity.

Representatives from the CGT umbrella union grouping leave the Government House on April 10, 2024.

POLITICS

New ‘Omnibus’ bill draft circulates, CGT calls another strike

11-04-2024 17:21 After negotiations, Milei administration settles on abridged version of sweeping 'Omnibus' bill; New 182-page text has 12 chapters and 279 articles; Government ramps up negotations in bid to avoid another congressional defeat.

POLITICS

La Libertad Avanza removes head of lower house caucuss

11-04-2024 16:19 Oscar Zago's replacement will be Córdoba lawmaker Gabriel Bornorini, who presides over the General Legislation commission and will now head up crucial 'omnibus' bill debate; Vote was unanimous and Zago announces departure from the La Libertad Avanza caucus in lower house.

President Javier Milei gives an interview to Neura media.

new culture wars front

President versus the press: Milei slams 'corrupt' journalists

11-04-2024 15:25 Taking a page from the populist playbook, President Milei this week criticised a number of high-profile journalists in a lengthy radio interview with TV and radio presenter Alejandro Fantino.

President Javier Milei departs Buenos Aires for Miami; Milei's girlfriend, comedian Fátima Florez arrives at The Shul of Harbour in Florida.

MILEI, MIAMI & MUSK

Milei reveals Jewish family tale as he visits US for Musk meeting

11-04-2024 14:12 Libertarian leader, who was joined in Miami by his girlfriend Fátima Florez, reveals previously unknown familial tie to Jewish faith as he receives award from religious organisation; High expectation ahead of meeting with Elon Musk in Texas as plans are drawn up for mogul’s 2025 visit to Argentina.

William Maloney, chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

‘No alternative’ to austerity in Argentina, says top World Bank official

10-04-2024 17:59 Economist William Maloney comes out in support of Milei’s government’s reform plans; World Bank says Argentina's economy will decline 2.8% in 2024.

Nine out of ten urban homes across Argentina have Internet access, according to a new survey.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Milei decree removes price caps for telecommunications market

10-04-2024 17:30 Milei decree amends legislation for Internet, telephone and cable market. Move will allow de-regulation of prices in the sector, in order to "encourage competition and investment."

GRAFT

Judge lifts tax and banking secrecy rules for Alberto Fernández

10-04-2024 17:03 Federal judge allows prosecutors to deepen investigation into graft allegations involving former president Alberto Fernández and host of other accused; Court order allows for a deep dive into veteran Peronist politician's financial history, with restrictions on banking and tax secrecy lifted.

Police clash with demonstrators in Buenos Aires protesting against the recent economic measures introduced by the government of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, on April 10, 2024.

SOCIAL UNREST

Eleven arrests as police crack down on protesters in Buenos Aires

10-04-2024 16:28 Police water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a temporary blockade of Avenida 9 de Julia.

A HSBC Holdings Plc office building stands above the Paseo del Bajo underground highway project under construction in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday, April 12, 2019.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

HSBC joins firms exiting Argentina amid Milei's economic makeover

10-04-2024 15:24 Foreign companies reluctance contrasts with local optimism; Exxon and Clorox decided to divest investments in Argentina.

Argentina's President Javier Milei marks 100 days in office on March 19, 2024.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Milei seeks second chance from Congress with scaled-back reform

10-04-2024 14:53 Government is circulating trimmed down draft version of its sweeping reform bill to lawmakers as Milei seeks to overhaul economy.

Argentina reported 233,000 cases of dengue so far during the Southern Hemisphere’s summer.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Argentina is running out of bug spray amid record dengue surge

10-04-2024 10:08 Bug spray is out of stock as Argentina confronts its worst-ever outbreak of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that’s surged across Latin America amid high heat and heavy rains.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

IMF faces pressure to cut billions in fees for large borrowers

09-04-2024 16:51 IMF releases statement saying that “a number” of its board members were open to reviewing policies around surcharges, a move that could benefit Argentina, among other nations.

Provincial debt

La Rioja Province creditors gear up for battle on missed bond payment

09-04-2024 16:47 Creditors of Argentina’s La Rioja Province tapped advisers ahead of potential debt talks as they quibble with officials over more than US$16 million in bond payments.

A supermarket in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. P

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation in Buenos Aires City 13.2% in March

09-04-2024 16:45 Slight slowdown from previous month; Impact of services sector, specifically, energy transport and private school fees and health service costs, hits pockets of porteños.

HEALTHCARE & ECONOMY

Private health firms: Caputo complains of 'war on middle class'

09-04-2024 16:19 Economy Minister Luis Caputo accuses ‘pre-pagas’ of declaring war on customers as government sources say investigation into price-fixing claims is underway; Firms seek urgent meeting with officials.

MUTUAL APPRECIATION SOCIETY

President Milei to meet Elon Musk at Tesla factory in Texas

09-04-2024 12:59 After months of online flattery and praise, Argentina’s self-proclaimed “anarcho-capitalist” head of state will finally meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk in-person at Tesla’s factory in Austin, Texas.

BANKING & BUSINESS

HSBC sells Argentina division to Banco Galicia for US$550 million

09-04-2024 12:12 HSBC will sell its Argentina operation to Grupo Financiero Galicia for US$550 million, subject to price adjustments. Deal includes all of HSBC Argentina’s business, which ranges from banking to asset management and insurance, as well as US$100 million of subordinated debt.

On April 1, registered SUBE cards will pay lower rates

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Public transport fares can be paid with virtual wallets and cards, says Adorni

08-04-2024 17:50 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni has announced that the government will allow public transport fares to be paid with debit cards and virtual wallets.

A man has his iris scanned with an orb, a biometric data scanning device, in exchange for the Worldcoin cryptocurrency in Buenos Aires on March 22, 2024.

CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Amid crisis, half-million Argentines give up iris scans for cryptocurrency

08-04-2024 17:26 In recent months, hundreds of thousands of people have stood in front of an orb to scan the iris of their eyes in inflation-hit Argentina. But the Worldcoin cryptocurrency, with a verification system based on iris recognition, is being closely watched by regulators in several countries.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Elon Musk and Latin America: Ideological affinities and business opportunities

08-04-2024 16:33 Billionaire Elon Musk is using his social network X to take communion with the right-wing in Latin America, a region with natural resources that could help make him even richer.

Pope Francis, pictured during his 2023 interview with Jorge Fontevecchia.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends 'human dignity'

08-04-2024 16:14 Vatican publishes new text condemning "grave violations of human dignity," listing abortion, surrogacy and gender theory alongside discrimination against migrants and LGBTQ people.

FOOTBALL

Agüero allies himself with Milei, says City Football Group interested in Argentina

08-04-2024 15:30 Sergio Agüero, proclaiming the privatisation model for nation's top football clubs, has spoken with President Javier Milei. Tipping his former club Independiente as an option, the ex-Rojo star says the City Football Group are interested in Argentina.

by Agustín Colombo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Argentina's President Javier Milei prior to the latter's inauguration as head of state in December 2023.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility

08-04-2024 12:22 President Milei plans to meet with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in mid-June and says talks between two nations includes potential sending of military aid.

Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes (right); Billionaire businessman and owner of X, Elon Musk.

CENSORSHIP ROW

Brazil judge orders probe of Elon Musk as censorship row erupts

08-04-2024 11:01 Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes opens investigation into comments by Elon Musk after X owner criticises him in row over censorship.

Aerial view of the financial centre of Panama City taken on April 25, 2019.

TAX-EVASION SCANDAL

'Panama Papers' trial to begin eight years after tax scandal

08-04-2024 09:20 Twenty-seven people in the dock for money-laundering as the "Panama Papers" case reaches trial, eight years after scandal first broke out.

Lilia Lemoine arrives at a La Libertad Avanza event in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on Sunday, April 7, 2024.

POLITICS

Milei dynasty? Lemoine says Karina should be Argentina's next president

08-04-2024 09:12 La Libertad Avanza lawmaker Lilia Lemoine says president’s sister, Karina, should be Argentina’s next head of state – after Javier Milei has finished a second term.

A sign reading 'No OFF, No Repellents, No Spirals Available' is displayed on the window of a pharmacy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 5, 2024.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Desperate to dodge dengue, citizens struggle to find mosquito repellent

07-04-2024 09:34 Argentina is one of the worst hit by the outbreak of dengue sweeping the region – but those in and around Buenos Aires are struggling to find mosquito repellent.

This handout picture released by the Ecuadorean Police shows former Ecuadorean vice-president Jorge Glas being escorted by members of the Special Penitentiary Action Group (GEAP) during his arrival at the maximum security prison La Roca in Guayaquil on April 6, 2024.

DIPLOMATIC ROW

Ecuador in diplomatic storm after raid at Mexican Embassy

07-04-2024 09:14 Ecuador slammed by Latin American peers after police storm the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president Jorge Glas.