Argentina

Society
Clément VéritéFebruary 1, 2023
Census data in Argentina for the first time officially report non-binary people in the country
According to provisional results of Argentina's census, 8,293 people in the country are non-binary, accounting for 0.018 percent of the total population.
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Business
Clément VéritéJune 17, 2022
Argentina removes aid for electricity and gas bills for 10% of households
Argentina announced measures to tackle energy price increases. The 10% of households considered to have enough purchasing power will not receive protection from market fluctuations, but savings on public spending will remain small.
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Business
Clément VéritéMay 3, 2022
A city in Uruguay with the ambition to become the innovation hub of South America
The Uruguayan city of Colonia del Sacramento is expected to double in size in ten years with the development of a new urban area with the ambition to become a kind of Silicon Valley of South America.
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Culture & Sport
Clément VéritéApril 24, 2022
A ‘truth trial’ in Argentina, 98 years after the Napalpí massacre of Indigenous people
Argentina opened a trial almost 100 years after the Napalpí massacre in which at least 200 Indigenous people were killed in 45 minutes.
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Business
Clément VéritéMarch 14, 2022
Argentina stops exports of soybean oil and soybean meal ‘until further notice’
Argentina has banned exports of soybean meal and soybean oil "until further notice", despite what the government said two weeks ago.
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Politics
Newsendip with APMarch 4, 2022
Argentina and IMF find agreement on restructuring debt. Needs to be approved by lawmakers
Facing difficulties to reimburse the IMF, Argentina found an agreement to restructure its debt. But it is unclear whether lawmakers will approve it.
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Health & Science
Clément VéritéFebruary 11, 2022
More than 100 intoxicated by adulterated cocaine in Buenos Aires
At least 24 people died in Buenos Aires last week because of adulterated cocaine that contained carfentanil, an opioid used to anesthetize elephants.
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Politics
Clément VéritéFebruary 8, 2022
Why Argentina President offered to be a gateway to LATAM for Russia days after an agreement with the IMF
The president of Argentina proposed to be a gateway to Latin America for Russia in a move to reduce its dependence on the IMF and the United States. Yet, Argentina had just found an agreement with the IMF and asked for American political support.
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Business
Clément VéritéJanuary 13, 2022
Argentine administration asked to work from home to avoid power outage
Argentina suffers from a heat wave increasing energy demand that resulted in power outage in Buenos Aires.
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Business
Clément VéritéDecember 3, 2021
Argentine authorities want to continue restrictions on beef export in 2022
Argentina has been limiting the export of beef to China in order to reduce domestic price increases on meat. The government would like to continue in 2022.
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Business
Clément VéritéNovember 2, 2021
Argentina expects a massive flow of tourists
Argentina renewed a program reimbursing 50% of prepaid travel expenditures. It also offers preferred conversion rates for foreign tourists. The minister of tourism expects an historical touristic season.
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Business
Clément VéritéOctober 20, 2021
Argentina freezes prices of 1,432 mass consumption goods
Argentina will freeze prices of mass consumption products until early January 2022 in a fight against inflation. Food prices increased more than the overall inflation in the last few years.
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Business
Clément VéritéJune 23, 2021
Argentina Avoids Default for Now
Argentina will pay $430 million of the $2.4 billion it owes to the Paris Club. The country avoids defaulting payment, for now.
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Politics
Clément VéritéMay 31, 2021
Argentina tries to avoid defaulting debt payment
Argentina has been trying to postpone a payment of US $2.4 billion due for the end of May. Two months after the deadline, the country would be defaulting. A race against time has started.
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Business
Clément VéritéMay 20, 2021
Argentina halts beef export for 30 days, farmers stop commerce
Argentina decided to stop the export of beef in order to halt the price increase in the country. As a reaction, the farm industry organizations will completely stop the commercialization of beef for 9 days.
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Society
Clément VéritéMay 13, 2021
Cryptocurrency gains interest in Argentina as trust in peso is low
Cryptocurrency attracts more investors from Argentina as inflation depreciates the value of peso.
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