All posts in Argentina
Argentina: The Year Ahead
Expect another eventful year for Argentina, with increasing challenges rising in the country’s economic, political, and international relations realms.
Argentina: New work insurance law passed
New law limits options for accident insurance at work; Buenos Aires as expensive as New York; General Motors invests in production in Argentina
Argentina: Libertad crew evacuated
The crew of the impounded frigate Libertad are evacuated; politicians put on trial for Once train crash; Argentina wins election to Security Council
Argentina: Judge resigns from Grupo Clarín case
Judge resigns from Grupo Clarín case; Chávez dedicates Venezuelan victory to the Kirchners; Chaco province makes bond payment in pesos
Argentina: Gendarmes and Naval Prefects protest over salary
Gendarmes and Naval Prefects protest over salary; Macri vetoes Buenos Aires abortion law; Frigate Libertad impounded in Ghana
Argentina: Presidential visit to UN and US
Presidential visit to UN and US; AMIA negotiation agreed with Iran; government steps up attacks on Grupo Clarín Presidential visit to UN and US President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner undertook a trip to the United States of America this week, [...]
Argentina: IMF warns of censure over official statistics
IMF gives warning over official data; no Subte subsidies planned for 2013; Carlos Gardel’s birth certificate discovered
Argentina: Massive protest in Plaza de Mayo
Anti-government protests across the country; large increase in child benefit; YPF signs pre-agreement with Chevron
Argentina: Government announces voting plans for 16 year olds
Government announces voting plans for 16 year olds and some foreigners; Buenos Aires teachers sanctioned over political parody; the President announces an ‘audiovisual district’
Argentina: YPF looks for deal with Chevron
YPF looks for deal with Chevron; the president defends school workshops run by La Cámpora; landmark judgment on agrochemicals in Córdoba
Argentina: Indec’s ‘basic food basket’ under scrutiny
Indec’s ‘basic food basket’ under scrutiny; expropriation of ex-Ciccone advances; de la Rúa on trial for bribery
Argentina: Transport chaos in Buenos Aires
Transport chaos in Buenos Aires; Qom indigenous leader suffers attack; Argentina ends Olympics on high note
Argentina: Controversy over prisoners at political events
Controversy over prisoners at political events; last of Boden 2012 debt paid; 4 of 10 ‘country’ residents pay no tax; Del Potro gets Bronze in London
Argentina: New 100 peso note to feature Evita
New 100 peso note to feature Evita; Córdoba interprets law to expel prostitutes; Argentina gets off to uneven Olympic start
Argentina: Rubbish piles up in B.A. as workers strike
A bad week for Buenos Aires infrastructure; long distance bus drivers strike; teenage deaths and police torture in Salta.