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MYSTERY ENVELOPE

Envelope with US$10,000 in cash found in Production Ministry office

Yesterday 12:49 Ministry, headed by Matías Kulfas, files criminal complaint after discovery of hidden envelope stuffed with thousands of dollars inside office allegedly equipped with fingerprint-proof lock.

BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE

'We are not in a position to pay,' Kicillof warns bondholders

Yesterday 10:28 BA Province governor warns creditors that February 5 is the 'last chance' for them to accept delay in payment before default.

Diplomacy

Foreign Ministry recalls ambassadors in diplomatic shake-up

23-01-2020 18:03 Foreign Minister Felipe Solá recalls Argentina's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Renato Carlos Sersale Di Cerisano, as part of a wider diplomatic shake-up that could see Alicia Castro head to Russia.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Economic activity fell 1.9% in November

23-01-2020 17:57 Production of goods and services registered 1.7% decline on previous month, with a sharper drop year-on-year.

Día Nacional del Músico

Tributes to Spinetta pour in on 70th anniversary of his birth

23-01-2020 17:24 Posthumous album, released today, among a series of tributes paid to legendary Argentine musician on what would've been his 70th birthday.

by Geoffrey Comte

DEBT TALKS

Buenos Aires Province extends deadline to accept payment delay

22-01-2020 15:43 Kicillof's government extends expiring deadline for bondholders to weigh up its request to delay key bond payment.

PERONIST COALITION

Máximo Kirchner emerges from shadows to play key role for government

22-01-2020 09:00 42-year-old national lawmaker is increasingly comfortable with Peronism's return to power and is emerging out of the shadows, positioning himself as a "builder" of consensus.

by Rosario Ayerdi

DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN

CFK on Nisman doc: 'Netflix did what Commodore Py should do'

21-01-2020 13:41 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner offers praise for new Netflix documentary, ‘Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy.’

HUMAN RIGHTS

'Death flight' repressor Scilingo living in semi-freedom in Spain

21-01-2020 07:00 Adolfo Scilingo, who was convicted by Spanish courts of involvement in deaths of 30 individuals during 1976-1983 military dictatorship, has been living in semi-freedom since last November.

BRUTAL ATTACK

11 arrested after 19-year-old beaten to death by group in Villa Gesell

20-01-2020 15:14 Parents demand justice after 19-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa dies of injuries sustained in brutal attack by group of rugby players.

Elephant Packs his Trunk

After 25 years, elephant leaves Ecoparque for new life in Brazil

20-01-2020 00:00 Mara the elephant will leave her enclosure in the heart of Buenos Aires and be moved to a special sanctuary in Brazil – but before her trip, she will undergo a training process to prepare her trip.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Subte's C-line to closed for next two weeks

20-01-2020 00:00 C-line is now closed for two weeks as part of the works to modernise signalling system. Transport officials say more buses will be running.

NISMAN: 5 YEARS ON

Alberto Nisman march to take place in Plaza Vaticano

18-01-2020 09:54 Host of local politicians are expected to attend the event, which will have a sharp anti-Kirchnerite tone. DAIA Jewish organisation will hold a separate ceremony of remembrance, as will family.

PROVINCIAL DEBT

Kicillof tells debtors Buenos Aires Province can’t pay up

18-01-2020 08:53 Regional debt was a mushrooming issue throughout the week, after Buenos Aires Province governor declares that he can’t repay a US$275-million debt. Patagonia’s Chubut announces it will try to ‘reprofile’ debt burden.

DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN

Interview with Justin Webster, director of new Nisman documentary

17-01-2020 16:42 The director of the six-part Netflix documentary probing the death of Alberto Nisman explains why he believes that spy Antonio 'Jaime' Stiuso is crucial to the case, in this exclusive interview with Edi Zunino for Perfil.

by Edi Zunino

CENTRAL BANK

Central Bank cuts interest rates for fourth time in just over a month

17-01-2020 13:49 The reforms consist of a reduction in interest rates to improve demand and will allow companies to send foreign currency to enhance international trade and capital control.

DEATH OF ALBERTO NISMAN

Five years on from his death, Nisman debate still rages on

17-01-2020 12:12 On eve of the fifth anniversary of his death, new Netflix documentary and planned demonstration keeps late AMIA special prosecutor in the spotlight.

First Foreign Trip

Symbolic and strategic: Fernández picks Israel for first foreign trip

17-01-2020 00:12 President’s decision to visit Jerusalem next week welcomed by Jewish community in Buenos Aires.

by Joseph Charney

Drug-trafficking

82 kilos of cocaine seized from Dutch plane at Ezeiza airport

16-01-2020 18:20 Eight people arrested after seizure of cargo plane at Argentina's main international terminal. Plane's final destination was Amsterdam.

Bloomberg

Kicillof shows restraint as he takes on creditors once again

16-01-2020 15:45 Governor delivers tough message to bondholders, as Buenos Aires Province asks creditors to accept delay onUS$250-million principal payment due January 26.

Bloomberg

Buenos Aires Province asks to delay debt payment

14-01-2020 08:06 Axel Kicillof's provincial government asks bondholders of its 2021 notes to delay a principal payment due later this month, as national government's talks with creditors gear up.

NEW ERA IN ARGENTINA

Kicillof in the land of overkill

11-01-2020 08:41 The next 180 days will not be a honeymoon. But they will not be the instant marital hell for the new government that the opposition is imagining either.

by Martín Gambarotta

BLOOMBERG

Buenos Aires Province debt talks slam one of world’s best bonds

09-01-2020 21:54 Buenos Aires Province’s plan to seek talks with creditors ahead of a debt payment due this month has torpedoed one of the world’s best bond rallies.

INTERVIEW WITH PERFIL

Evo Morales discusses MAS, future plans, potential return to Bolivia

09-01-2020 21:28 Former Bolivia president sticks to his guns in an exclusive interview with Perfil journalist Leandro Dario, insisting that his exit last spring was the result of a coup d’état engineered by the opposition and Washington

Buenos Aires Province

Kicillof accuses opposition of ‘robbing revenue' after tax reform changes

09-01-2020 15:28 Buenos Aires Province governor makes remarks after provincial legislature gives final approval to his tax reform package – but only after opposition senators amended original bill.

Envoy in Buenos Aires

Foreign Ministry withdraws 'special' status of Guaidó's envoy in Argentina

07-01-2020 16:10 Government officials retract "special mission" status granted to Elisa Trotta Gamus, who was feted by former president Mauricio Macri as opposition leader's ambassador in Buenos Aires.

OLIVER STONE INTERVIEW

Collateral damage and the ‘American Empire’ – Oliver Stone heads south again

04-01-2020 07:49 An exclusive interview with the legendary film director, who visited Latin America once more as the region shifts back to the left.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Six-month freeze for public transport fares in Greater Buenos Aires

27-12-2019 15:03 Government announces freeze of public transport fares in and around the capital for six months, as it undertakes a comprehensive review of increases.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

BA stock exchange soars as economic measures kick in

26-12-2019 21:50 The Buenos Aires stock exchange rose by almost six percent on Thursday as a package of economic reforms came into effect in Argentina.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Evo Morales joins Mothers of Plaza de Mayo for weekly march

26-12-2019 19:48 Former Bolivia president, currently living in Argentina as a refugee after being ousted from power, joined the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo for their weekly march in Buenos Aires' famous square on Thursday.

DIPLOMACY

Mexico's ambassador to Argentina resigns after book theft allegation

23-12-2019 14:22 Ambassador Óscar Ricardo Valero resigns post, as relatives say he may have suffered behavioural changes due to a brain tumour.

LGBTQ+

Transgender singer María Castillo de Lima shines at Teatro Colón

23-12-2019 10:13 María Castillo de Lima is paving the way for change in the rigid world of opera. Taking the stage at the historic Teatro Colón, she is charming everyone with a perfect soprano range to accompany her transition.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Evo Morales summons party leaders for talks on Argentine-Bolivia border event

23-12-2019 00:06 Exiled former Bolivian president says his Movement for Socialism (MAS) party will hold event on border with Bolivia – most likely in Salta Province – to decide candidates for next election.

CRIME & SECURITY

Arrests after two British tourists shot, one killed, in Puerto Madero

16-12-2019 07:00 50-year-old dies, hours after being shot by robbers while resisting attack. His 28-year-old stepson in serious condition after being shot in leg. Police make four arrests, with more suspects still at large.

NEW BUENOS AIRES GOVERNOR

Showdown looming as Kicillof says Buenos Aires Province faces cash crunch

14-12-2019 09:44 Kicillof, a left-wing economist who gained notoriety earlier this decade when he oversaw the federal government’s contentious negotiations over defaulted bonds, said there were just 25 billion pesos in provincial accounts, but that he needs 40 billion pesos to pay debt and salaries over the next 30 to 35 days.

BREAKING NEWS

Evo Morales has landed in Argentina seeking asylum, confirms government

12-12-2019 11:06 Former Bolivian president Evo Morales joins his two children in Argentina. He is coming "to stay" as a refugee, says Foreign Minister Felipe Solá

Hernán Abriata case

France arrest Argentine suspected of torture during military dictatorship

11-12-2019 17:27 French police said Wednesday they had arrested Mario Sandoval, a former police officer wanted for alleged involvement in the torture and disappearance of a student in 1976.

BLOOMBERG

Kicillof says Buenos Aires Province can't afford to pay debts

11-12-2019 17:14 “As Alberto said, if we don’t grow, we can’t pay,” says new governor. “We’ll get in touch with bondholders immediately and establish a dialogue to find a solution to this problem.”

Buenos Aires Province

New Buenos Aires Province Governor Kicillof warns of 'emergency'

11-12-2019 14:47 In his first speech to lawmakers as chief of nation's most-populous province, former economy minister denounces failures of Mauricio Macri administration and says region faces an urgent emergency.

DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT

Mexico recalls Argentina ambassador for alleged book theft

09-12-2019 14:46 Newspaper reports allege 76-year-old diplomat tried to steal a 590-peso book on the famous 18th century playboy Casanova from the El Ateneo bookshop in Buenos Aires.

RALLY FOR PRESIDENT

Macri delivers farewell address to supporters at Casa Rosada

09-12-2019 13:59 Outgoing leader calls the last four years an era of "transformations" and promises his successor a "constructive opposition."

BLOOMBERG

Blow for Fernández as crop windfall slips away

09-12-2019 13:42 President-elect needs all the help he can get to pull the country out of recession and make good on bond payments. But he faces a speed bump from the crop industry.

Transition of Power

Fences removed from Plaza de Mayo ahead of Fernández's inauguration

09-12-2019 13:35 After years of debate around the barriers near the Casa Rosada, city workers removed them overnight Sunday ahead of Peronist leader's swearing-in.

Healthcare

Protests from medical residents in Buenos Aires force annulment of law

09-12-2019 07:00 After five day of protests against what some branded a “regressive” law to regulate working conditions, residents get buy-in from City lawmakers to create new legislation together.

by Carly Graf

DEBT TALKS

Buenos Aires Province may be first test for debt talks

07-12-2019 10:37 Region owes investors US$571 million in January – and it’s unlikely to be able to come up with the cash.

THEATRE

Capital's dazzling theatre scene thrives as it resists economic crisis

06-12-2019 10:30 Performers, producers, and theatre-owners overcome economic obstacles and lean on a history of resistance in Buenos Aires' world-class theatre scene.

LEGENDARY AUTHOR

Controversy arises after Fernández promises new Borges museum

05-12-2019 22:45 President-elect's packed, pre-inaugural agenda sparked a moment of controversy this week after a Wednesday meeting with businessman and writer Alejandro Roemmers.

Bloomberg

Argentina bears fear more pain as Fernández de Kirchner returns

05-12-2019 07:05 The mood in Manhattan couldn’t be much gloomier toward Argentina just days before President-elect Alberto Fernandez takes office.

Murder in Colón

Body of architect and LGBTQ activist found dead in brutal stabbing

03-12-2019 19:12 An 18-year-old has been taken into custody as a suspect in the death of Pablo Fullana Borsato, who was stabbed approximately 70 times, according to reports. Following killing, activists call for wider probe into hate crimes.

COCAINE RING

Hearings open in case of Russian cocaine ring in Argentina

29-11-2019 20:43 Preliminary hearing begins in Moscow regarding a case of an international drug smuggling ring which was uncovered in a joint sting operation by Argentine and Russian authorities in Buenos Aires.